Draw in Hradec, end of a serie. Goal by Provod
For the match at the Malsovicka Arena, Slavia wore black-and-gold jerseys, with Oscar returning to the starting lineup after a suspension. In the 2nd minute, Tomas Chory headed a cross from David Doudera, but Zadrazil made an impressive diving save. In the 21st minute, the Hradec goalkeeper stopped another header from Jan Boril, and Chory sent a third header wide.
The home side also created chances, with Kucera narrowly missing the right post from the edge of the box. After half an hour, Slavia took a quick free kick, and Ondrej Lingr missed a dangerous cross from Doudera in the box?a big chance! In the 39th minute, Lingr, leaning back, shot over the bar from a tight angle. The first half ended goalless.
In the 51st minute, Kinsky controlled a tricky cross in two attempts. Slavia quickly countered, and Kodes stopped the play at the cost of a yellow card. Christos Zafeiris took a free kick from a promising position, but it hit the wall. After a beautiful cross-field pass from Zafeiris, Lukas Provod attempted a lob over Zadrazil but hit the top netting, while Oscar's shot flew over the bar.
In the 68th minute, Slavia?s coaching team made their first substitution, replacing Lingr with Mojmir Chytil. The fourth-best defense in the league held out until the 74th minute when Lukas Provod scored with a left-post volley after a cross from the right and a layoff from Chory ? 0-1.
Five minutes later, Hradec equalized with a header from Petrasek after a corner ? 1-1. In the 83rd minute, Doudera made way for Simion Michez, and Chory?s shot after advancing through the middle was blocked, while Kucera missed the target on the other side.
Referee Benes added five minutes of stoppage time, but no further goals were scored. The sold-out match, attended by 9,300 fans, ended in a 1-1 draw.
Jindrich Trpisovsky?s team will next play Eintracht Frankfurt away on Thursday in the UEL group stage, followed by a home league match against Karvina on Sunday at the Fortuna Arena, with kickoff set for 18:30.
Lineups
Zadražil – Kodeš, Petrášek, Spáčil – Klíma, Kučera, Dancák (81. Mihálik), Horák – Vlkanova (88. Koubek), Pilař (73. Juliš) – Griger (81. Samek)
Kinský – Holeš, Zima, Bořil – Douděra (83. Michez), Zafeiris, Oscar, Diouf – Lingr (68. Chytil), Provod, Chorý