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After a good performance Slovan lost to Slavia 2:3
Liberec - Before the representative break, Liberec footballers played a duel against Slavia. Last time we managed to draw with them. This time a win was not far away. Slovan had an excellent start to the match, when in the eighth minute they led 2:0 after goals by Kulenović and Preisler. Ivan Schranz then managed to reduce the score and it was 2:1. After half-time, van Buren equalised from a penalty. Then there was a lot of midfield play and a lot of fouls. Slavia finally managed to turn it around when Zafeiris scored. Our team still tried to equalize, but it didn´t happen. The match ended with the home team losing 2:3.
Clear defeat at the promoted club - 2:5 in Karviná
Karviná/Liberec - Karviná played cautiously at first, but then came two quick goals. First Alex Ivan scored and then Mikula equalized for Slovan. After that our team played well, but didn´t score. At the end of the first half, Budínský returned the lead to Karviná and then Akinyemi increased it. In the second half came a quick reduction by Tupta, but then two more Karviná goals.
Slovan won the cup match against Kladno, Horský and Tupta decided in the end
Kladno/Liberec - In the third round of the Czech Cup, the Liberec footballers faced Kladno away. Against the team from Division B, where former Slovan player Zdeněk Folprecht plays, our team played without goals for a long time. After several missed chances, the score changed for the first time in the 80th minute when Horský scored. Four minutes later, Tupta added a second goal to decide the Liberec team´s progress to the next round of the MOL Cup.
After early comeback: Slovan plays only 3:3 against Teplice
Liberec - After the last round, when Slovan drew in Jablonec, they presented themselves at home against FK Teplice. The match started much better for the guests, when they led 2:0 in the 11th minute. The Liberec players managed to turn it around to 3:2 before half-time. Chaloupek hit his own goal after a pass from Ghali, Mohamed Doumbia and Ivan Varfolomeev gave us the lead, both with beautiful shots from outside the box. The second half started unpleasantly for the home team again. Right in the 51st minute a penalty was whistled in Teplice´s favour, and Daniel Fila equalised. At the end of the match Slovan had a lot of pressure, but despite it, they failed to reverse the course of the match and both teams parted with one point after a 3:3 draw.
Slovan draws with Jablonec in Podještěd derby
Jablonec/Liberec - Lubos Kozel´s players started the 61st. Podještěd derby actively and their reward was a penalty at the beginning of the match, which was taken by Ľubomír Tupta and opened his scoring account this season. Unfortunately, Slovan didn´t convert their next chances and Jablonec equalised soon after the break.
Theo Gebre Selassie will be the sports manager of Slovan
After the spring part of the last season, Theo Gebre Selassie´s successful football career came to an end, during which he played for the German Bundesliga and the Czech national team, in addition to two stints in Liberec. The thirty-six-year-old Czech league champion with Slovan in 2012 will continue to work for the club in the role of sports manager of the A-team.
Slovan was unable to score against Sparta and lost 0:2
Liberec - In the seventh round of the Czech top league competition, Luboš Kozel´s players faced a difficult duel with Sparta Prague. After two goals by Lukáš Haraslín, who scored from two almost identical situations, the team won 2:0 in Liberec. Our new signing from Danish Viborg Jan Žambůrek made his debut in the starting line-up.
Slovan could not score against Olomouc and lost 0:2
Olomouc/Liberec - The footballers from Liberec played in the sixth round of the Czech top league against Olomouc. Midfielder Frýdek, who injured his knee in the last match, was missing from the lineup and Slovan did not do well in attack. The home side took a penalty and then a corner kick in the second half to take a two-goal lead. Slovan failed to react to the situation and left Olomouc with a 0:2 defeat.
Slovan beat Pardubice 1:0 at home, Frýdek scored
Liberec - In the fifth round of the Czech highest league, Slovan played against Pardubice at home. After three matches without a win, it was necessary to achieve three points. The 13th minute helped, when Frýdek opened the scoring. After the goal, the game slowed down a bit and both teams were rather fighting for the ball. In the second half it continued and no good chances came. In the end Slovan won the match and added three points to the table.
Slovan drew with Zlín 1:1 and takes a point home from Letná
Zlín/Liberec - The last time we managed to win in Zlín was almost five years ago. And this time we failed again. Christian Frýdek opened the scoring in the 15th minute. After that the home team started to be more on the ball and equalised. In the 35th minute Jakub Janetzký made it happen. It looked like Slovan lose again, as Kovinić scored the goal in the last minute. Fortunately for our team, the goal was not valid due to an offside. Thus, both teams parted amicably with one point.