In the 19th round of the first league, Slavia beat Jablonec 4:3 at home. The defending champion from Eden remained the only undefeated team in the competition and at the head of the incomplete table has an eight-point lead over the second-placed Sparta, which awaits Sunday’s duel with Liberec. Prague led three times, the visitors managed to equalize three times. Tomáš Chorý scored the winning goal in the 71st minute with the second shot of the match, who with nine goals reached the top of the scorers’ table with Olomouc’s Daniel Vašulín.
Slavia beat Jablonec at home in the league for the ninth time in a row. At its stadium in the top competition, it conceded three times in one game for the first time since May, when it also defeated Pilsen 4:3. Jablonec lost for the second time in the last five rounds, they are third in the table by two points behind Sparta.
After Tuesday’s 0:3 defeat at the Tottenham stadium in the Champions League, coach Slavie Trpišovský made three changes to the starting line-up. Among the three new players in the starting eleven was midfielder Zafeiris, who started his last game in the red and white jersey. In the winter, he will go to PAOK Thessaloniki, where he has been a regular player since the summer and played as a guest at Eden.
The home team took on the role of favorites right from the start and crowned a successful entry into the match in the 10th minute. Horý picked up a bad play by Jablonec captain Tekijašký, stretched Provod from a distance and scored his fourth goal in the league season with a precise shot to the post.
The North Bohemians then unsuccessfully demanded a penalty for Choré’s tackle on Růsko. On the opposite side, the Czech national team player in the home jersey put goalkeeper Hanuš through with a dangerous shot. Chytil then sent the ball into the net with a header, but Chorý, standing in the offside, influenced the goalkeeper, so the goal was disallowed.
The guests hit the goal from the first corner and the opening shots. In the 34th minute, Rűsek extended to the back post and Tekijaški practically knocked the ball over the line with his body. In the fall, he scored for the second time in the league.
The Slavists took the lead back after four minutes. Cedil knocked down Vlček in an aerial duel and referee Beneš ordered a penalty. Zafeiris first took the ball, but then gave it to Choré. The national team striker made no mistake from the penalty kick.
The visitors equalized for the second time in the second minute of the first half. Zorvan opened his scoring account in the league season when he surprised Staňko from a free kick with a shot into the center of the goal. The goalkeeper first took a step to the side and then was unable to react to the attempt.
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Immediately after the break, the shootout continued. Chaloupek in the 55th minute, after cooperation between the stoppers and Vlček, gave Slavia the lead for the third time. Jablonec replaced him after conceding a goal and Jawo equalized for the third time after 43 seconds on the pitch. He stole the ball from Vlček and converted solo with his seventh hit in the league year.
Chorý made the decision in the 71st minute. The home team took advantage of Jablonec defender Innocenti’s treatment, Holeš’ precise pass was found by the shapely striker and he headed the ball into the net. Slavia confirmed that they have the best offensive in the competition, they have already scored 41 goals. She fell just one goal short of November’s top-scoring match of the league season in Pilsen, where she won 5:3.
- Group for the title
- Placement play-off
- Rescue group
Probable lineups: Choré’s return to the starting lineup, Kadeřábek and Birmančevič for Sparta
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