This game was supposed to be the second leg of a double header but when you are still supping the old Pilsner Urquell at 5am in the morning then it obvious you are not going to make a 10am kick off!
In fact it was touch and go whether we made this Czech 3rd Division game but we made a late decision to take a taxi to the ground. Our hotel booked us the cab (and sorted the price out) and we made the 35km journey to Králův Dvůr.
Králův Dvůr is a pretty non-descript town, indeed the Hotel receptionist was puzzled as to why we wanted to go there in the first place, telling us in his finest English that it was basically a dump.
Anyhow thanks to the taxi driver flooring it, we made it in time and within 10 minutes the home side were two goals down - Sabou (7) Šultes (10) - and four goals down - Urbanec (30) Sedláček (38) - before half time.
The home side finally replied - Branky (65) - before Sedláček (68) added his second. Králův Dvůr netted their second through Šlapák (84) to round off the scoring.
The ground was a typical old Eastern bloc ground and I was so glad I made the effort to get to it. The £30 taxi was worth it, especially in the context of the admission being a mere £1.20 and beer around 50p. A great afternoon!
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