Loss of the MOL Cup: Slavia at home, Sparta to the north, Bohemka against the second league
“Slavia is the main favorite. He will definitely go on, “is clearly known coach František Straka. The former national team defender, who won the national cup five times as a player and twice rejoiced as a coach, was the patron of the draw for the round of 16 of the MOL Cup, which took place at noon on Thursday at the FACR headquarters in Strahov.
A participant in the World Championships in 1990 and a four-time league champion, he won the domestic cup as a coach with Sparta and Teplice. “Both final matches were challenging. But it was a milestone with Teplice, then Pavel Horváth, Karel Rada or Tomáš Poštulka were there. In the end we won 1-0 thanks to Tomáš Hunal. I remember that it was fantastic how many buses there are in Strahov at that time. But overall, it’s always a fantastic feeling to lift the cup over your head. It’s nice to see what the prize is to win the cup and it’s no longer such an underestimated competition, “said František Straka in a live broadcast before the start of the draw.
The draw itself was made by Jiří Kotrba, director of the Football Development Department of the FACR, and Martin Pavlíček, a representative of MOL. The fate included fourteen representatives from the highest competition and two second-league teams.
Currently leading team FORTUNGA: LIGA, Viktoria Plzeň will travel to Mladé Boleslav. The first second league team was drawn by Varnsdorf, who will go to nearby Jablonec. The second team from the second league from Jihlava will play at Bohemians Prague.
The round of 16 is the last phase, which is on the program during the autumn part of the season. The quarterfinals will be played in March next year.
MOL Cup Round of 16: Slovácko – Karviná, Slavia Prague – Zlín, Mladá Boleslav – Plzeň, Jablonec – Varnsdorf, Teplice – Sparta Prague, Ostrava – Hradec Králové, České Budějovice – Olomouc, Bohemians 1905 – Jihlava.