LIBEREC. Slovan Liberec beats České Budějovice 1-0 after L. Kulenovic scored just 1 goal (61′). České Budějovice lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stadion u Nisy stadium in Liberec on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jan Machálek with the support of Marek Podaný and Petr Antoníček. The 4th official was Michael Kvítek. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.88 degrees Celsius or 47.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 13 Total 7
- 5 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 85 Attack 122
- 55 Dangerous attack 63
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 17 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
České Budějovice was in firm control of the ball 60% while Slovan Liberec was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
České Budějovice was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Slovan Liberec was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Slovan Liberec shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, České Budějovice shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Slovan Liberec received 2 yellow cards (Denis Visinsky and Marios Pourzitidis). Regarding the opposition, České Budějovice received 2 yellow cards (Jan Suchan and Matous Nikl).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Slovan Liberec will have 17 points like Bohemians 1905 to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, České Budějovice will stay with 10 points like Zlín to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Fortuna Liga, Slovan Liberec will host Slovácko on the 6th of April with a 18-6 head to head stats in favor of Slovan Liberec (9 draws).
České Budějovice will host Slovácko on the 27th of April with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Slovácko (7 draws).
Slovan Liberec – Formation
Slovan Liberec adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Luboš Kozel decided to play with the following team: Hugo Jan Backovsky, Jan Mikula, Matej Chalus, Marios Pourzitidis, Ahmad Ghali, Lukas Cerv, Jan Žambůrek, Dominik Preisler, Christian Frydek, Lubomir Tupta and Luka Kulenovic.
The home team had on the bench: Olivier Vliegen, Denis Visinsky, Ivan Varfolomeev, Michael Rabusic, Jakub Hudák, Filip Horsky, Nicolas Penner, Chidera Micheal Okoh, Michal Fukala and Filip Prebsl.
Substitutions
Slovan Liberec made 5 changes: Christian Frydek for Michal Fukala (76′), Luka Kulenovic for Michael Rabusic (88′), Ahmad Ghali for Denis Visinsky (59′), Marios Pourzitidis for Filip Prebsl (46′) and Lubomir Tupta for Filip Horsky (88′).
České Budějovice – Formation
Also České Budějovice adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Marek Nikl played with: Dávid Sípoš, Lukáš Havel, Martin Králik, Matous Nikl, Martin Sladký, Marcel Čermák, Michael Hubínek, Vincent Trummer, P. Vincent, Patrik Hellebrand and Jan Suchan, Jiří Skalák.
They had on the bench: David Broukal, Alen Dejanović, Quadri Adebayo Adediran, Vojtěch Hora, Pavel Osmančík, Wale Musa Alli and Martin Janáček.
Substitutions
České Budějovice made 3 changes: Matous Nikl for Wale Musa Alli (46′), Ahmad Ghali for Quadri Adebayo Adediran (69′) and Patrik Hellebrand for Pavel Osmančík (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Fortuna Liga.
- Slavia Praha – Viktoria Plzeň – 1-2
- Slovan Liberec – České Budějovice – 1-0
- Karviná – Baník Ostrava – 1-3