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FK Mladá Boleslav – FK Jablonec 1:1(1:0)

Even though the Boleslav players took the lead in the sixth minute, they could not get rid of their nervousness and inaccuracies for the whole first half. They improved their performance after the break, however, they did not turn their increased activity into any other goal. On the contrary, they conceded an equalizing goal in the 65th minute and did not manage to respond to it even though they had several scoring chances for a winning goal. And so they did not break a black series of non-winning home matches that has continued since the end of last September and they did not improve their position in the league standings with only one point.

Very Satisfied Matějovský Departed for England

The players of FK Mladá Boleslav left for a one-week fitness training camp in Nymburk in the morning on Monday, January 7 without their skipper, Marek Matějovský. He said good-bye to them and left from Prague Ruzyně airport for London in the afternoon on the same day as he changed to the English club Reading FC, which had been monitoring the Boleslav playmaker for approximately a year. The management of the Boleslav club officially said good-bye to Matějovský at Monday’s press conference organized in a VIP lounge in Ruzyně airport.

“I am very satisfied with what has come off,“ said Matějovský about his new contract, which he takes as a huge challenge. He has passed the corresponding medical and fitness tests successfully in Reading in recent days. He openly expressed his thanks to the president of FK Mladá Boleslav, Josef Dufek, and to the football agents Zíka and Kolář from Sport Invest, who cooperated in the preparation of the three and a half year-long contract for Matějovský at the press conference. 
”We will not publish the precise sum but the agreed upon sum is adequate to the quality of the best player of the Gambrinus League and a Czech international player,“ said Josef Dufek, who presented Matějovský with lifelong tickets for two persons to football matches in Mladá Boleslav. “Marek started to play football in Mladá Boleslav and certainly is a big example for all young football players from Mladá Boleslav and the whole Pojizeří region."

ACF Fiorentina - FK Mladá Boleslav 2:1 (1:0)

Qualifying hopes for Boleslav became spoiled by a goal in the last minute of the first half when Mutu converted a strictly ordered penalty kick. Rajnoch managed to equalize after the break, however, the Fiorentina striker Vieri beat Pižanowski shortly after that. The Boleslav lost the first half through their passive performance; they were more courageous in the second half but this was not enough for win over the fifth team of the top Italian competition. Like a year ago, they obtained three points in a group of the UEFA Cup, this time for one win whereas for three ties in last year.  

The Boleslav players started very withdrawn and Fiorentina pushed on the goal of Pižanowski easily. The Boleslav goalkeeper only rebounded a sharp centre pass from a side in the 11th minute, Pazzini did not manage to orientate himself and Kopic cleared the ball away from the penalty area. The Boleslav team answered with an attack that resulted in a corner kick. Kalina aimed his centre pass from the left-hand wing in front of the goal after unsuccessful shot by Hrdlička but the defenders of Fiorentina were ready.The Portuguese referee judged a duel between Procházka and Pazzini as a penalty foul three minutes before the end of the first half and the experienced Mutu aimed his penalty shot in the opposite side than Pižanowski jumped – 1:0. Before the players left the pitch for the half break, the ball from a free kick just cleared the crossbar of the Lupatelli’s goal. 

FK Mladá Boleslav – SK Sigma Olomouc 1:1 (1:1)

Three defensive players were absent from the Boleslav squad for the last match of 2007. Voříšek, Hrdlička a Rajnoch were booked for the fourth time in the preliminary round so they were suspended for the match against Olomouc. The Olomouc team missed marksman Hartig due to long-term injury, which was also one of the reasons they have not scored on away pitches for seven weeks already. But they ended this unlucky sequence after less than a quarter of an hour on the Boleslav pitch. The Boleslav players only equalized after tireless efforts. They missed not only shooting good luck but also more coolness and stress in terminating their attacks to score a winning goal.

FK Mladá Boleslav – AEK Atheny 0:1 (0:0)

After the cautious both-sided first half, Mladá Boleslav conceded the decisive goal in the opening minute of the second half from the head of the native from Dakar, Nsaliwo, after a centre pass from Manduco. The pressure from Boleslav at the end of the match did not result in a goal, Holub hit the post while Mendy and Táborský hit the crossbar. Mladá Boleslav were again tightly defeated after a year by a leading Greek club with the final score 0:1. Only a win in Italian Florence, where the team will travel in the last week before Christmas without suspended Matějovský, can revive qualifying hopes for the spring stage of the UEFA Cup. The Boleslav players enforced a slight territorial dominance in some parts of the first half, however, they did not cause any serious hazards for the goal of the opponent.

SK Slavia Praha - FK Mladá Boleslav 1:1 (0:1)

IF Elfsborg – FK Mladá Boleslav 1:3 (1:0)

The Boleslav players defeated Swedish Elfsborg in spite of going down in the first half through a goal scored by Andersson. Pižanowski saved Ishizaki’s penalty kick before the break. Táborský and Mendy reversed the score in the second half and Voříšek confirmed the win in extra time. Mladá Boleslav strengthened their hopes for qualifying in the spring stage of the UEFA Cup thanks to this win, however, they need to add some more points to the three gained in this match.

  The initial Elfsborg’s onrush resulting partially from more confident movement of the home players on the artificial pitch was stopped by Voříšek in the 17th minute. The Boleslav full-back took a free kick from the left-hand side line after a foul against Vaněček and his tricky pass flew through a thicket of bodies and bounced off the left-hand post, luckily into the arms of the surprised Elfsborg goalkeeper, Wiland. Events on the pitch balanced out, however, neither Vaněček nor Matějovský utilized their advantageous shooting positions.

FK Mladá Boleslav - FK Teplice 1:1 (0:1)

Both goals were scored from penalty kicks in the match that certainly offered impressive performance for both the spectators on the terraces and the viewers of the live broadcast of Czech TV. Moreover, at least one other penalty kick in favour of Mladá Boleslav was denied by the referee Matějek. The draw means another unpleasant loss for the Boleslav team on own pitch and a luckily obtained point for Teplice. It was of little use for Mladá Boleslav to be a more active team for most of the playing time when the players were unable to score any goals. Řezníček hit the crossbar only during playing time, the goal was scored by Rajnoch from a penalty kick.

FC Viktoria Plzeň - FK Mladá Boleslav 2:0 (2:0)

Mladá Boleslav was punished for its fruitless offensive by another league defeat at Plzeň. The team from West Bohemia got ahead through two goals scored by Jarolím and Fillo in the third quarter. The rivals surpassed the Boleslav players in most football parameters, in particular as for speed and movement. The Boleslav head-coach, Ščasný, ascribed it to tiredness from the demanding Thursday match of the UEFA Cup. Mladá Boleslav lost another three points and the opportunity to get to fifth position in the league standings. Moreover, the team also lost goalkeeper Miller, who left Plzeň with a suspected broken thumb on his left hand.

FK Mladá Boleslav - Villarreal CF 1:2 (0:1)