Viktoria Plzeň will be heading to Spain on Sunday for training camp after playing three friendly matches at home. Against the opponents from lower leagues Viktoria gained three big wins with a lot of goals from new signings.
In the first friendly match Viktoria beat third-league side Ústí nad Orlicí 6-0. Mostly thanks to two goals from new signing Jean-David Beauguel. Also Erik Pačinda scored in his debut for first team, other goals were added by Ubong Ekpai, Patrik Hrošovský and Jakub Řezníček, who later signed with KSC Lokeren.
Second friendly match was played at special 4x30 format, allowing the players to get more time on pitch from coach Pavel Vrba. Against Baník Sokolov from 2nd league Viktorians won 7-2. The fans have seen two two-goal scorers on this day – Slovakian midfielder Roman Procházka and youngster Tomáš Kepl. Other goals were added by another junior Pavel Šulc, then by Erik Pačinda and Jean-David Beauguel.
Another and so far the last friendly match was again held in the 4x30 format against Ústí nad Labem from the 2nd league. Only one goal was scored in the first half of the match and the scorer was Tomáš Chorý. In the second half there were more goals added by Marek Bakoš, Erik Pačinda, Tomáš Hořava, Joel Kayamba and again by Jean-David Beauguel, the Plzeň's top scorer in the winter so far.
Results:
FCVP – Ústí n. Orlicí 6-0 (Řezníček, Pačinda, Ekpai, Beauguel 2, Hrošovský)
FCVP – Sokolov 7-2 (Pačinda, Procházka 2, Šulc, Kepl 2, Beauguel – Dvořák II, Glaser)
FCVP – Ústí n. Labem 6-1 (Chorý, Bakoš, Pačinda, Hořava, Beauguel, Kayamba – Matějka)
Top scorers:
4 – Jean-David Beauguel
3 – Erik Pačinda
2 – Roman Procházka, Tomáš Kepl
Now Viktorians will be heading to Málaga, Spain for the training camp. They will play four friendly matches there before the start of the spring season. Pavel Vrba's side will face Wuhan Zall from China, Puskás Akadémia from Hungary, CSKA Sofia from Bulgary and New England from the US.