Football: Sparta crush arch-rivals Slavia 11-4 in New Year’s Eve derby

Sparta Praha crushed their arch-rivals Slavia Praha on Friday in the traditional New Year’s Eve old boys’ derby, scoring 11 goals while letting 4 through their own posts.

David Lafata, who played for Sparta for six seasons, scored five goals while Marek Matějovský, who now plays for Mladá Boleslav as a central midfielder, scored a hat trick for his former club, Slavia.