The tense atmosphere of Saturday’s match between home Lišní (in white) and Opava. | Video: Diary/Jakub Tručka
The duel of the fifth round, which Opava won 1:0, was accompanied by emotions from the opening minutes. Local footballers Jan Silný and Milan Lutonský already performed hard slides in the first quarter of an hour, for which they were given a card.
Brutal foul by Opava forward Libor Kozák (in black) on Lišeň captain Michal Jeřábek. | Video: SK Líšen
It was Kozák who struggled a lot after the home team’s second yellow foul, and even got into an argument with opponents. Just a few minutes later, he went to take revenge on the captain from Lišeň. “It really doesn’t stop me from expressing myself. For the elbow in the face of Jérábek is a taxing red card. It was in an uninterrupted game, moreover without the ball,” Valachovič did not understand.
Judge Doubrava first consulted with the border guard, after a short communication he drew a yellow card. Even the extensive protests of the home team did not change his decision. “I don’t care if the tackle was on our player or the opponent’s player. This is simply a foul for which there must absolutely be a red card. From the 23rd minute, Opava was supposed to be without Kozák and finish in ten. So it’s a clear influence on the match,” pointed out the Líšen captain.
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In addition, Jęrábek took away a noticeable scar from Kozák’s brutal short circuit. He immediately had to be treated on the sideline, he finished the game only with self-denial. With an injured jaw, he may even have to go to the hospital. “If none of the referees saw it, they shouldn’t have reacted to it at all. But when they whistle it, the border guard can’t tell the chief that it’s a yellow card,” added Valachovič.
Saturday’s duel was carried on in a heated atmosphere until the final whistle. After the change of sides, instead of scoring chances, 680 spectators watched a disjointed game full of fouls, arguments and shoving, and the implementation teams of both clubs got into a bigger dispute. The match gradually got out of the hands of the young referee Doubrava, and in the end he awarded nine yellow cards.
