Liberec 5 - 0 Havířov (381489464)

Clouds darkened the skies at Bílý Tygři Liberec Arena as 7505 spectators turned up for the match. Michaël Buysse was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Henri Nuyt and Tzahi Granot. Liberec started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Kohoutek - Kočička, Motloch, Sazima, Barták - Karkoš, Pokorný, Černek, Nedvídek - Konopáč, Skuhravý.

Havířov decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Lineup: Švorčík - Hnízdo, Kittler, Semecký, Oral - Hrazdira, Dlouhý, Preisler, Vyvlečka - Petříček, Gerlich.

Liberec were very close to putting themselves one up after 5 minutes as P. Barták got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. With 23 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as F. Skuhravý flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. Liberec's M. Kočička was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 29 minutes. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave F. Skuhravý from Liberec a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 35 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! After 36 minutes, Liberec sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached F. Skuhravý, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 2 - 0. After this, you could see that the players of Liberec were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. After 38 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and M. Sazima gave the Liberec supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 3 - 0. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Liberec, with 72 percent of the ball.

A. Karkoš really should have scored when he was chosen by fate to confront a wide open goal following a great play by O. Nedvídek after a corner. Liberec solidified their lead at the 58 minute mark, as F. Skuhravý dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 4 - 0. This third goal completed a hattrick for F. Skuhravý. A counterattack by Havířov after 60 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but J. Hrazdira, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. Liberec's A. Karkoš increased the lead to 5 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 73 minutes. 82 minutes in, Havířov's S. Petříček received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Possession in this half belonged to Liberec, who controlled the ball 73 percent of the time.

F. Skuhravý performed admirably for Liberec. On the other hand, P. Kohoutek's play was disheartening. Most important Havířov player was S. Petříček. R. Preisler turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 5 - 0.