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“The victory from an uncomfortable 0:2 to 3:2 shows the strength of the team. The goals we conceded were horrendous after our defensive blunders. We were able to pick ourselves up even though two goals were not conceded, but we still managed to turn things around and that is appreciated,” praised Martin Jánošík, coach of Česká Lípa.
The beginning of the match clearly belonged to the guests, already in the 6th minute they caught an unsuccessful pass in the middle and Kaiser got into it, who converted – 0:1. Six minutes later, Filip lost the ball, which Špaček used to increase the score – 0:2. In the 29th minute, Halbich received a cross from Kazda, but he was unlucky, he didn’t shoot goalkeeper Bojčuk. In the 33rd minute, Lípa scored a goal, but despite the protests of the home players, the border referee waved offside, so it was not recognized. Two minutes later, Lípa shot the crossbar, the ball bounced behind the goal line, but the borderline signaled to play on, yet Lípa managed to score, Halbich subsequently shot through the entire defense – 1:2.
In the second half, Halbich went for the goalkeeper, but was again unsuccessful. Lípa tried, but she did not succeed in shooting. That came only in the 65th minute, when Blažek ended his solo from the half with an equalizing goal – 2:2. Halbich decided Česká Lípa’s victory when he used Kazda’s cross to score his second goal and at the same time secured three points – 3:2.
“We started well, beyond expectations. We stopped playing after two minutes, we let ourselves be pushed. The opponent had several chances there, which we saved. The second half was fairly even. At 1:2 we believed we could score a point here. But in the end, we made two mistakes that the opponent was able to take advantage of. In my opinion, the opponent deservedly won,” admitted Karel Jeřábek, coach of the division newcomer.
Arsenal Česká Lípa – Újezd Prague 3:2 (1:2)
Goals: 35th and 83rd Halbich, 65th Blazek – 6th Kaiser, 12th Špaček. R: Stefan. ŽK: 4:3, 205 spectators.
Česká Lípa: Král – Baláž (71. Žižka), Dvořák, Filip, Henzl – Blažek – Šimon, Kazda (83. Nosek), Havel (76. Valta), Bulejko (46. Krčmář) – Halbich (83. Ješeta)
MIROSLAV DALÍK