Czech football team beats Faroe Islands in first World Cup qualifier

Czech footballers won their first World Cup qualification match this year with a 2-1 victory over Faroe Islands. Patrik Schick scored in the 25th minute of the Group L game giving Czechs the lead. In the 83rd minute Gunnar Vatnhamar shocked the sold-out stadium in Hradec Kralove with an equalising goal, but two minutes later Schick scored again. On Tuesday, coach Ivan Hašek's charges will face Gibraltar.