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Czech Republic beat 10-man Moldova 3-0 to qualify for Euro 2024 after Tomas Chory scored and provided an assist on his international debut in the Group E clash on Monday, thereby also ensuring Moldova missed out on a first major finals appearance.<\/p>\n
However, coach Jaroslav Silhavy resigned after the victory, saying his decision was partly due to the pressure of the job.<\/p>\n
His side struck when Chory picked out David Doudera down the left flank and the defender collected the ball before slotting past onrushing goalkeeper Dorian Railean in the 14th minute.<\/p>\n
Viktoria Plzen\u2019s Chory, playing in his hometown, powered home a header from Vasil Kusej\u2019s corner in the 72nd before captain Tomas Soucek got the third goal just before the end.<\/p>\n
Moldova, who had defender Vladislav Baboglo sent off 10 minutes after halftime for a second yellow card, posed problems for the Czechs early on but lacked a clinical finish.<\/p>\n
The Czechs played without full back Vladimir Coufal, central defender Jakub Brabec and forward Jan Kuchta, who were sent home for violating team rules after being photographed in a nightclub before the match. All three started Friday\u2019s 1-1 draw in Poland.<\/p>\n
Another Czech victory means the 1996 runners-up will play in their eighth successive Euros after finishing second, level on 15 points with Albania who have a better head-to-head record.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough we are happy now, we had already decided before the game not to continue,\u201d Silhavy said in an interview as he explained why he was stepping down despite qualifying.<\/p>\n
\u201cI told (Czech FA) President Petr Fouska. The pressure was already enormous, sometimes I didn\u2019t understand it myself. This also contributed to our decision.\u201d<\/p>\n