Ekstraklasa: Pogoń Szczecin conquers Zagłębie Lubin 3-0
SZCZECIN. Pogoń Szczecin was after all too strong for Zagłębie Lubin.
SZCZECIN. Pogoń Szczecin was in the end too strong for Zagłębie Lubin with the goal of D. Dabrowski (27′), K. Grosicki (63′) and P. Almqvist (64′). Pogoń Szczecin took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
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. In the presence of 9,222 spectators. The referee was Paweł Malec with the assistance of Radoslav Siejka and Jacub Winkler. The 4th official was Albert Różycki. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 23.1 degrees Celsius or 73.6 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
Pogoń Szczecin was in firm control of the ball 58% while Zagłębie Lubin was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Pogoń Szczecin was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 10 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Pogoń Szczecin won the contest.
Pogoń Szczecin shot 14 times, 10 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Zagłębie Lubin shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Pogoń Szczecin. On the other side, Zagłębie Lubin received 2 yellow cards (K. Hinokio and T. Makowski).
After this encounter, Pogoń Szczecin will have 10 points like Cracovia Kraków and Stal Mielec to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Zagłębie Lubin will stay with 8 points like Górnik Zabrze and Jagiellonia Białystok to move up in the 11th place.
Match Events
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27'27'
D. Dabrowski
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46'46'
Damjan Bohar
Arkadiusz Woźniak
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46'46'
Koki Hinokio
Marko Poletanović
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63'63'
K. Grosicki
P. Almqvist
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64'64'
P. Almqvist
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65'65'
L. Zahovic
P. Almqvist
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71'71'
M. Malec
B. Zech
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71'71'
M. Fornalczyk
K. Grosicki
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72'72'
M. Bartolewski
G. Giorbelidze
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73'73'
A. Ratajczyk
T. Gaprindashvili
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80'80'
K. Hinokio
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81'81'
Vahan Bichakhchyan
Jean Carlos
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81'81'
Szymon Kobusiński
Rafal Adamski
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81'81'
Marcel Wedrychowski
Sebastian Kowalczyk
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87'87'
T. Makowski
Next match
In the upcoming Ekstraklasa match, Pogoń Szczecin will play away with Raków Częstochowa on the 31st of August with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Raków Częstochowa (2 draws).
Zagłębie Lubin will host Jagiellonia Białystok on the 4th of September with a 12-11 head to head stats in favor of Jagiellonia Białystok (6 draws).
Pogoń Szczecin: Formation and Lineups
Pogoń Szczecin started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Jens Gustafsson chose to play with the following team: Dante Stipica , Jakub Bartkowski , Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos , Benedikt Zech , Luís Mata , Damian Dąbrowski , Jean Carlos , Mateusz Łęgowski , Sebastian Kowalczyk , Kamil Grosicki and Pontus Almqvist .
Substitutes
Pogoń Szczecin made 5 changes: P. Almqvist for L. Zahovic (65′), B. Zech for M. Malec (71′), K. Grosicki for M. Fornalczyk (71′), Jean Carlos for M. Wedrychowski (81′) and S. Kowalczyk for V. Bichakhchyan (81′).
Top player: Pontus Almqvist
Probably the most impressive player in Pogoń Szczecin was Pontus Almqvist.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.
Zagłębie Lubin: Formation and Lineups
Zagłębie Lubin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Piotr Stokowiec played with: Kacper Bieszczad , Arkadiusz Wozniak , Bartosz Kopacz , Jarosław Jach , Guram Giorbelidze , Marko Poletanović , Tomasz Makowski , Kacper Chodyna , Łukasz Lakomy , Tornike Gaprindashvili and Rafał Adamski .
Substitutes
Zagłębie Lubin made 5 changes: M. Poletanovic for K. Hinokio (46′), A. Wozniak for D. Bohar (46′), G. Giorbelidze for M. Bartolewski (72′), T. Gaprindashvili for A. Ratajczyk (73′) and R. Adamski for S. Kobusinski (81′).
Best player: Kacper Bieszczad
The player that probably impressed the most for Zagłębie Lubin was the goalkeeper: Kacper Bieszczad. His rating is 7.44. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa
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