Zbrojovka brno advanced to teh eight-final round of the domestic cup, defeating North Bohemia and maintaining their position atop the second league standings. The victory comes as the club is widely considered a first-league caliber team, according to assistant coach ondřej prášil.
The match saw only Jan Fortelný remain in the lineup compared to Saturday’s game against Olomouc, despite Brno not deploying their key players from the start. While north Bohemia’s cup run ends, Zbrojovka now awaits their eight-final opponent, to be determined in a ticket draw next Friday, with matches scheduled for October 29th. “Zbrojovka is definitely a first league team, or a whole, which has a cadre for the first league and a lot of experienced players,” prášil stated.
despite a strong second-half performance, North Bohemia fell short. “We where punished for two mistakes in the first half. Although we had a great superiority in the second, we were able to reduce just. We were not so good to turn the match,” Prášil admitted. Sadik concluded, “In the eight -final round, we want another first league to undergo confrontation as we are.”