
Vršovice belong to Slavia! Goals by Diouf and Botos


The lineup saw four changes compared to the league match against Plzen. In defense, Stepan Chaloupek replaced the suspended Igoh Ogbu, while Dominik Pech started in place of Christos Zafeiris. Tomas Chory was supported in attack by Ondrej Lingr and Mojmir Chytil, while Provod and Schranz were not available for the match.
Slavia had dominated the first encounter of the season at Dolicek, winning 4-0 with goals from Diouf, Chory, and Zafeiris, along with an own goal.
The first shot on target came from a header by Chory, but Reichl handled it well. In the 16th minute, the Bohemians goalkeeper quickly got down to secure the ball ahead of Chytil, and Lingr fired over after a turn.
In the 29th minute, VAR intervened, leading to Cermaks red card, giving Slavia a lengthy numerical advantage. It was almost immediately utilized when Malick Diouf scored with a cross-shot, but referee Szikszay disallowed the goal due to an offside position.
At the end of the first half, Doud?ra came close to opening the scoring, narrowly missing the far post after a setup from Holes. Chaloupeks powerful header was tipped over the bar by Reichl, who also managed to control Pechs deflected shot and Chytils effort. The teams went into halftime goalless.
That changed in the 49th minute when Malick Diouf found the net, assisted by Doudera. This time, VAR confirmed the goal - 1:0. It was the Senegalese internationals seventh goal in this seasons Chance Liga. After an hour, Kusej replaced Lingr, and ten minutes later, Chytil and Pech made way for Moses and Botos.
In the 78th minute, Stanek dealt with a dangerous effort from Hulka, while Chaloupek was substituted by Konecny. Botos had a golden opportunity to secure the win but shot over from a perfect position, and Chory also failed to convert.
The referees added eight minutes of stoppage time, during which Giannis-Fivos Botos scored his first competitive goal for Slavia after a pass from Chory, making it 2-0. Jindrich Trpisovskys team claimed victory in the Vrsovice derby and will next face Sparta at Letna on Saturday.


Lineups
Staněk – Holeš, Zima, Chaloupek (81. Konečný) – Douděra, Pech (70. Moses), Oscar, Diouf – Chytil (70. Botos), Lingr (62. Kušej), Chorý
Reichl – Křapka, Vondra, Shejbal – Kareem (61. Vala), Hrubý (72. Novák), Hůlka, Čermák, Dostál (90. Zeman) – Drchal (72. Júsuf), Pleštil (61. Kadlec)