Bohemians 1905 vs Sparta Praha 0-0

Bohemians 1905 and Sparta Praha finished 0-0 after a match that tilted Sparta’s way on the numbers but never produced a goal. Bohemians played the last 16 minutes with 10 men after Petr Mirvald was sent off on 74 minutes.

The first half stayed goalless, though Bohemians had already taken a booking on 39 minutes when Mirvald was cautioned. They made one change at the break, with Samuel Obinaya replacing Vojtech Smrz on 45 minutes, and the half-time score was 0-0.

Sparta made two changes on 61 minutes, bringing on Andy Irving for Hugo Sochurek and Jaroslav Zelený for Viktor Vitályos, then used three more substitutions as they chased the game. Bohemians responded with Ladislav Krobot for Jan Matoušek on 65 minutes, Benson Sakala for Ladislav Almási on 80 minutes and David Heidenreich for Aleš Čermák in stoppage time, while Sparta also sent on Ebrima Singhateh and Matyáš Vojta and kept pressing without finding a breakthrough. The visitors ended with 65% of the ball, 462 passes to Bohemians’ 212, 14 shots to five and six on target to none, with 3.18 expected goals to 0.2, but Bohemians still held firm for the point and their five saves kept the sheet clean.

Discipline shaped the finish. Mirvald was booked on 39 minutes and then dismissed on 74 minutes for Bohemians, while Sparta had four yellow cards: Sivert Heggheim Mannsverk on 76 minutes, Patrik Vydra on 77 minutes, Tobias Kvalvagnes Guddal on 88 minutes, Brian Priske Pedersen in stoppage time and Ki-Jana Hoever on 90+3 minutes. Benson Sakala was also booked immediately after coming on on 80 minutes.