The futsal playoff in the Czech Republic has started yesterday! Most of the matches went by without any particular surprises. The Prague derby could have gone on either way, but in the end, Slavia celebrates the first victory.
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Sparta Prague 0-1 Slavia Prague
The only goal of the match was an effort by Matúš Ševčík in the final phase of the first half.
Slavia, although finishing the regular league stage below Sparta, was able to hold Sparta's charge throughout the match thanks to some great defending.
David Frič (Slavia's coach): "We played a very good match tactically. The only chance the opponent had came when we did not follow the tactical instructions. I'm glad we kept a clean sheet, that was the key to the match today as well as the excellent performance of Marek Karpiak."
Beni Simitchi (Sparta's coach): "Today we didn't score perhaps ten hundred percent chances. I have nothing to blame the boys, they fought, they created chances. We will go to Slavia on Friday, we will win there and turn the series around."
Read more about the match here!
FK Chrudim 11-2 FTZS Liberec
As the scoreboard suggests, Chrudim had no trouble cruising to victory against Liberec in the first leg of this quarterfinal duel.
Felipe Conde (FK Chrudim's coach): "We started our journey well. We entered the match with great intensity and concentration, in a state that is simply needed in the playoffs. We had an excellent first half, which allowed us to give young players a chance. I want to congratulate all the players on the match, but this is only the first step. We must continue to improve our performance.”
Read more about the match here!
Svarog FC Teplice 3-2 Helas Brno
Svarog and Helas played an interesting match and Helas made Svarog run for their money. The first half of the match was quite eventful as Svarog took a big early lead.
Claudio with two goals and Joao Salla gave Svarog a 3-0 lead in the first ten minutes. Šarközy scored for the guests before half-time.
In the 32nd minute, Cupák scored the second goal for Helas, but they couldn't find that equalizing goal and Svarog took the lead in the series.
SK Interobal Plzen (1) will face Melnik (8) later today (20:00 local time) as the final pair of the quarterfinal.
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