The first save calmed me down

​18-year old Matyáš Vágner made his first-team debut at Rangers replacing Ondřej Kolář after his injury during the second half.

“When I saw the tackle on Ondra Kolář, I knew it would be bad. The coach immediately told me to start worming-up. I was quite nervous when entering the pitch.But after the first save I calmed down,” says the goalkeeper who played mostly in the Czech U19 league this season.

“The managers told me that I could play, I could do it. He told me to enjoy it and not to make the game complicated,” added Vágner about the moments shortly before his substitution.

“I was lucky I could get hold of the first ball. It helped me to get into the game, then I was calm and managed it. It is something wonderful, I am glad we went through as a team. We did it and we are through into another round. And even better is that I could contribute,” he said on the second UEL quarter-final for Slavia in three years.

And who would our goalkeeper wish for the quarter-finals? “I wouldn’t mind another trip to the Great Britain, this time to Old Trafford,” our goalkeeper concluded.

Articles

Tickets for the match against Slovacko are on general sale

20.03.2025
Chance Liga is heading to the final, tickets for 30th round against Slovacko are on general sale right now.

Tickets for match against Hradec Králové are on sale

12.03.2025
Come and enjoy our match against Hradec Králové in the 28th round of Chance Liga. Tickets are on general sale, ticket price starts at 490 CZK.

Defeat in the 313th derby. Chytil was sent off

10.03.2025
Slavia suffered a 0-2 defeat at Letná in the 25th round of the Chance Liga, marking their second loss of the ongoing league season. After Mojmir Chytil’s red card, the home team scored twice in the second half. The Red-Whites currently hold a ten-point lead at the top of the table.

More articles