From Budějovice with a win. First goal for Pech
Tom?? Hole? wore the captain's armband in South Bohemia, while David Doud?ra took the right midfield position. Mojm?r Chytil and Luk?? Provod supported Tom?? Chor? in the offensive line, and Daniel Fila returned to the bench after an injury.
Jind?ich Trpi?ovsk?'s team started with intense pressure, which paid off in the 15th minute. Malick Diouf sent a ball into the penalty area that deflected onto the hand of the home captain Ondr??ek. Referee Vokoun immediately awarded a penalty, which Tom?? Chor? confidently converted into the bottom right corner for a 1?0 lead. Goalkeeper Jan??ek dived in the opposite direction, marking Chor?'s sixth league goal this season.
In the 38th minute, Slavia took a free kick short, and the home defense cleared the cross only to Christos Zafeiris, who unleashed a superb long-range strike. The ball flew past Jan??ek, who was unsighted by a jumping Chytil, making it 2?0. VAR confirmed the goal.
Just before halftime, Chytil's header narrowly missed the top corner. Chor?, unwell, was replaced by Mat?j Jur?sek for the second half. In the 55th minute, VAR awarded another penalty after ?oudek's handball from Oscar's cross. Mojm?r Chytil converted from the spot to extend the lead to 3?0.
A triple substitution followed as Hole?, Zafeiris, and Provod were replaced by ?t?p?n Chaloupek, Filip Prebsl, and Dominik Pech. In the 73rd minute, Jur?sek fired a curling shot that Jan??ek managed to save. Moments later, a defensive tackle by a home player prevented further danger.
In the 76th minute, Ivan Schranz replaced Chytil, and Anton?n Kinsk? punched away a deflected cross that threatened his goal. Seven minutes before full-time, Jur?sek missed a chance to capitalize on Jan??ek's poor pass, shooting over the bar. In the 88th minute, Igoho Ogbu's cross found Doud?ra, who set up Dominik Pech for a precise finish at the near post, scoring his first league goal and securing a 4?0 victory.
Slavia Prague warmed up for a demanding week, with matches against Fenerbahce on Thursday and Slovan Liberec on Sunday, by delivering this emphatic win. Goalkeeper Anton?n Kinsk? celebrated his 10th clean sheet of the season.
Lineups
Janáček – Brabec, Míka, Čoudek – Hubínek, Krch (53. Ogiomade), Hák, Mašek (77. Zíka), Čermák (77. Ekpai) – Adediran, Ondrášek (65. Matoušek)
Kinský – Holeš (60. Chaloupek), Ogbu, Zima – Douděra, Zafeiris (60. Prebsl), Oscar, Diouf – Chytil (76. Schranz), Provod (60. Pech), Chorý (46. Jurásek)
