Aug 29, 2022 |
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Spartak is not doing well with newcomers this season. Banská Bystrica won in Trnava when Depetris converted a penalty in the end, then Podbrezová drew 1:1, although its players rarely found themselves in the round of 16, and yesterday Skalica also opened a points account in the duels with Spartak. Trnava did not confirm their reputation as the best shooting team and forced the goalkeeper to make only one save.
"There was a lack of quality, while the pace was significantly lower. We weren't good with the ball, we passed slowly. The opponent was also well prepared, it must be said. We did not assert ourselves easily. In the second half, it was already clear that if we increase the intensity, the quality is on our side and the question was whether we can turn it into a goal and get it to the last 16. We were already starting to play handball from it and there were few centered balls. In the end, a goal was scored after one, and Risto could still score a second goal after another. He had been planning it for a long time, he had nothing to lose there. He should have fired it over the crossbar with his left foot and I think he would have scored," said after the match Michal Gašparík, who had a difficult week. In the cup, the players let him down with their performance in Boleráz, and they didn't make up for it much even yesterday. They lost in both games, while it was confirmed that when the Spartans concede first, they have a big problem. The opponent goes to the limit of his possibilities and defends with all players. After that, the path to the goal is difficult. In both cases, the unfortunate run of one of the defending players helped.
"We overslept in the first half, we started playing from the 70th minute, and if we had played like that the whole match, we would have won. However, football is played for 90 minutes and we have to be happy for a point, because today we probably didn't even deserve that one." admitted Kristián Koštrna.
On Wednesday, Trnava hosts Liptovský Mikuláš, from whom you can't expect an open game either, but you have to jump on the wave again when the Spartans make the way to three points easier with the opening goal.
More information about the match: https://fcspartaktrnava.com/clanek.asp?id=9152
