Head coach Vaclav Kotal has made several changes in the line-up. He placed Mandjeck in the centre of the defence, Sáček in the middle of the pitch, Karlsson and Plavšić on the wings and Hložek as a striker. Due to illness, Krejčí missed the match as well as injured Nita, Kozák and Trávník.
The first chance came in the ninth minute after a corner kick. The ball bounced to Kanga, he did not wait for a long time, and shot to Mandous. He stopped the ball.
Sigma had more ball possession but chances were missing. On the contrary, Sparta threatened again. In the 24th minute came a quick Sparta break by the Kanga - Dočkal - Karlsson cooperation. Karlsson ended with a hopeful shot, which ended in the side net.
Unfortunately, Sigma's first big chance ended with a goal. Hála sent the ball back into the box and Jemelka ended and Chytil opened the score. Heča could not do anything.
Home team had another chance. Greššák shot from the middle distance and Heča shown great save. He jumped under the crossbar and hit the ball.
Five minutes before the break, Kanga sent great pass to Plavšić, who went to Mandous. However, the home defenders caught Plavšić Olomouc goalkeeper stopped the attempt.
After half-time, the first chances came in the 51st minute - one on each side. At first, Chytil in the Sparta box finished weakly and out of the goal, then Karlsson fired in the Olomouc penalty area also aimed out.
Milan Heča saved Sparta few times. In the 57th minute Chytil sent a good shot. But Heča was quickly on the ground and the ball went off.
More work for the Sparta goalkeeper came a minute later. Kanga lost the ball in the middle of the field and Chytil run to the goal. However, Heča read the situation well and jumped under the Olomouc player's feet.
Sparta had a great chance twenty minutes before the end, when Hložek crossed the middle of the pitch and offered a free ball to Karlsson. But he fired only to Mandous.
One of the few good moments was Adam Karabec coming on the pitch at 88th minute. 16-year-old player made his league debut.
In the 90th minute Hložek could score. He was face to face to Mandous, but he shot only to the Olomouc goalkeeper.
SK Sigma Olomouc - AC Sparta Praha 1-0 (1-0)
Goals: 27. Chytil. YC: Látal, Yunis, Greššák, Houska, Sladký – Vindheim, Hancko. Referees: Královec – Nádvorník, Mokrusch. Attendance: 7 456.
Olomouc: Mandous – Sladký, Štěrba, Jemelka, Vepřek – Hála (86. Zahradníček), Greššák, Breite, Houska, Falta (63. Pilař) – Chytil (73. Yunis).
Sparta: Heča – Vindheim, Mandjeck, Hancko, Hanousek – Karlsson (88. Karabec), Kanga, Sáček, Dočkal (77.Graiciar), Plavšić (77. Tetteh) - Hložek.
