Plzen claim victory as Herpice slump continues
Victoria Plzen Women secured a 2-0 win over Horni Herpice Women in the 1. Liga Regular Season on Saturday, rounding off four games without defeat. And here's the thing — this was a comfortable evening for the visitors, who had lost 0-3 at the same ground in May but came away with all three points this time around.
M. Bader opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, keeping the home side quiet. The striker doubled her tally just 11 minutes later, and by then Herpice were already looking like they were chasing the game. Two goals in a short window turned what could have been a tight affair into something else entirely.
Plzen made changes to see out the result, bringing on T. Ruslerova for 46 minutes, followed by a pair at the hour mark. Z. Masarova and J. Novotna came together, and the home side responded with their own moves — A. Radova and J. Freislerova for 65, then S. French at 66. The substitutions kept coming through the second half, with B. Hoffmann at 77 and a double change for Herpice at 83.
To be fair, the result reflects what we've seen all season. Horni Herpice sit eighth with zero points from four matches, having lost every game — including that 9-0 hammering by Slavia Prague last weekend. Meanwhile, Plzen sit fifth on six points, with two wins and two losses keeping them within touching distance of the top half.
What this means is simple. Herpice remain winless and need to find something — anything — to turn things around. Plzen, on the other hand, have shown they can handle the pressure when it comes. The old head settled them down, and the result tells the story without needing any extra words.
