The Czech footballers lost to Germany in the preparatory match 0: 1. They were saved from a higher ration by the great goalkeeper Jiří Pavlenka and also by the referee, who forgave the guests two penalties. In addition, the home Germans shot a pole in the second half. The Czechs got to a more serious ending only at the very end, but Matěj Vydra’s header was caught by goalkeeper Kevin Trapp.
The match in Leipzig decided for four-time world champions and three-time European champions in the 13th minute Luca Waldschmidt. Due to anti-coronavirus measures, it was played without spectators.
The Czech team lost to Germany for the third time in a row and for the seventh time in nine mutual duels in a separate history. In the next match, the charges of coach Jaroslav Šilhavý will present themselves on Sunday in Pilsen in the League of Nations against Israel, and three days later they will end their performance in the second year of the same competition with a former federal partner Slovakia.
“We ran into a very strong team. The first half didn’t work out, in the second half after the interlocation the game improved and leveled a bit. It probably wouldn’t be deserved if we scored and leveled, but we had a chance in the end,” he said in a TV interview. Squint.
Pavelka saved mines of the Czech defense
Both teams started with players who usually do not belong to the basic groups. Černý made his debut for the Czech national team A-team, the defense presented itself in an unusual composition and Krmenčík got a chance at the tip of the attack. Pavelka and Pekhart dropped out of the staff at the beginning of the week due to coronavirus. German coach Löw gave time off to the League of Nations, including the stars of Bayern Munich.
The guests were the first to threaten, but in the sixth minute, Dočkal could not flow from Matěj’s pass between the bars. In the 13th minute, it struck on the opposite side. Pavlenka’s goalkeeper shot Neuhaus’s shot to the side and after Max’s pass, the uncovered Waldschmidt did not hesitate.
“There was a shot that Jirka Pavlenka fired perfectly. Then they quickly returned it from the side and we picked up the players badly. It was, of course, a mistake,” said Czech stopper Václav Jemelka.
“It was a mistake after a mistake. We did not cover the space, we reacted late to the bounced balls. In the final, we left the goal scorer free on the middle of a small lime and we deservedly lost,” said Šilhavý.
In the 28th minute, the world champions from 2014 could increase, but Novák managed to jump into Gündogan’s shot at the last moment. He then made a big mistake in passing Jemelka, but the home team Brandt fired out.
At the end of the half, the Czech team was twice held back by goalkeeper Pavlenka, who will return to the Bundesliga Bremen after the match due to the coronavirus situation. In the 43rd minute, he caught Amiri’s break and ruined the same player immediately.
Otter’s head was kicked out by Trapp
Šilhavý sent three alternating players Souček, Jankta and Vydra to the second half. Löw put on a fresh Dahoud, which after an hour fired a stab right next to him. Then it was played for a long time without a chance, until in the 77th minute he fired a bounced ball from behind the lime into the connection between the crossbar and the Neuhaus bar.
At the end of the match, Vydra was close to surprisingly equalizing, who ran to Jankt’s center, but his header was set by the goalkeeper Trapp.
The Germans have already kept the lead and after the final whistle they did not have to regret that the referee Treimanis missed two opportunities during the match to give the home team a penalty kick. Aleš Matějů demonstrated the game of hands in his own lime, first in the first half and in the second by Tomáš Souček.
“It was a very difficult match against one of the best teams in Europe and maybe in the world. Even if the Germans do not have the strongest line-up, they will have quality. And they did it,” said Jemelka.
Preparatory football match in Leipzig:
Germany – Czech Republic 1: 0 (1: 0)
Goal: 13. Waldschmidt. Judges: Treimanis – Gudermanis, Spasjonnikovs (all Lot.). ŽK: Souček (Czech Republic). No spectators.
Assemblies:
Německo: Trapp – Tah, Koch, Rüdiger – Baku, Neuhaus, Gündogan (46th Dahoud), Max (69th Schulz) – Hofmann (20th Amiri), Waldschmidt, Brandt. Trenér: Low.
Czech Republic: Pavlenka – Matějů, Brabec, Jemelka, Novák (46. Souček) – Holeš – Černý (46. Jankto), Dočkal (69. Darida), Barák (68. Král), Kopic (78. Ondrášek) – Krmenčík (46 Otter). Coach: Squinting.
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