PRAGUE (Interstat) — Sparta Prague defeated FK Pardubice 2-0 on Sunday at epet ARENA in Praha, using goals in each half to secure the result. The visitors were held scoreless. J. Mercado opened the scoring in the 4th minute and played the full 90. Jaroslav Zeleny doubled the lead in the 51st minute before exiting in the 74th. Jonatan Brunes and Roman Macek each played 90 minutes and provided an assist. FK Pardubice received yellow cards through Botos G. in the 75th and Kahuan Vinicius in the 85th. Sparta made substitutions in the 46th, 63rd, 74th and 84th minutes, while Pardubice changed players in the 46th, 57th, 67th and 84th. Pardubice entered after a win over Zizkov, while Sparta had beaten Jihlava. The result moved Sparta to 1-0 in the competition and 2-0 across all competitions. Pardubice fell to 0-1 in the competition and 1-1 overall. Sparta next hosts Lillestrom in the Europa League.