slavia 7 - 1 Karlovice (381394310)

36095 spectators had come to Eden this cloudy day. Natalino Rizzi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Enrique Ivorra and Luca Corsi. slavia tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Ribiscini - Gorički, Otacı - Petroš, Kovačič, Ponča, Weyer, Beiern - Huser, Nørgaard, Seres.

Karlovice had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Vaňousek - Režný, Drmola, Krupica, Výlet - Lakatoš, Štvrtina, Hypš, Vodehnal - Augusta, Malík.

slavia showed off their creative tactics. They were singing the praises of A. Kovačič 2 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to slavia. slavia put in a good effort on the right, but A. Kovačič saw his volley fly wide of the mark 8 minutes into the game. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in slavia's V. Ponča increasing the lead to 2 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of slavia lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. slavia's J. Huser increased the lead to 3 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 13 minutes. 3 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to slavia, who controlled the ball 64 percent of the time.

With 49 minutes gone, Karlovice had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, M. Malík did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. slavia solidified their lead at the 60 minute mark, as J. Huser dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 4 - 0. slavia put themselves up 5 - 0 when G. Seres broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. The visitors replied 72 minutes into the game, reducing the home side's lead to 5 - 1, as P. Krupica dashed up the middle, easily lobbing the ball over the home team's keeper. slavia's J. Huser struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 6 - 1 after 74 minutes. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for J. Huser. The slavia players could smell victory in the air. M. Beiern wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for R. Mihalache after 75 minutes. Cheers filled the stadium as S. Nørgaard broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 7 - 1 to slavia. S. Nørgaard left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 88 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. D. Humplík was the replacement. The coach of slavia was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 88 minutes, M. Obritzberger came on for A. Kovačič. slavia enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

slavia's top performer was clearly J. Huser. V. Ponča on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Karlovice player was M. Malík. On the other hand, K. Vaňousek's play was disheartening. The match ends 7 - 1.