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Plzeň Edges Past Sparta Praha in Tense, Card-Filled Match
Plzeň secured a 2-0 victory over Sparta Praha at the Doosan Aréna in Plzeň on April 27th, 2025, in the first round of the Czech Liga Championship Round. The match was a tense affair, characterized by a total of seven yellow cards issued to both teams.
Plzeň held a slight possession advantage (52%), while Sparta Praha managed 8 shots, none of which were on target. Plzeň, however, proved more clinical, registering 12 shots, with 6 on target, resulting in two goals. A. Memic scored the first in the 45th minute, and P. Sulc added the second in the 66th minute. Plzeň also had a goal disallowed for offside in the 58th minute.
Yellow cards were frequent: E. Uchenna and P. Vydra (Sparta Praha) received cautions in the first half, joined by L. Cerv and Cadu (Plzeň) at the end of the first 45 minutes. M. Vitik (Sparta Praha) also received a yellow card at the stroke of halftime. In the second half, E. Cobbaut (Sparta Praha) added a fourth yellow card for his team.
Despite their superior scoreline and shots on target, Plzeň struggled to create numerous scoring opportunities, evidenced by their low corner count (0). The win puts Plzeň in a strong position in the league standings.
Substitutions sparta praha: at minute 31 L. Sadilek came in and V. Birmancevic went out., at minute 46 K. Kairinen came in and P. Vydra went out., at minute 56 M. Rynes came in and J. Zeleny went out., at minute 56 E. Krasniqi came in and Q. Laci went out., at minute 65 A. Preciado came in and E. Uchenna went out.
Substitutions plzen: at minute 46 V. Baier came in and M. Jedlicka went out., at minute 72 V. Jemelka came in and A. Memic went out., at minute 77 R. Durosinmi came in and P. K. Adu went out., at minute 90 J. Kopic came in and M. Vydra went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Plzen
Sparta Praha
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