PHOTO: Football Sparta Kolín celebrated its anniversary with a victory over Slavia Prague
The celebrations started with a performance by the Shadow Dance Academy conducted by Dominika Kozáková. After two performances by girls aged 12 to 14, the main actors were welcomed by about four hundred spectators. Accompanied by the jingle of the Champions League and the players, the product entered the center circle and watched the awards of the deserving officials of Sparta Kolín. Messrs. Jaroslav Bejlek, Miloš Holoubek, Pavel Paseka and Čestmír Kaura took home the gift basket and commemorative mug. Jan Kopecký, a long-time administrator, also received the award in memoriam.
“I was really looking forward to this event, I came to enjoy it,” says Jan Štoček, a longtime cannon from Kolín. “I always like to return to Cologne, I want my children to know it too,” he adds.
The busy Cologne team, younger than their opponent, jumped into the match with great gusto. In the 14th minute, former gunner Jan Štoček stamped the crossbar. In the first 35 minutes, the fans watching did not see the goal, so they had to wait until the second half. There, with a goal, the bag tore.
At the beginning of the second act, Tomáš Michálek made a big impact twice and the Kolíňáci took a two-goal lead. Four then, David Kalivoda sat on the other side and the last minutes were 2: 1. Thanks to Jiří Hanuš, Kolín very quickly took back the two-goal boss – 3: 1. In the 58th minute, Roman Janoušek scored a goal and it was again only one goal. After an interview for Cologne television, Jan Štoček increased the lead by two goals in the 61st minute – 4: 2. “After scoring a goal, I immediately remembered the very beautiful memories and a lot of goals. It’s a beautiful feeling to get back here after so many years, “says one of the leading heroes as he advanced to the second league in 2014, with a smile on his face. David Kalivoda was again in charge of the Slavic reduction. He made a quick move down and overcame Černý’s goalkeeper – 4: 3. Two minutes before the final whistle, Michálek set fire again, but the left pole of the Slavic gate put up a hat-trick. A few tens of seconds later, Petr Němeček took advantage of Štoček’s pass and scored the fifth goal in Kolín – 5: 3. Although it seemed decided, the Slavs cooked Kolín at the last minute. Roman Janoušek adjusted the score with 5: 4 in the match. However, the result of the match was only secondary, it was mainly about entertaining the spectators. “It was a match for local people who are celebrating the 110th anniversary of the Kolín club, it’s a pity that probably not more people came due to the weather,” says Pavel Řehák, assistant coach of Trpišovský at the A team of Slavia Prague.
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“I saw some guys after ten years. We gave each other numbers and said we had to meet for a beer. It was a pleasant meeting, “said Štoček nostalgically.
The whole match was accompanied by a prepared program. Face painting and a bouncy castle were prepared for children, adults bought a raffle for prizes from event partners and three boys competed for signed gloves for signed gloves by Přemysl Kovář, goalkeeper A of Slavia Praha. Non-competitors could watch the U10 and U9 categories or buy handmade hearts, from which the entire proceeds will go to the rehabilitation of six-year-old Viktorka with epilepsy and beginning spasticity of the lower limb. In total, CZK 6,000 was collected!
This is not the end of the jubilee anniversary celebrations in Cologne. The club is preparing another event on August 20, details of which will be available in the coming weeks.
Tomáš Šulc