The inmate’s intervention was arranged by the barrage. Pardubice is my club, said a happy Sychra

Sychra’s third league goal in his so far short career was certainly the most important of all. Bartozs Pikul’s centimeter cross from the volley deflected off the post into the Jablonec sanctuary after only eight minutes of the game, giving Pardubice much-needed peace of mind. “I’m very happy that we managed to score an early goal, we went into the match with that,” he admits. “Then we lost it and it was visible.”

The key hit brought him all the stronger feelings thanks to the fact that he was born in Pardubice. “I’ve been here for a long time, I see it as Pardubice is my club. I really appreciate the opportunities I get here. Of course, my goal was very important, but it’s the work of the whole team,” he said modestly.

The scored goal was crucial not only for the whole team, but also for Sychra personally. Before the duel with Jablonec, he made his mark for the last time in the October loss on the pitch of Sparta Prague (2:5), so the burst of shooting bad luck came at the right time. “I waited a very long time for that goal, we already discussed it in the cabin. I’m glad that it went down there today,” pleased the visibly well-adjusted young man.

“We are very happy about it. We wanted to keep him in the lineup, he is a mobile, hard-working, attacking type of player, in addition to Pardubák. We saw him get few chances, but he accomplished other things. We were patient with him and he paid it back today. At his age, it’s a very important goal,” coach Radoslav Kováč said in tribute to his charge.

Sychra also shared how difficult it was to adjust to the game after Sunday’s very unfortunate loss against Zlín (1:2). “I have to admit that we were very sad about that match. It was hard, especially mentally. But we didn’t change anything, we knew that the hard work would pay off,” concluded the player, who in March even made it to the list of substitutes for the nomination for the U21 national team.