The Czech Republic suffered defeat to former allies Slovakia on Wednesday night. Petr Rada's men had been off the pace in the group before this match and needed a win to climb back into contention.
But Slovakia took the lead on 22 minutes through Stanislav Sestak. The Czechs levelled on 30 minutes when Marek Jankulovski hamered home. But Slovakia secured the win on 82 minutes thanks to a goal from Erik Jendrisek.
The defeat leaves the Czechs in 4th place with 8 points from 6 games. Slovakia meanwhile are 2nd with 12 points from 5 games and have 2 games in hand on Northern Ireland who are currently a point ahead of them.
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