Czech Republic round-up: Slovan leapfrog Zizkov
Sunday, March 24, 2002
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The battle for second spot in the 1. liga was decided by a last-minute goal on Sunday.
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The battle for second spot in the 1. liga was decided by a last-minute goal on Sunday as FC Slovan Liberec defeated FK Viktoria Zizkov 1-0 to claim it.
Match in doubt
The visitors were the last domestic team to beat Slovan, that victory coming 13 rounds ago in September, and the waterlogged pitch appeared to be a clear advantage to a Zizkov side missing the suspended Miroslav Mikulík and Michal Šmarda.
Stalemate
Thursday's 4-0 UEFA Cup quarter-final defeat by BV Borussia Dortmund appeared to be on the Slovan players' minds in the first period, but after the break it was a one-sided affair.
Nezmar winner
Jiri Štajner was sent off in the 89th minute for Slovan, but Jan Nezmar had the final say three minutes into added time when he scored the winning goal after finding himself alone in front of goal.
