A penalty goal in extra time Antonin Barak allowed the Czech Republic to close with full victories their preparation phase for the European Championship in Germany, by beating Macedonia 2-1 this Monday. Agonizing victory that did not serve to make us forget the controversy in which the Czech team is immersed after the departure due to injury of midfielder Michal Sadilek.
Although it was initially reported that the Dutch Twente player would miss the next European Championship in Germany after injuring his leg during an innocent bike ride, Those responsible for the Czech national team were forced to rectify and acknowledge that he had been injured when jumping with a tricycle through the steep slopes surrounding the Austrian town of Schladming, where the team was concentrated.
A media noise that the Czech coach Ivan Hasek seemed willing to quell with the presence in the starting eleven in the clash that faced him this Monday in Hradec Kralove of many of the players who are expected to start in the continental event. But nor the competition of key pieces such as midfielder Tomas Soucek, player of English West Ham, or forward Patrick Schickone of the names of Bayer Levekusen, prevented the Central Europeans from suffering the unspeakable to defeat Macedonia.
It was of little use to the locals, who will face Portugal, Georgia and Turkey in the group stage of the Euro Cup, taking the lead after 60 minutes on the scoreboard with a goal from Schick, who converted a maximum penalty (1-0) committed on Soucek.
Just five minutes later the Czech Republic, which beat Malta 7-1 last Friday, saw the Balkans level the match (1-1) with a goal from Isnik Alimi. A tie that the Czech team managed to break after 99 minutes of play with a new penalty goal, the work of Antonin Barakwho did not waste the maximum penalty committed on Mojmir Chytil to establish the final 2-1.
Enjoy all the excitement of the Euro Cup in Biwenger, the official fantasy of Diario AS and number 1 on the market. Mbappé, Kane, Lamine Yamal… In Biwenger you can sign all the stars and make the decisions of a real coach. !Play Euro fantasy for free and get great prizes by clicking here¡
Changes
Mojmír Chytil (66′, Patrik Schick), Pavel Sulc (66′, Adam Hlozek), David Jurasek (66′, Vladimír Coufal), Nikola Serafimov (72′, Gjoko Zajkov), Antonín Barák (72′, Jan Kuchta), Tomas Chory (72′, Lukás Provod), Bojan Dimoski (77′, Stefan Ashkovski), Milan Ristovsky (77′, Aleksandar Trajkovski), Ahmed Iljazovsky (90′, Eljif Elmas), Lirim Qamili (90′, Ezgjan Alioski), Ondrej Lingr (90′, Tomás Holes)
Goals
1-0, 60′: Schick1-1, 65′: Isnik Alimi2-1, 98′: Antonin Barak
Cards
Referee: Michal Ocenas
Ladislav Krejci (60′,Yellow), Musliu (60′,Yellow), Zajkov (71′, Yellow)
