Sparta’s Danish coach Brian Priske fielded two different XIs for the opening warm-up match, as is customary.
Ecuadorian full-back Ángelo Preciado, who according to the media is headed to the Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro, did not start for Sparta.
“He’s done a lot of work and although nothing is done yet, he’s been given permission to agree with another club. He’s a very talented player, but at a club like Sparta that’s something to be reckoned with. We’ll just move on,” Sparta assistant coach Diarmuid O’Carroll told reporters.
Danish head coach Brian Priske fielded two different XIs for the opening warm-up match, as is customary.
Letenští opened the scoring in the third minute when Suchomel lobbed past the former first league goalkeeper Grigar. Shortly after, Rrahmani missed a penalty after a tackle on Kuchta.
The favorite was able to increase the score only in the 63rd minute, after Vojta cleared a pass from Mannsverk into the open goal. The 21-year-old striker, who at the beginning of the week transferred to Sparta from Mladá Boleslav for a record fee of more than 100 million crowns, put on the captain’s armband.
“He’s looked good, he’s been doing well. Of course he’s still playing tactically and he’s slowly getting where we need him to be. But good for him for scoring. I think he’s looking very positive,” boasted O’Carroll.
The people of Prague played 13 corners against the ninth team of the second league, and Martinec scored from the last one three minutes before the end.
“It was really cold, but hats off to all the groundskeepers who worked for several days to make it playable. The lads needed that game to get some fresh air. It’s important that no one got hurt,” said O’Carroll.
For the next preparatory match, Sparta will start a training camp in Spain, the first of which will be against Malmö next Friday.
Slavia drew with Karlsruhe
Slavia drew 1:1 at the training camp in Spain with second-division German Karlsruhe, and after the initial defeat against Basel, they were unable to win even in the second game of the winter preparations.
The Czech champion and leader of the top league was losing after halftime, shortly after the change of sides, striker Erik Prekop equalized with his first goal in the Prague shirt.
Slavia coach Jindřich Trpišovský used two different lineups for each of the halves, with the exception of the goalkeeper position.
On paper, the stronger eleven jumped into the opening act, it did not lack the mainstays Provod, Chorý and Douděra, who missed Tuesday’s match with Basel. However, Prague lost the first half when Ben Farhat hit the near post in the 10th minute.
Six minutes after the change of sides, for the first time since coming from Baník Ostrava in September, Prekop made his mark for Slavia, knocking the ball into the net after Kušej’s shot.
Each of the teams has not yet converted a single clear chance. The ninth team of the second Bundesliga played a warm-up for the spring part of the season against Slavia.
The Prague team will face Brann Bergen at the training camp in Spain on Friday. On Wednesday, January 21, they will be the first Czech club to enter the spring part of the season with a match in the penultimate round of the league phase of the Champions League against star Barcelona.
Preparatory football matches:
Sparta Prague – Ústí nad Labem 3:0 (1:0)
Goals: 3. Suchomel, 63. Vojta, 87. Martinec.
Sparta line-up:
First half: Surovčík – Říha, Panák, Ševínský – Suchomel, Kairinen, Sochůrek, Zelený – Kuchta, Kuol – Rrahmani.
II. half time: Vindahl – Martinec, Sörensen, Vydra – Kadeřábek, Mannsverk, Horák, Ryneš – Penxa, Haraslín – Vojta. Coach: Priske.
Slavia Prague – Karlsruhe 1:1 (0:1) – played in Marbella (Spain)
Goals: 51. Prekop – 10. Ben Farhat.
Slavia lineup:
First half: Markovič – Holeš, Vlček, Bořil – Douděra, Moses, Cham, Kante – Chytil, Provod – Chorý.
II. half time: Markovič – Hashioka, Zima, Mbodji – Isife, Chaloupek, Sadílek, Sanyang – Schranz, Kušej – Prekop. Coach: Trpišovský.
Slovan Liberec – Fortuna Düsseldorf 1:3 (0:0) – played in Marbella (Spain)
Goals: 58. Mahmič – 80. Daland, 87. Anharí, 89. Affo.
Lineup of Liberec:
I. half: Pešl – Mikula, Plechatý, Drakpe, Hodouš – Sychra, Stránský, Lexa, Rus – L. Mašek, Letenay.
II. half time: Musil – Koželuh, N’Guessan, Rýzek, D. Mašek – Juliš, Mahmic, Icha, Masopust, Špatenka – Krollis. Coach: Kovac.
MFK Karviná – Nyíregyháza (Maď.) 5:1 (2:0) – played in Belek (Turkey)
Goals: 1. Ezeh, 15. Singhateh, 70. Condé, 89. Vinícius, 90. Furaha – 56. Katona.
Karviné lineup:
First half: Neuman – Chytrý, Traoré, Slončík, Milič – Štorman, Labík – Singhateh, Samko, Šigut – Ezeh.
II. half time: Schovanec – Lawali, Vavřík, Kone, Kožík – Kačor, Valošek – Condé, Ayaosi, Furaha – Vinícius. Coach: Jarolím.
Sigma Olomouc – Piast Gliwice 2:0 (1:0) – played in Řepčín
Goals: 20. Langer, 73. Janošek.
Olomouc lineup:
First half: Hruška – Hadaš, Sylla, Král, Nightingale – Breite, Spáčil – Langer, Šíp, Šturm – Tijani.
II. half time: Koutný – Malý, Král (71. Sylla), Slavíček (71. Siegl) – Dolžnikov, Beran, Janošek, Michez – Kostadinov, Zahradníček – Tijani (66. Šíp). Coach: Janotka.
1. FC Slovácko – Skalica 1:2 (0:0)
Goals: 66. Bauer – 51. Černek, 90. Potočný.
Slovakian line-up:
I. half: Heča – Ndefe, Rundič, Stojčevski – Ndubuisi, Šviderský, Tetour, Blahút – Havlík, Marinelli – Krmenčík.
II. half time: Urban – Sonko, Vaško, Stojčevski – Ndefe, Daníček, Trávník, Barát – Beran, Bauer – Medved. Coach: Skuhravy.
