Players of Bohemians 1905 are preparing for the spring campaign that will, hopefully, lead to the promotion to the first league. Kangaroos played three Tipsport Cup games and although they were eliminated from further proceedings their performance did not disappoint avid fans who came to cheer them on even during temperatures well below normal. One wonders what happened to the global warming.
Tipsport Cup games
All Tipsport Cup games were played on an artificial turf in Eden (Slavia).
Slavia Praha - Bohemians 1905 1:2 (0:1)
Played on January 10, 2009.
Goals: 68. Jarolím - 36. Slezák, 69. Cseh
The current champion and the leading team of the first league, Slavia, fielded the strongest possible team for this match. Despite that the match was quite even with scoring chances at both ends.
Bohemians 1905: Havránek - Janek, Pávek (62. Brhlík), Cseh, Jindřišek - Moravec (46. Ježdík), Augustín (62. Himl), Jungr (46. Růžička), Róth - Slezák (46. Bálek), Hartig (46. Ibragimov)
Bohemians 1905 - FK Příbram 1:1 (1:1)
Played on January 17, 2009.
Goals: 40. Adam - 10. Brožík
This was not an exciting match. Its quality was probably affected by the fact that both teams just returned from the training camp where the emphasis was on physical conditioning.
Bohemians 1905: Havránek - Janek, Pávek, Lukáš, Rychlík - Moravec (46. Róth), Adam, Augustín (46. Jungr), Ježdík (59. Kotyza) - Strnad (46. Škoda), Hartig (46. Ibragimov)
Bohemians 1905 - Viktoria Plzeň 1:2 (1:0)
Played on January 18, 2009.
Goals: 25. Kotyza - 60. Rada, 82. Trapp
The outcome of this match decided that Bohemians have ended their participation in the Tipsport Cup. More important than the result was the injury suffered by the Bohemians goalie, Sňozík, who injured tendons in his hand. Let’s hope the injury is not serious.
Bohemians 1905: Sňozík (35. Havránek) - Jindřišek, Cseh, Nikl, Růžička - Kotyza, Morávek, Jungr, Róth (46. Moravec) - Škoda (46. Ibragimov), Hartig (46. Strnad)
Other preparation matches
Bohemians 1905 - FK Baumit Jablonec 2:0 (0:0)
Played on January 21, 2009 on an artificial turf in Vyšehrad.
Goals: 55. and 58. Škoda
Kangaroos played very well, especially in the first half although they did not score any goals. Škoda proved his scoring touch that he showed already during the indoor Weekend of Champions.
Bohemians 1905: Havránek - Jindřišek (46. Janek), Lukáš (46. Cseh), Nikl, Rychlík (46. Růžička) - Moravec (61. Ježdík), Adam (46. Augustín), Morávek (46. Jungr), Róth - Strnad (46. Slezák), Hartig (46. Škoda).
Slovan Liberec - Bohemians 1905 2:1 (0:1)
Played on January 24, 2009 on an artificial turf in Nymburk.
Goals: 70. Nezmar, 86. Liška - 1. Kotyza
Kangaroos suffered only the second loss during preparation matches. The game against one of the better first league teams, Liberec, was quite even. The decisive goal was scored with 4 minutes to go.
Bohemians 1905: Havránek - Jindříšek, Lukáš, Cseh (80.Brhlík), Růžička - Kotyza, Jungr, Morávek (46. Ibragimov), Moravec - Slezák (55. Strnad), Škoda (55. Augustín)
