On 24 August, one of the matches of the Europa League in football took place. Slavia (Prague) and Zorya (Luhansk) met.
Europa League
Slavia (Prague) - Zorya (Lugansk) - 2:0 (0:0)
Goals: M. Tidjani (81), L. Masopust (90+4)
Warnings: Dryshlyuk (7), E. Guerrero (44), Batagov (50), O. Yatsyk (57), M. Turbayevskyi (62).
In a recent UEFA Europa League match held at the Fortuna Arena, Slavia Prague hosted Zorya Luhansk in a thrilling encounter that ended 2-0 in favour of the home side. The first half of the match ended in a goalless draw, but it was not without excitement. In the 7th minute, K. Dryshlyuk of Zorya Luhansk received a yellow card for a flagrant foul. On 27 minutes, Slavia Prague seemed to take the lead when L. Masopust put the ball in the net, but the goal was cancelled due to a foul. Towards the end of the half, Zarya Luhansk player E. Guerrero received a yellow card, which further increased the tension in the match. At the beginning of the second half Zorya made the first substitution: D. Myshnev came on the pitch instead of P. Mitsin. However, they continued to receive yellow cards: A. Batagov and O. Yatsyk were warned on the 50th and 57th minutes respectively. Then Slavia Prague made their move, making two substitutions in a row. In the 57th minute I. Schranz replaced V. Jurecka, and in the 58th minute M. Jurasek came on in place of M. van Buren. In the 62nd minute, Zorya Luhansk player M. Turbaevski received a yellow card, adding to his discipline problems.
Slavia Prague strengthened their squad with two more substitutions. In the 68th minute M. Chytil replaced M. Tijani, and in the 69th minute L. Provod replaced B. Ogungbai. The turning point in Slavia Praha's game came on 81 minutes, when M. Tijani scored the decisive goal, putting his team ahead in the score. In the final minutes of the game Zorya Luhansk made two more substitutions: in the 82nd minute V. Bugay replaced E. Guerrero and D. Antyukh replaced I. Gorbach. Both teams continued to fight, and in the 86th minute Zorya Luhansk made the last substitution, replacing I. Kiryukhantsev with D. Alefirenko. Alefirenko. Slavia Prague responded with the last substitution D. Dowder, who replaced K. Vallem in the 88th minute. In the last minutes of the match N. Lalatovic, a player of Zorya Luhansk, received a yellow card, which added to their disappointment. And in the 90th minute, L. Masopust scored another goal to seal Slavia Prague's victory, making the score 2-0 in their favour. The match between Slavia Praha and Luhansk Zorya was a tense struggle, both teams demonstrated their skill and perseverance throughout the game. The decisive factor was the fact that Slavia Praha succeeded in the final minutes, securing all three points in this UEFA Europa League game.
The following matches await the opponents in the next round: Zorya vs Slavia, Zorya vs Slavia.
| Slavia | Zarya | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Blows to the goal | 1 |
| 22 | Blows | 8 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 9 | Offences | 12 |
| 9 | Corners | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 59% | Ball possession | 41% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Keeper saves | 9 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |