Football: Sparta beats Liberec to move to top

Sparta Prague defeated reigning Czech champions Liberec 2:1 in the highlight of the 12th round of Gambrinus liga on Sunday. Sparta went ahead in the 32nd minute when Jiří Jarošík found the net after a corner kick, and the hosts added another strike half an hour later when Sparta’s Ondřej Švehlík scored after another corner. In the 75th minute Liberec’s Jan Blažek set the final score at 2:1. Sparta is ranked second with 23 points, behind Jablonec in first place on goal difference. Liberec remains seventh.

Author: Jan Richter