It all sounds very familiar - Czech Republic football players in the Faroe Islands are experiencing the same scenario that our national team had a few days ago.
First, a football lesson from the hosts, and then the struggle to leave the islands in the North Atlantic.
After the debacle against Faran (4:0), the "Falcons" had to postpone their return to Podgorica immediately after the game due to strong winds, and then they only flew out the next afternoon thanks to the Czechs.
The plane that brought the national team to the match in Torshavn had transported our expedition to Prague on its return trip. It was now supposed to return for Ivan Hašek's men, but bad weather decided to complicate things this time too.
"The suffering of the Czech football players in the Faroe Islands is not over. After one of the most humiliating defeats (2:1) in the history of the national team, our players are still unable to leave the Nordic country. Weather conditions, mainly fog, have meant that the national team players will remain at least until Tuesday," wrote "Sport.cz".
The problem in the Faroe Islands is not the takeoff, but the landing, which is among the most demanding in aviation through narrow gorges and fjords and is performed only by specially trained pilots - mainly from Scotland, Denmark, Norway, and of course from the Faroe Islands. Because of all this, a plane from a Faroese company with its crew arrived for our national team before the match in Tórshavn.
According to the aforementioned Czech portal, the departure of their team was scheduled for 11 am yesterday, but the plane from Norway that was supposed to pick them up only circled over Vagar Airport and then returned to Oslo.
"According to information from airport staff, some pilots have problems with the local short runway, which is located between mountains, in bad weather," writes "Sport" and adds.
"As the flight to Oslo takes about an hour and a half, and refueling is also required, it was clear that the players' unwanted stay in the north would be quite long. While they were waiting, they went to cafes and were definitely not happy with the situation."
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A second plane intended for the team's partners and sponsors also remained grounded.
"The flight was delayed, and all passengers were returned to the hotel by Tuesday. Only Lukas Horniček and Tomaš Souček managed to leave the Faroe Islands because they had flights to their clubs on Monday morning."
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