line-ups

FC Viktoria Plzeň

Wiegele – Prebsl, Dweh, Pališčák – A. Gabriel, Červ (78. Pirgić), Hrošovský (C), Doski (78. Souaré) – Memić (68. Višinský), Sojka (60. Ladra) – Adu (78. M. Vydra)

AC Sparta Praha

Surovčík – Hoever, Soh, Guddal, Zelený – Mannsverk (75. Macek), P. Vydra (C) (75. Eneme), Sochůrek – Singhateh (64. Mercado), Brunes (86. Vojta), Alcócer (64. M. Jurásek).

statistics

Goals: 45+7. Adu (Dweh) – 17. Brunes (Hoever)

Yellow cards: 9. Adu (PLZ), 83. Višinský (PLZ) – 14. Mannsverk (SPA), 40. Hoever (SPA), 46. Singhateh (SPA), 82. Macek (SPA), 87. Zelený (SPA)

Referees: Starý – Kříž, Slavíček

Shots on goal: 6:2

Shots off target: 7:5

Corners: 8:3

Offside: 1:1

Fouls: 12:17.

Attendance: 11290

Viktoria drew 1–1 at home to Sparta in their final match before the international break. Prince Adu cancelled out Brunes’ opener for the visitors late in the first half. Neither side scored after the break, leaving both teams with a point apiece.

Plzeň kicked off the standout fixture of the round. Viktoria made a bright start and won a corner as early as the second minute. In the seventh minute, Doski sent Adu through, but the pass was overhit and the Plzeň striker collided with Surovčík as he tried to reach the ball. Fortunately, neither player suffered a serious injury, though Adu was shown a yellow card for the challenge.

Sparta struck first. Brunes got past Dweh, who was left on the ground, and converted his chance. The visitors threatened again in the 21st minute, this time through Vydra, but Wiegele kept out his effort with his foot.

Sparta created few chances in the minutes that followed, while Adu had an opportunity to equalise at the other end in the 31st minute. He once again found himself one-on-one with Surovčík, but the Sparta goalkeeper parried his shot. In the 35th minute, Červ picked out Memić with an excellent pass, but his effort went off target. Gabriel then set up another opening for Memić with a fine pass, only for a defender to knock the ball away at the last moment. Viktoria finally found the breakthrough late in the first half, as Prince Adu scored following a corner to make it 1–1.

In the 51st minute, Wiegele’s clearance struck Mansverk, but fortunately the ball went out of play. Adu threatened to break clear in the 60th minute, but the pass towards him was too long. The Ghanaian striker then found himself in another promising position, with a chance to pick out the unmarked Ladra, but the ball failed to reach his teammate. A few minutes later, Adu tested Surovčík again, but the goalkeeper saved his effort. The flag was also raised for offside.

In the 71st minute, Brunes got in behind Dweh but failed to connect cleanly with his shot and missed the target. Macek fouled Ladra on the edge of the penalty area in the 82nd minute, but Viktoria were unable to capitalise on the resulting free kick. Neither side created another clear-cut chance, and the standout fixture of the round ended in a 1–1 draw.

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