FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Czechia vs San Marino, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Czechia
  • 8': Michael Krmencík
  • 23': Michael Krmencík
  • 27': Jan Kopic
  • 71': Filip Novak
  • 83': Václav Kadlec
FT
5 - 0
San Marino

    About

    Czechia are hosting San Marino at Doosan Arena, Plzen, Czechia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Cristian Brolli.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Michal Krmencik (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vladimir Darida with a cross following a corner.
    • 4': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Aldo Junior Simoncini.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Vladimir Darida (Czech Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Borek Dockal following a corner.
    • 7': Foul by Pavel Kaderábek (Czech Republic).
    • 7': Marco Bernardi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Goal! Czech Republic 1, San Marino 0. Michal Krmencik (Czech Republic) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jakub Jankto.
    • 10': Delay in match Marco Bernardi (San Marino) because of an injury.
    • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Offside, Czech Republic. Vladimir Darida tries a through ball, but Pavel Kaderábek is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Jakub Jankto (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Michal Krmencik.
    • 12': Filippo Berardi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Vladimir Darida (Czech Republic).
    • 14': Attempt missed. Jan Kopic (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Pavel Kaderábek with a cross.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Borek Dockal (Czech Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jan Kopic.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Vladimir Darida (Czech Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Kopic with a headed pass.
    • 18': Foul by Michael Luftner (Czech Republic).
    • 18': Marco Bernardi (San Marino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Delay in match Pavel Kaderábek (Czech Republic) because of an injury.
    • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 21': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Andrea Grandoni.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Jakub Jankto (Czech Republic) with an attempt from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jan Kopic with a cross following a corner.
    • 22': Foul by Danilo Rinaldi (San Marino).
    • 22': Tomas Kalas (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Goal! Czech Republic 2, San Marino 0. Michal Krmencik (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Borek Dockal following a set piece situation.
    • 24': Borek Dockal (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Filippo Berardi (San Marino).
    • 25': Attempt missed. Michael Luftner (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jakub Jankto following a set piece situation.
    • 26': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Luca Tosi.
    • 27': Goal! Czech Republic 3, San Marino 0. Jan Kopic (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 28': Cristian Brolli (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Jakub Jankto (Czech Republic).
    • 29': Attempt missed. Antonin Barak (Czech Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Borek Dockal.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Jakub Jankto (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vladimir Darida.
    • 31': Cristian Brolli (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Borek Dockal (Czech Republic).
    • 34': Offside, Czech Republic. Michael Luftner tries a through ball, but Jakub Jankto is caught offside.
    • 36': Foul by Vladimir Darida (Czech Republic).
    • 36': Luca Tosi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Antonin Barak (Czech Republic).
    • 39': Michael Battistini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Filip Novak.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Mirko Palazzi (San Marino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo Berardi.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Jan Kopic (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jakub Jankto.
    • 41': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Aldo Junior Simoncini.
    • 42': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Andrea Grandoni.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Tomas Kalas (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Borek Dockal with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Filip Novak (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Pavel Kaderábek (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vladimir Darida.
    • 45': Offside, Czech Republic. Jan Kopic tries a through ball, but Borek Dockal is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Michael Battistini (San Marino) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Bernardi.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Czech Republic 3, San Marino 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Czech Republic 3, San Marino 0.
    • 47': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Alessandro Della Valle.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Filip Novak (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Borek Dockal following a corner.
    • 48': Foul by Fabio Vitaioli (San Marino).
    • 48': Jakub Jankto (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Filip Novak (Czech Republic).
    • 49': Michael Battistini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Offside, Czech Republic. Borek Dockal tries a through ball, but Michal Krmencik is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Borek Dockal (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 51': Offside, Czech Republic. Pavel Kaderábek tries a through ball, but Jan Kopic is caught offside.
    • 53': Antonin Barak (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Foul by Michael Battistini (San Marino).
    • 53': Michael Battistini (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Jan Kopic (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vladimir Darida.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Jakub Jankto (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Novak.
    • 56': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Mirko Palazzi.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Tomas Kalas (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Borek Dockal.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Borek Dockal (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jan Kopic.
    • 60': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Andrea Grandoni.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Michal Krmencik (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vladimir Darida.
    • 63': Substitution, Czech Republic. Jan Sykora replaces Jan Kopic.
    • 63': Substitution, Czech Republic. Jan Kliment replaces Michal Krmencik.
    • 63': Substitution, San Marino. Giovanni Bonini replaces Marco Bernardi.
    • 64': Danilo Rinaldi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Tomas Kalas (Czech Republic).
    • 66': Offside, Czech Republic. Antonin Barak tries a through ball, but Vladimir Darida is caught offside.
    • 67': Danilo Rinaldi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Vladimir Darida (Czech Republic).
    • 67': Attempt missed. Cristian Brolli (San Marino) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is too high.
    • 69': Offside, Czech Republic. Jan Sykora tries a through ball, but Jan Kliment is caught offside.
    • 70': Substitution, Czech Republic. Vaclav Kadlec replaces Antonin Barak.
    • 71': Goal! Czech Republic 4, San Marino 0. Filip Novak (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jan Kliment.
    • 72': Fabio Vitaioli (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Borek Dockal (Czech Republic).
    • 74': Offside, Czech Republic. Vladimir Darida tries a through ball, but Jakub Jankto is caught offside.
    • 76': Substitution, San Marino. Maicol Berretti replaces Filippo Berardi.
    • 78': Andrea Grandoni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Jakub Jankto (Czech Republic).
    • 80': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Cristian Brolli.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Jan Kliment (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jakub Jankto with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Substitution, San Marino. Marco Berardi replaces Fabio Vitaioli because of an injury.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Jan Kliment (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vladimir Darida with a cross.
    • 83': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Aldo Junior Simoncini.
    • 83': Goal! Czech Republic 5, San Marino 0. Vaclav Kadlec (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Borek Dockal with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Borek Dockal (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Mirko Palazzi (San Marino).
    • 85': Attempt saved. Filip Novak (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pavel Kaderábek with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Jakub Jankto (Czech Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 87': Alessandro Della Valle (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Jan Kliment (Czech Republic).
    • 88': Filip Novak (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Michael Battistini (San Marino).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Jan Sykora (Czech Republic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Borek Dockal with a cross.
    • 89': Danilo Rinaldi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Jan Sykora (Czech Republic).
    • 90': Danilo Rinaldi (San Marino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Foul by Filip Novak (Czech Republic).
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Mirko Palazzi (San Marino) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luca Tosi with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Filip Novak (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Aldo Junior Simoncini.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Vaclav Kadlec (Czech Republic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Czech Republic 5, San Marino 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Czech Republic 5, San Marino 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/smr.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originSMR CZEhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/cze.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    6 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 8
    1 Corner Kicks 12
    9 Saves 1
    23.1 Possession 76.9
    4 SHOTS 33
    1 ON GOAL 14
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    104 Accurate Passes 590
    209 Passes 674
    0.5 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 13
    5 Crosses 42
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    70 Long Balls 44
    14 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    15 Effective Tackles 8
    20 Tackles 12
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    39 Effective Clearances 2
    39 Clearances 2

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Doosan Arena
    Location: Plzen, Czechia
    Attendance: 5,625

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Denmark 2 +3 4
    2 Scotland 2 +2 4
    3 Greece 2 +1 3
    4 Belarus 2 -6 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    CZE Czechia (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    16 Tomas Koubek (GK)
    6 Michael Luftner
    3 Tomás Kalas
    22 Filip Novak
    2 Pavel Kaderábek
    8 Vladimír Darida
    9 Borek Dockal
    14 Jakub Jankto
    13 Jan Kopic
    11 Michael Krmencík
    20 Antonín Barák
    Czechia Substitutes:
    Václav Kadlec, Simon Falta, Jakub Brabec, Jaromír Zmrhal, Jan Kliment, Jan Sýkora, Marek Suchy, Jirí Pavlenka, Jan Boril, Tomás Vaclík, Tomás Soucek.

    SMR San Marino (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Aldo Simoncini (GK)
    13 Alessandro Della Valle
    6 Mirko Palazzi
    5 Fabio Vitaioli
    20 Andrea Grandoni
    15 Cristian Brolli
    4 Michael Battistini Yellow Card
    19 Luca Tosi
    16 Danilo Rinaldi
    18 Filippo Berardi
    9 Marco Bernardi
    San Marino Substitutes:
    Juri Biordi, Mattia Manzaroli, Giacomo Muraccini, Davide Cesarini, Giovanni Bonini, Marco Berardi, Alessandro Golinucci, Maicol Berretti, Pietro Calzolari, Andrea Zavoli.

    WCQ - UEFA News

    Gattuso taught Italy to attack, but have they forgotten how to defend?
    Gattuso taught Italy to attack, but have they forgotten how to defend?

    After just two games in charge of Italy, one thing is for certain: Rino Gattuso's Azzurri will be wild, must-see viewing.

    Ronaldo equals WCQs goal record, Messi finishes top in South America
    Ronaldo equals WCQs goal record, Messi finishes top in South America

    Cristiano Ronaldo become the joint-top goalscorer in World Cup qualifiers in Portugal's 3-2 triumph at Hungary on Tuesday.

    Harry Kane: England win vs. Serbia 'almost as good as it gets'
    Harry Kane: England win vs. Serbia 'almost as good as it gets'

    Harry Kane believes England's 5-0 statement victory over Serbia can be the starting point for World Cup glory.

    2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it
    2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it

    The race for the 2026 World Cup is drawing to a close. Here's how it's looking around the globe.

    Five-star England deliver statement WCQ win in Serbia
    Five-star England deliver statement WCQ win in Serbia

    England took a giant step towards World Cup qualification with a 5-0 statement win in Serbia.