OUAFC invited to help open Slavia Prague's new stadium
10th March 2008 16:47 | by Nik Baker
Slavia Prague have extended an invitation to OUAFC to play an exhibition match against their first team as part of the opening ceremony for their extremely impressive new stadium, the Stadion Eden (www.stadioneden.cz).
OUAFC's relationship with the Czech club goes back to 1899, when Slavia hosted the Blues as the first English football club to travel to Prague. The players were met at the station by Slavia delegates and taken straight to the pitch, where they proceeded to secure a 3-0 victory before being entertained in the most expensive hotel in the city.
A few days later, the Blues played Deutscher Club, with whom Slavia had such a heated rivalry that there had been no match between the teams for numerous years. Oxford's convincing 9-0 victory was thus well received by the Slavia contingent s it gave them the bragging rights within the city having secured the better result against the Blues!
The opening ceremony itself is likely to take place on the 6th or 7th May, assuming that the project remains on schedule. More details will be posted in due course.
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