Apologies for the delay getting this week's post up. I have been busy sorting out moves across the city (alas, no longer will I be able to say Bohemians have the nearest ground to where I lay my head of an evening - that dubious honour will instead fall on Sparta's shoulders) and Matt appears to have been running some kind of mad caper all around Britain that meant he missed Cardiff v Norwich.
Anyway, this weekend, Bohemians lined up against the somewhat lacklustre Sokolov. Having met up with a few fellow Brits I was persuaded to ditch my seat in the rafters of the main tribune for the experience of standing with the real fans behind the goal. I have been there once before, for a game when standing there was the only place I could get tickets. I stood for two cold hours, stretching every sinew in my legs to try and peer over everyone. And our keeper got sent off.
So, I was dubious but I gave it another go. This time, I was stood somewhere where I had a much better view but still found standing for the entire game a chore. I was born lazy and have got lazier as time has progressed and so comfort comes first for me.
Anyway, the game itself was pretty dire. Sokolov were crap and Bohemians were like a kitten playing with a blind mouse. Plenty of pawing, not much clawing and no killer touch. Half time it was 0-0.
Second half, Bohemka came out with a lot more fire in them and you got much more of a feeling that a goal was coming. And with Bohemians playing towards the goal I was stood behind that was a good thing. On the hour, the ball went forward, Skoda held it up, laid it back and someone (*intermission while William hastily opens new window and researches the scorer whose name he missed on account of much cheering and beer-throwing*) Rychlik, who belted one in.
On doing said research I have found out that other key factors about the game was that Snozik, Jan Moravek and Slezak were all injured but good news was that Lukas Hartig the striker who managed to injure his knee in a bar brawl last season, was on the bench. He didn't come on.
Final score Bohemians 1 Sokolov 0. Bohemians are second in the league on goal difference to Caslav.
Later that evening...
Straight from Dolicek I jumped on a tram, met my friend at Muzeum metro, met another friend at a tram stop and we went to watch Viktoria Zizkov at home to Banik Ostrava. Ostrava's fans are known for their passion and rowdiness though also for certain elements of trouble. Sparta v Banik is possibly the most fierce match-up in the Czech Republic.
Whether Ostrava's fans would have been more troublesome had the game not gone entirely their way remains unknown. After 15 minutes a Zizkov defender was sent off for a professional foul and Banik scored from the freekick. For the rest o fthe half Zizkov battered them with some impressive long shots smashing off posts, going just wide or being fumbled by the keeper and turned into the goal by strikers in offside positions. Half time score, 1-0.
In the second half Zizkov could not maintain the pace and ended up losing 3-0. One of the strangest things the Banik fans did was during one song they would all put their arms around each other and while jumping/bobbing up and down, turn their back to the game. It was a very strange spectacle and something I have never seen done before.
Anyway, that's it for this weekend's sport. Next weekend, Bohemians are away at HK Olomouc and I am away at Cesky Krumlov so I will not be able to watch the games I have gambled on.
*William did not throw beer. Other people did.
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