Unfortunately, an early kick-off prevented the Wilkie Tourists from getting to a Dukla game as the six non-Stags arrived in Prague late on Friday afternoon.
However, after strolling round the old town the following morning the boys went to the first match of the tour at Bohemians 1905, known as The Kangaroos! For 15 Korunas (£5) we secured tickets on the narrow, open area opposite the main stand to see the home side take on Jihlava in a top division (1st Liga) game. A single goal in the first-half secured the win for the home side in front of 4,672 spectators decked out in the green & white stripes of their favourites. A tram ride back into the old town after the match for supper in a traditional Czech pub for dark beer and goulash & potato dumplings, nice.
On Sunday morning we took a tram to arrive directly outside Viktoria Zizkov's ground in good time for the 10:15 kick-off. After a brief walk around the vicinity we paid our 9 Korunas (£3) for a seat in the main stand on a gloriously sunny day. Zizkov comprehensively beat Frydek-Mystek 5-0 in this FNL (2nd Liga) game with a hat-trick from a Roy Keane look-a-like and a double from the 'big fella' up front enjoyed by the small but enthusiastic 1,535 crowd. A post-match kielbasa with bread & mustard washed down with Czech beer, then it was off to the nearby TV Tower to enjoy the vistas 93 metres above the city.
A steady walk down through Wenceslas Square and a tram across the river to Sparta Prague's Generali Arena for the 17:30 game against Brno. Another entertaining game ensued as we watched from the upper tier behind the goal (240 Korunas, £8). Sparta took an early lead, Brno equalised only for Sparta's captain, Lafata to scramble the ball over the line to put the home side back in front before half-time. Lafata scored again, this time from the penalty spot only for Brno to get a goal back with an unlucky own goal, but they couldn't muster the equaliser although it would have been deserved in an end-to-end game in front of a near 9,000 crowd.
However, after strolling round the old town the following morning the boys went to the first match of the tour at Bohemians 1905, known as The Kangaroos! For 15 Korunas (£5) we secured tickets on the narrow, open area opposite the main stand to see the home side take on Jihlava in a top division (1st Liga) game. A single goal in the first-half secured the win for the home side in front of 4,672 spectators decked out in the green & white stripes of their favourites. A tram ride back into the old town after the match for supper in a traditional Czech pub for dark beer and goulash & potato dumplings, nice.
On Sunday morning we took a tram to arrive directly outside Viktoria Zizkov's ground in good time for the 10:15 kick-off. After a brief walk around the vicinity we paid our 9 Korunas (£3) for a seat in the main stand on a gloriously sunny day. Zizkov comprehensively beat Frydek-Mystek 5-0 in this FNL (2nd Liga) game with a hat-trick from a Roy Keane look-a-like and a double from the 'big fella' up front enjoyed by the small but enthusiastic 1,535 crowd. A post-match kielbasa with bread & mustard washed down with Czech beer, then it was off to the nearby TV Tower to enjoy the vistas 93 metres above the city.
A steady walk down through Wenceslas Square and a tram across the river to Sparta Prague's Generali Arena for the 17:30 game against Brno. Another entertaining game ensued as we watched from the upper tier behind the goal (240 Korunas, £8). Sparta took an early lead, Brno equalised only for Sparta's captain, Lafata to scramble the ball over the line to put the home side back in front before half-time. Lafata scored again, this time from the penalty spot only for Brno to get a goal back with an unlucky own goal, but they couldn't muster the equaliser although it would have been deserved in an end-to-end game in front of a near 9,000 crowd.
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