Successful general. The football players of Slovácko managed to make a big turnaround in the domestic match with Ostrava. They lost 0: 1 at half-time, but thanks to a hat-trick by Václav Jurečka, they finally turned the match around and, with a 3: 1 victory, tuned in to the Wednesday final of the MOL Cup with Sparta in Uherské Hradiště.
“For us, it is a huge boost towards the cup final. It’s going to be a big match, probably a lifetime for me. We play at home, and it will probably be sold out. We will do our best to manage the match in front of our fans. We are already in the European Cups thanks to a certain fourth place in the league, but after winning the MOL Cup we would have a better entry position in Europe, “Jurečka realizes.
He revealed that he was currently suffering from a virus. “I’m coughing a little, I have a cold. I have to get together by Wednesday so that nothing limits me in such an important duel, “he plans.
On the other hand, Sparta showed their worst spring performance on the home field against the Votrokes.
“I am sad and disappointed, the match did not work out for us. He didn’t show anything at all before the cup finals, he rather confused us, “coach Pavel Vrba laments.
In addition, he lost Hložka just before the kick-off due to a muscle problem and must pray that the biggest star of the team will be fit by Wednesday. “Adam felt a problem warming up. We didn’t want to risk his condition getting worse. We will do everything to heal him, he is key to our offensive, “Vrba knows that without Hložek, Sparta is half.
Slovácko coach Martin Svědík expects that the successful second half in the match with Baník of his team before the important cup battle will help a lot mentally. “As in the previous league round in Pilsen, however, the beginning of the match did not work out for us. Because of this, I am upset, although I appreciate that the team was able to respond to the unfavorable course of the match. But nothing like this must happen again on Wednesday. It might not pay off for us against Sparta. In the cup final, we have to follow up on what we showed in the second half with Baník, “he is clear.
The coach considers that Slovácko already has a certain participation in the Conference League and will even fight for a more prestigious European League in the final of the MOL Cup. “It’s something unbelievable for a town as small as Uherské Hradiště. And we did it for the second season in a row, “Svědík is looking forward to.
Here is another contrast. Sparta is busted in the battle for the title. “We believed that we would win over Hradec and reach the top again, because Slavia and Plzeň are waiting for a match. We have not been able to withdraw the top even more than we would have imagined before the last matches, “regrets Vrba.
“We wanted to offer people more goals at home, but it ended up with only signs of chance. It will be different on Wednesday, “promises representative Jakub Pešek.
