Win against Teplice. Jurásek shines, Wallem and Jurečka also on target
The hosts started aggressively, with Ogbu's shot narrowly missing the right post. Tomáš Vlček's long-range missiles missed by millimeters, and Ludha was lucky. After fifteen minutes of play, Conrad Wallem dangerously headed the ball after Masopust's cross. The blue and white defense held firm, with Malick Diouf firing twice as the last man under heavy pressure in the 18th minute.
In the 27th minute, Jurásek found the back of the net, but the goal was disallowed due to a previous foul. Urbance's long-range attempt couldn't intimidate Jindřich Staněk, while Ludha remained vigilant against Jurečka.
In the 35th minute, Staněk rectified his own mistake by narrowing the angle well against the oncoming player, and Wallem failed to score against Ludha on the near post. Slavia took the lead in the 38th minute with a beautiful left-footed strike from Matěj Jurásek, leaving the Teplice goalkeeper grasping at thin air - 1-0. Tomáš Vlček provided the assist.
Similarly, with a beautiful shot from the left side of the field, Matěj Jurásek surprised Ludha on the near post in the 42nd minute - 2-0. The first half ended with the same scoreline. The visitors threatened at the start of the second half, with Beránek shooting just wide of Staněk's goal. At that time, Masopust was no longer on the field, replaced by Michal Tomič due to health problems. Vlček took the captain's armband.
Slavia's third-best defense in the league conceded for the third time in Eden in the 57th minute, with Conrad Wallem not hesitating to score against Ludha at the end of a lovely move - 3-0. Jurečka provided the final pass. Seven minutes later, Jindřich Trpišovský withdrew the two-goal scorer Jurásek and Van Buren from the game, replacing them with Stanislav Tecl and Ondřej Zmrzlý. The latter immediately tried his luck with a half-volley but missed the target.
Tijani's technical move, who replaced Oscar, and his subsequent shot didn't change the scoreline. Lukáš Provod entered the field for the final ten minutes, and Chaloupek bravely threw himself in front of his thunderous shot. In the third minute of added time, Václav Jurečka sealed the result with a ruthless strike into the net, celebrating his eleventh goal of the league season - 4-0.
Neither team created any further significant opportunities.
Slavia defeated Teplice 4-0 in front of 17,464 spectators and will host AC Milan at Eden on Thursday. The Europa League Round of 16 second leg will be played, with Slavia trying to overturn a two-goal deficit.
Lineups
Staněk – Vlček (80. Provod), Ogbu, Zima, Diouf – Masopust (C) (46. Tomič), Oscar (72. Tijani) – Jurásek (64. Zmrzlý), Jurečka, Wallem – Van Buren (64. Tecl)
Ludha – Cykalo, Chaloupek (C), Mičević (46. Mareček) – Švanda, Jukl, Knapík, Urbanec (46. Beránek) – Trubač (72. Bílek) – Čerepkai (46. Vachoušek), Jásir (62. Křišťan)