The representatives made up the whole match in Skopje, and in the end they were not helped by several excellent interventions by goalkeeper Tomáš Mrkva.
The Czech team failed to repay North Macedonia for elimination in the playoffs six years ago. The national team will once again drag on waiting for participation in the world championship, where it last presented itself in 2015 in Qatar. The Spanish coach Xavier Sabaté did not win the first matches on the bench of the Czech national team, where he replaced Rastislav Trtík after the January Euro.
“We had our chances. We really improved compared to the first match. Both teams are very even, Macedonia was not better. It was tight, the doubles match decided the details. Now we are disappointed, elimination is difficult, but it’s a sport. We have to keep working , “he said in the Sabate federal record.
We collided at key moments, Babák admitted
“Of course we hoped to get a better result from the first match. It would be better, but we made it to the draw and we knew we had a chance. Today we did it, but unfortunately we collided at key moments. It’s It was a great pity. We knew that we had Macedonians, “said Tomáš Babák.
The Czech team lost up to seven goals in Wednesday’s home match, but in the end it won a draw, which really kept it in the game for promotion. Sabbat’s charges had almost seven thousand spectators in Skopje in retaliation against the stormy backdrop at the beginning. In the seventh minute, Čip adjusted the score to 4: 2 for the guests, but the Macedonians reacted with a five-goal goal and did not let go of the lead.
The Czech team had to constantly tighten in the further course and went to the cabins with a loss of 12:14. After 10 minutes of the second act, the Macedonians, who took 22nd place in the January Euro, bounced back to 20:16 and the Sabbaths took a break. His charges then reduced to a difference of two goals and thanks to the interventions of the goalkeeper Mrkva, they still “nurtured” the hope of equalizing.
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The guests did not change a few clear chances, but in the end they attacked a draw, which would be enough for them to advance with a higher number of goals scored than at home. In the 57th minute, the Czechs defended themselves in the weakness at 25:24 for the home team, but they did not end the subsequent attack. After a time-out, Taleski increased the difference by two goals, and even though Babák reduced it, Kuzmanovski had the last word after a seven-meter throw. The top scorer of the match scored nine goals.
“We caught up with the shortage by a few goals. Especially in the second half we always made it to the goal and we could go to a draw, but we didn’t change. Unfortunately, we always bounced back and it knocked us down a lot. “The moment we knew what we were playing for. We had such a brake in our heads. The coach is good, he can’t influence that we don’t give clear chances,” Babák said.
Sabaté: I’m proud of the boys
“We came here to play a great match and win. I’m proud of all the boys, they all left everything there. We have to improve in clear situations that we haven’t changed. These are the key moments,” Sabate said.
The World Cup in Poland and Sweden will take place on July 2 in Katowice. The Czech team will not play in the second big event in a row. It does not follow on from the January performance at the European Championships, where Sweden and Spain tormented the later finalists in the basic group.
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