Total chaos in the Prague derby » Fans attacked the players and destroyed the title celebration
Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Sunday, 10 May 2026, 00:09 / Updated Sunday, 10 May 2026 00:17
The match from the 2nd stage of the play-off of the Czech championship, between Slavia Prague and Sparta Praguewas interrupted in overtime after fans invaded the field before the end of overtime. Some of them allegedly attacked the visitors' goalkeeper Jakub Surovcik and striker Matyas Vojta.
Everything was set for a big party in the Czech capital: first-placed Slavia Prague (74 points) hosted city rivals Sparta Prague (66 points) on Saturday night. With a victory, Slavia became the champion.
PHOTO. The title match, interrupted by the away fans
Although 3 minutes were still needed, the Slavia fans probably ensured a victory on the green table for the opponents, accompanied by more drastic penalties.
Slavia Prague footballers could celebrate the title on Saturday evening. But, at the score of 3-2, which assured them victory in the championship, their supporters invaded the field in extra time, causing total chaos. The match was stopped before the final whistle, for which they were also warned by the announcer.
Although the central referee decided to resume the match and called the two teams back from the dressing rooms, the guests clearly refused, got on the coach and left the stadium.
According to information from the Czech press, after several players and members of the technical staff were assaulted, they first went to the locker room and then to the team coach.
We cannot look for extenuating circumstances, our opponent reported an attack on a player. It is legitimate that the match was stopped permanently. If something similar had happened to us back home in Sparta, we would have done the same. We have nothing to do but apologize to them.
– said Jindrich Trpisovsky, coach of Slavia Prague, according to sport.cz
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