Bohemian Corinthians in Russia 1910

In 1910 a Bohemian representative side drawn from 4 clubs visited St Petersburg, Moscow and then London.  This was during a period when Bohemia (or the Czechs) were without representation in the international arena. Of the tourists Richard Veselý had represented Bohemia whilst they were recognized by FIFA (1906-08).  Inspired, no doubt, by the visits of Corinthian FC to Prague during the 1900s the team styled themselves Corinthians. When they played in London, the tourists were billed as Bohemia 

The squad was as follows- some of the players first names are not recorded.

Jan Hejda	Slavia
Schtrempel	Pardubice
Richard Veselý	Slavia
Čech	Slavia
Vopálecký	Slavia
Karel Bukovský	Slavia
Franya	Union Žižkov
Kovarchik	Union Žižkov
Josef Beneš	Novoměstský
Ladislav Medek	Slavia
Vykhanovský	Union Žižkov
Zdeněk Jahn	Slavia

15.10.10	St.Petersburg B	0	15	Corinthians	St. Petersburg Sport SK ground
16.10.10	St. Petersburg	5	4	Corinthians
18.10.10	Sport (спорт)	0	6	Corinthians
21.10.10	SKS (CKC)	1	5	Corinthians	Moscow SKS ground
23.10.10	Moscow	1	0	Corinthians
28.10.10	AFA XI	2	1	Bohemia	London

all dates New Style. 

Ladislav Medek is reported to have scored 14 goals in the opening match.

The Moscow team that inflicted a 1-0 defeat on the tourists was made up of 9 Britons and 2 Russians. The Russian press at the time referred to the match as an 'international'. The game attracted 3,000 spectators, and was played on a hard, frozen pitch.  Medek dislocated his shoulder.  Newman headed the Moscow goal in the 70th minute. 

Moscow XI

Whilst hailing the win as a triumph for football in Russia, contemporary reports  conceded that result flattered the victors, and that the Czechs had been over confident in their approach to the game.