Slavia Forward Chorý Should Have been sent Off, Referee Commission Admits
PRAGUE, September 29, 2025 – Slavia Prague striker Tomáš Chorý (30) was incorrectly allowed to remain on the field during a league match against Dukla Prague, despite committing two yellow-card worthy offenses, the Commission of Referees announced today following a review of the match. Chorý scored both goals in Slavia’s 2-0 victory.
The controversy stems from two incidents involving Chorý and Dukla’s Jaroslav Svozil. The first occurred in the 6th minute, where Svozil alleged unsportsmanlike conduct by Chorý. Referee Dalibor Černý did not issue a card,a decision the commission upheld,stating,”The referee did not misrepresent the yellow card of the home team’s players No. 25 for the unsportsmanlike behavior towards the opponent. The referee could not see the situation.” Though, the commission criticized the Video Assistant Referee (Pavel Orel), noting, “VAR did not correctly interact.”
Later in the match, in the 24th minute, Chorý stepped on Svozil’s hand while the Dukla player was on the ground. Černý did issue a yellow card, which the commission deemed correct: “The referee correctly granted the yellow card of the home team players No. 25 for the unintentional step on the opponent’s hand.”
Despite the second yellow card, Chorý was allowed to continue playing and later scored his second goal before halftime. This means he will be eligible to play in the upcoming derby against Sparta.
The Commission also reviewed two penalty decisions from the match between Pilsen and Zlín (Zlín won 1-0). They ruled that a penalty awarded to Pilsen in the first half, called by Stanislav Volek for a foul by Jakub Kolář on Rafiu Durosinmi, was correctly given, as the Zlín defender “tripped the Pilsen striker with his left foot.” Durosinmi’s subsequent penalty attempt hit the post.
Volek’s decision not to award a second penalty to Pilsen in the 64th minute, following a challenge on Denis Visinsky by Michal Fukala, was also deemed correct by the commission, as Fukala’s actions did not constitute a foul.
The Commission stated that it typically reviews four controversial incidents per round for public comment, but only three warranted discussion from the weekend’s matches, with other incidents being evaluated internally.
[Tweet from Football Referee (@FACROZDCE) regarding the Chorý incident – included for context as in original article]
