Ekstraklasa: Górnik Zabrze overcomes Pogoń Szczecin 4-1
SZCZECIN. Górnik Zabrze had a straightforward win over Pogoń Szczecin.
SZCZECIN. Górnik Zabrze had a straightforward win over Pogoń Szczecin. Górnik Zabrze scored with A. Paluszek (5′), K. Okunuki (53′), S. Wlodarczyk (56′) and L. Podolski (73′). On the other side, L. Zahovic (42′) scored for Pogoń Szczecin. Pogoń Szczecin was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera stadium in Szczecin on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Tomasz Kwiatkowski who had the assistance of Bolesław Rosa and Tomasz Niemirowski. The 4th official was Łukasz Ostrowski. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.32 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Pogoń Szczecin was in firm control of the ball 61% while Górnik Zabrze was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Pogoń Szczecin was more aggressive with 95 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Górnik Zabrze succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Pogoń Szczecin shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Górnik Zabrze shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Pogoń Szczecin received 2 yellow cards (L. Zahovic and Leo Borges). On the other side, Górnik Zabrze received 1 yellow card (B. Vrhovec).
After playing this encounter, Pogoń Szczecin will stay with 26 points like Widzew Lodz and Stal Mielec to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Górnik Zabrze will have 17 points like Zagłębie Lubin to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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5'5'
A. Paluszek
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14'14'
L. Zahovic
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42'42'
L. Zahovic
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53'53'
K. Okunuki
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56'56'
S. Wlodarczyk
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56'56'
V. Bichakhchyan
S. Kowalczyk
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56'56'
Jean Carlos
M. Kucharczyk
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58'58'
Leo Borges
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64'64'
P. Krawczyk
S. Wlodarczyk
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70'70'
P. Olkowski
K. Okunuki
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70'70'
B. Vrhovec
A. Paluszek
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70'70'
M. Wedrychowski
R. Kurzawa
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70'70'
L. Mata
Leo Borges
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72'72'
B. Vrhovec
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73'73'
L. Podolski
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77'77'
K. Drygas
D. Dabrowski
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81'81'
A. Marosa
L. Podolski
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81'81'
R. Kamber
J. Jules
Next match
In the upcoming Ekstraklasa match, Pogoń Szczecin will play away against Radomiak Radom on the 13th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Pogoń Szczecin (1 draw).
Górnik Zabrze will host Miedź Legnica on the 12th of November with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Górnik Zabrze (0 draws).
Pogoń Szczecin: Formation and Lineups
Pogoń Szczecin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jens Gustafsson chose to play with the following team: Bartosz Klebaniuk , Jakub Bartkowski , Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos , Mariusz Malec , Léo Borges , Damian Dąbrowski , Rafał Kurzawa , Michał Kucharczyk , Sebastian Kowalczyk , Kamil Grosicki and Luka Zahović .
Substitutes
Pogoń Szczecin made 5 changes: M. Kucharczyk for Jean Carlos (56′), S. Kowalczyk for V. Bichakhchyan (57′), R. Kurzawa for M. Wedrychowski (70′), Leo Borges for L. Mata (70′) and D. Dabrowski for K. Drygas (77′).
Top player: Michał Kucharczyk
The player who no doubt impressed Pogoń Szczecin the most was Michał Kucharczyk.
His rating is with 32 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
Górnik Zabrze: Formation and Lineups
Górnik Zabrze started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Bartosch Gaul played with: Daniel Bielica , Kryspin Szczesniak , Emil Bergstrom , Aleksander Paluszek , Norbert Wojtuszek , Dani Pacheco , Jean Jules Mvondo , Erik Janža , Szymon Włodarczyk , Lukas Podolski and Kanji Okunuki .
Substitutes
Górnik Zabrze made 5 changes: S. Wlodarczyk for P. Krawczyk (64′), K. Okunuki for P. Olkowski (70′), A. Paluszek for B. Vrhovec (70′), L. Podolski for A. Marosa (81′) and J. Jules for R. Kamber (81′).
Top player: Lukas Podolski
Probably the most impressive player in Górnik Zabrze was Lukas Podolski.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa
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