From the opening whistle, the players in red dominated the pitch. Laci and Kuchta both had early chances but failed to hit the target. Later, we tested goalkeeper Andrew multiple times, including a double opportunity for Kuchta and Wiesner just before halftime. Despite our dominance, the teams went into the break with the score still 0:0.
The first goal of the match came thanks to Filip Panák and Qazim Laci. Panák carried the ball from midfield, dribbled past several defenders, and set up the Albanian midfielder, who made no mistake from the edge of the box. Ten minutes later, Jaroslav Zelený doubled our lead with a precise header from a corner kick.
Laci appeared to score again, but his second goal was disallowed after a VAR review. VAR was also involved in a challenge by Emmanuel Uchenna, which resulted in a red card for the Sparta defender. Shortly before the final whistle, the visitors found the net through Míka, but his goal did not change the outcome—three more points secured!
AC Sparta Praha – SK Dynamo České Budějovice 2:1 (0:0)
Goals: 64. Laci, 75. Zelený – 90. Míka. Yellow cards: 60. Uchenna – 57. Koné, 90. Míka. Red card: 90. Uchenna. Referees: M. Radina - L. Machač, A. Beneš (V. Opočenský) | VAR: P. Orel | AVAR: O. Pechanec. Attendance: 14 955.
Sparta: Vindahl – Uchenna, Panák, Sørensen (81. Ross) – Wiesner (76. Birmančević), Vydra (65. Kairinen), Laci, Andersen, Zelený (76. Penxa) – Rrahmani (46. Krasniqi), Kuchta.
České Budějovice: Andrew – Míka, Brabec, Pekarík, Hodouš – Koné, Krch (60. Douděra) – Ekpai (82. Ogiomade), Tischler (71. Berberi), Osmančík (60. Hubínek) – Adediran.
