Hradec Králové vs FK Jablonec 1-2

FK Jablonec came from behind and took all three points with a 2-1 win at Malsovicka arena. Sebastian Nebyla’s penalty and second-half finish put them in control before Hradec Králové’s late response fell short.

Nebyla opened the scoring from the spot in the 34th minute, sending FK Jablonec ahead 1-0. Hradec Králové then made a change at the break, with David Ludvíček replaced by Juraj Chvátal, before Nebyla struck again on 49 minutes from Antonín Růsek’s assist to make it 2-0. That left Hradec Králové with a 1-0 half-time deficit and two goals to chase after the restart.

Hradec Králové sent on Mick Van Buren and Abdullahi Umar in the 54th minute, then Tomáš Čvančara pulled one back on 70 minutes from Daniel Horak’s assist to make it 2-1. A minute later, VAR ruled out a goal for Umar, and FK Jablonec answered a spell of pressure with three changes on 67 minutes, including Filip Zorvan, Garang Mawien Kuol and Martin Cedidla coming off. Hradec later used Matej Valenta and Daniel Trubač, while Nebyla was withdrawn on 86 minutes after doing the damage.

The numbers were close in some areas and not in others. Hradec Králové had 52% of the possession and 478 passes to FK Jablonec’s 430, and both sides finished with 17 shots. FK Jablonec were more accurate, with 7 shots on target to Hradec Králové’s 4, and they also won 9 corners to 2. Hradec Králové posted 2.48 expected goals to FK Jablonec’s 2.02, while the visitors also had 5 saves made against them compared with 3 at the other end.

Hradec Králové were booked once, with Tomáš Čvančara cautioned in the 59th minute. There were no red cards.