Sokol Hostouň vs Sokol Zápy

Hostouň raced into a two-goal lead inside the opening 34 minutes. A. Lanc opened the scoring in the 30th minute, and Arafat Al Haj doubled the advantage just four minutes later, sending the hosts into the break 2-0 up.

M. Šnobl added a third in the 66th minute to make it 3-0, at which point Valoušek began introducing squad players from the bench. Zápy refused to fold and pulled two goals back — in the 71st and 83rd minutes — through D. Veselý and L. Veselý, per the club's Instagram coverage — to set up a nervy finish, but Hostouň held on.

Šnobl's 66th-minute goal, struck with the sort of confidence that marked his performance throughout, gave Hostouň a three-goal cushion that proved decisive. When Zápy mounted their late fightback, the buffer meant Hostouň never had to chase the game.

A. Lanc opened the scoring with a well-taken finish in the 30th minute and led the line effectively in the first half. M. Šnobl was the standout performer — energetic, direct and clinical with his 66th-minute strike, earning him player-of-the-match honours.

For Zápy, the Veselý duo (D. and L.) sparked the late revival with two goals in 12 minutes, but the damage had already been done.

Hostouň's 3-2 scoreline and 2-0 half-time lead tell a story of a game controlled early and then managed. The first-half dominance (two goals in four minutes) created an advantage that allowed Valoušek to rotate his squad in the final quarter, which naturally invited Zápy back into the contest. The late concession of two goals will be a talking point for the coaching staff, but the pre-season context — with wholesale changes disrupting defensive shape — tempers any concern.

This was Hostouň's first pre-season friendly of summer 2026 under new manager Richard Valoušek, who took charge alongside assistant Aleš Dér. The club's 2026/27 ČFL season begins in August against Slovan Velvary. Hostouň next face Sparta Prague's reserve side at the Strahov Stadium on 24 July 2026 (17:00). Zápy continue their own pre-season build-up ahead of the ČFL campaign.

Both sides are third-tier Czech clubs competing in the ČFL (Česká fotbalová liga), the top group of the Czech third division.

A productive opening workout for Valoušek's Hostouň. The attacking intent in the first hour was encouraging, and the three-goal lead allowed useful minutes for squad players. The late wobble offers a clear coaching point ahead of stiffer tests against Sparta B and beyond.