Vysočina Jihlava edge Slavia Prague II in five-goal thriller
Vysočina Jihlava secured a 3-2 victory over Slavia Prague II at home in the ninth round of the FNL Regular Season on Friday evening. The result extends the hosts' recent run of form, following their 2-1 win against Ústí nad Labem last week.
The opening half produced all the early drama. O. Sambou opened the scoring for Jihlava in the eighteenth minute, but R. Mokrovics responded almost immediately, finding the net in the twenty-first. By then the pattern was set — a quick exchange that would define the evening's tempo.
After the interval, T. Omotoye restored Jihlava's lead in the fifty-sixth minute, but Slavia II refused to stay down. A. Cedergren equalised in the seventy-first minute, and for a moment it looked like the visitors might complete their comeback. Then B. Szywala struck in the seventy-fifth minute to restore the three-goal margin.
Substitutions came thick and fast in the second half, particularly around the sixty-sixth minute when Slavia Prague II made three changes simultaneously. I. Okonkwo was sent off for the hosts after receiving a second yellow card, though the timing suggests he had already been booked earlier for a foul. Discipline was tight overall — two yellows for Jihlava and one for the visitors.
The statistics tell an interesting story. Jihlava generated more attacks with 95 compared to 80, but Slavia Prague II were more clinical with 11 shots on target to 7. Both sides held 50 per cent possession, but the difference in efficiency ultimately decided the result. Jihlava's 14 shots off target versus 7 on target suggests they worked harder but found less precision.
The win moves Jihlava into stronger position following their mixed results earlier in the season, including that heavy 1-3 defeat to Dukla Prague. For Slavia Prague II, the loss comes after a 3-3 draw with Opava and a 0-1 defeat to Viktoria Žižkov — a run that suggests they're finding it difficult to convert dominance into points.
