White jerseys, win against Dukla. Two strikes for Chorý
Slavia players wore white jerseys to support the campaign "Donate Blood, Give Slavia Strength," aimed at highlighting the need for new regular blood donors. The ceremonial kick-off was taken by Zdenek Dubenka, a Czech record-holder for blood donations, having donated over six hundred times. Hats off to him! Thank you!
In the 3rd minute, Christos Zafeiris threatened, but his shot was deflected for a corner; Ondrej Lingr?s acrobatic finish lacked power, and Hruska intervened reliably. The league's newcomer got brave after fifteen minutes, with Kozma securing a corner with a deflected shot, while on the other side, a sliding Filip Prebsl narrowly missed Zafeiris?s cross. Tomas Chory?s header went close to the left corner, and Jan Boril's goal was disallowed for offside.
In the 27th minute, Malick Diouf almost scored with a header, but Hruska stopped Slavia?s top league scorer; Tomas Holes provided the cross. Antonin Kinsky also showed his skill, saving Mesanovic?s solo attempt. In the 32nd minute, Ludvicek handled the ball in the penalty area, and Tomas Chory converted the penalty to the left post, making it 1-0.
The national striker almost added a second in the last minute of the first half, hitting the crossbar with his right foot. Chory?s bad luck continued after the break; he scored after a cross from Jurasek on the left, but his joy was cut short by the assistant referee's flag. The situation was reviewed by VAR, confirming the referee?s decision, so Slavia kept their one-goal lead.
That changed in the 57th minute when Matej Jurasek smashed in a pass from Boril under the crossbar, making it 2-0. It was Jurasek?s first goal in this season's league, and shortly afterward, he was replaced by Lukas Provod. Christos Zafeiris also left the field, substituted by Dominik Pech. David Doudera?s half-volley and later shot to the far post lacked precision, and with fifteen minutes to go, Simion Michez and Petr Sevcik came on for Lingr and Prebsl. Diouf was also substituted, with Mojmir Chytil joining the game. Spatenka had a chance to change the score but missed.
The match's final touch came from Tomas Chory after a quick break and an assist from Provod, making it 3-0. The national striker?s fifth league goal tied him with Malick Diouf. A powerful strike from Bacinsky was stopped by the corner of the goal.
Slavia defeated Dukla 3-0 in the small Prague derby, keeping a clean sheet after four games and extending their winning streak in the Chance Liga to eleven matches.
Lineups
Kinský – Holeš, Zima, Bořil – Douděra, Prebsl (76. Ševčík), Zafeiris (65. Pech), Diouf (79. Chytil) – Lingr (76. Michez), Jurásek (65. Provod), Chorý
Hruška – Matoušek, Hašek, Peterka, Ludvíček – Zeronik (62. Ullman), Lichý, Kozma (77. Hora), Šebrle (77. Douděra) – Mešanović (77. Špatenka, Matějka (83. Bačinský)