20th round: Sparta came close to leading Slavia and second-placed Pilsen, which lost in Slovácko

Match of the 20th round of the first football league: 1. FC Slovácko – Viktoria Plzeň, February 19, 2023, Uherské Hradiště. The players of Slovácko rejoice at the goal.

Prague – The football players of champion Pilsen lost 0:2 in the 20th round of the first league at the Slovácko stadium, they did not take advantage of Saturday's 1:1 draw with leading Slavia in Teplice, and they are two points behind the leaders from second place in the table. Third-placed Sparta is five points behind Prague rivals Slavia and three points behind Viktoria after a 3-0 win over Jablonec. The last Pardubice defeated the penultimate Zlín 2:1 and caught up with their opponent on points. České Budějovice also succeeded at home, beating Bohemians 1905 1:0.

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Lukáš Haraslín gave Sparta the lead in the 31st minute, Jan Kuchta scored after the break and then Slovák Haraslín again. The Prague team won the sixth of the last seven games in the top competition and scored a full score for the sixth time in a row at home.

Letenští defeated Jablonec in the league after four games, and since March 2007 they have not lost to it at home in 18 matches in a row. The team of coach David Horejš is thirteenth in the table. Only a better score separates him from Teplice, who are in the first playoff position.

Vlastimil Daníček was the first to score against Slovácko in the 26th minute, and Milan Petržela, a former long-time player of Pilsen, added to the score after an hour of play. Viktoria suffered their first away defeat in the top flight since October 2021 and after 21 matches. On the Slovácko pitch, they lost in the third of the last four league matches.

The team from Uherské Hradiště, whose coach Martin Svědík, who was disciplined, was missing from the bench, did not concede or lose in the spring and secured fourth place in the table. Goalkeeper Filip Nguyen has been bulletproof for 423 minutes.

The rescue battle between the two worst teams in the league in Pardubice was decided by goals from Dominik Janošek in the seventh minute and substitute Ladislav Krobot in the 69th minute. Another substitute, Nedeljko Kovinič, only reduced the setup. The East Bohemians won the first points at the reconstructed Arnošta Košťála Stadium. Zlín lost for the first time in the spring and at the same time suffered its first competitive defeat under coach Pavel Vrba.

The duel in České Budějovice was decided in the 84th minute by substitute Roman Potočný with a goal against his former club. The South Czechs won the league after a series of four defeats, scored points for the first time in the spring and won for the first time in the top competition under new coaches Marko Nikle and Tomáš Zápotoční. České Budějovice jumped to 12th position, Bohemians are sixth after their second consecutive defeat.

Results of the 20th round of the first football league

1. FC Slovácko – Viktoria Plzeň 2:0 (1:0)

Goals: 26. Daníček, 63. Petržela. Referees: Zelinka – Váňa, Šimáček – Machálek (video). ŽK: Reinberk, Kohút – Hejda, Havel. Viewers: 5319.

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Dynamo Ceske Budejovice – Bohemians Prague 1905 1:0 (0:0)

Goal: 84. Potočný. Referee: Radina – Kotalík, L. Matoušek – Adámková (video). ŽK: A. Cermák (Bohemians). Spectators: 1974.

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FK Pardubice – Trinity Zlín 2:1 (1:0)

Goals: 7. Janošek, 69. Krobot – 90.+4 Kovinič. Referee: Szikszay – Ratajová, Volf – Hocek (video). ŽK: Chlumecký, Helešic – Hrubý, Cedidla, Vukadinovič. Spectators: 4130.

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Sparta Prague – FK Jablonec 3:0 (1:0)

Goals: 31. and 71. Haraslín, 54. Kuchta. Referee: Černý – Hájek, Antoníček – Petřík (video). ŽK: Ladislav Krejčí II – Souček, Král. Spectators: 10,917.

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