Slavic goalkeeper Ondřej Kolář was happy after a sovereign 3-0 win in the Prague derby over Sparta that he could make up for his previous foul with a neutralized penalty.
According to the 26-year-old footballer, the reigning champions and leaders of the table managed the hit of the 10th round of Fortuna: Liga na Letná mainly thanks to the excellent team performance.
Kolář had a bad deal with the defender Ondřej Kúdela and at the age of sixteen he knocked down Ladislav Krejčí senior in a goalless way. The visitors’ right side was scoring after 29 minutes, as Lukáš Juliš managed the penalty kick.
“It was my foul because of Kudy (Kúdela) he played a balloon in front of me. I hit Krejčí and it was a penalty, “said Kolář.” I tried to help, unfortunately the balloon stopped, the lawn was dry. But fortunately, I repaid the boys for catching it, “he added.
During the penalties, he learned to stand still until the last moment. “I know it’s the annoying shooters. Then I leaned to one side, luckily he put it right next to me, so I still managed to stretch my leg and set off. I didn’t catch the penalt much, so I’m glad it was still in such a way. important match, “said Kolář.
This time he made sure that he did not stand in front of the goal line during the penalty. He still remembers his mini-jump in the Champions League preliminary round match on the Midtjylland pitch very well.
“The referee also told me to make sure they were watching,” he smiled in an interview with O2 TV Sport. In Slavia, however, he has not caught many penalties yet. “One in Cluj, then not recognized in Denmark. So actually two and a half penalties,” he added.
The Slavists at the Sparta stadium repeated the result from last season, they did not lose with the main rival in the 12th competition derby in a row and they created a five-point lead over it at the top of the table.
“If someone told me before the match that we would win 3-0, I probably wouldn’t believe it, because Sparta is stronger this year. I appreciate it all the more, we managed it as a team,” said Kolář.
“Nobody blames anyone on the pitch, we work for each other and with that comes the results. We play nice football, you can watch it. I believe that we will please a lot of Slavists,” added the player with one start for the Czech national team.
Abdallah Sim’s nineteen-year discovery scored the first two goals of the derby. The Senegalese winger confirmed the great form and scored the seventh goal from the last seven competitive duels.
“He got into it big. Now it’s going to be harder because everyone will expect a lot from him. I can say for myself that I’ve never seen such a player. His jump, dynamics and ending, that’s unbelievable. I hope that it will last him, the most important thing for him is health, “stated Kolář.
He was also pleased with the support of Slavic fans, who came to greet the footballers at the home stadium of Eden before leaving for Letná, where spectators were missing due to measures against the spread of coronavirus.
“Playing without people is unpleasant for everyone. I’m glad I saw the fans at least in front of the stadium and it encouraged me to the match,” Kolář admitted.
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