Peter Olayinka was pleased to score the winning goal for Slavia Prague in a 1-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in a Europa League match on Thursday.
The Nigeria international came off the bench in the 61st minute and won a penalty for his side three minutes after his introduction after he was fouled by Hradecky but the Czech Republic club missed a golden chance to score from the spot.
Ten minutes from time, Olayinka broke the deadlock when he headed the ball into the net following Stanciu’s cross from a corner.
The former Gent star normally would have been named in the starting line up but wasn’t physically ready, having recently recovered from coronavirus.
“I feel good now. Past few weeks have been tough for me, but it is what it is, and I don’t care anymore. I just wanted to be back, and I am back on the pitch now,” said Olayinka to Slavia’s official website.
Olayinka took a bang in the face but still celebrated his third goal of the season despite his broken nose.
“Everything happened so fast. I was very happy, excited. And I also broke my nose, but I am happy for the goal though. It happened after the goal, I think I got kicked, but I cannot really remember what exactly happened.
“I am going to watch the replay to find out,” he added.
Slavia Prague’s next Europa League game comes up against OGC Nice on Thursday, November 5.
Meanwhile, Spartak Moscow coach, Domenico Tedesco, has hinted at more game time for Victor Moses.
With no appearances to his name before his switch to the Muscovites around two weeks ago, the Chelsea loanee has stepped up his fitness by undergoing additional training.
Moses did not go the distance in his first two matches for Spartak, playing the last 35 minutes against Khimki while he logged 67 minutes in his first start against Krasnodar.
“Sobolev is already training with the team. Moses is also in the group. After training, he also did additional work. Perhaps he can play more in the upcoming match,” Tedesco told reporters.
“Nevertheless, everything must be done carefully in order to avoid the risk of injury”.
Spartak Moscow have an obligation to buy Moses permanently from Chelsea if they qualify for next season’s Champions League and the winger plays a certain number of games.