WARSZAWA. Legia Warszawa finds the way to recover against Cracovia Kraków with a goal on the M. Rakoczy 9′ and a goal on the J. Jugas  82′. Legia Warszawa was truly better in terms of ball possession (76%)​

Josué didn’t score a decisive penalty (53′). That would have allowed Legia Warszawa to win the match.​

The match was played at the Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego stadium in Warszawa on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 15,182 spectators.​ The referee was Piotr Lasyk with the assistance of Krysztof Myrmus and Damian Rokosz. The 4th official was Damian Krumplewski. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 0.9 degrees Celsius or 33.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Legia Warszawa

2 - 2

Cracovia Kraków

  • ! 76 Ball Possession 24
Shots
  • 22 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 14 Off Target 9
  • 6 Shots blocked 5
  • 134 Attack 67
  • 99 Dangerous attack 28
  • 102 Ball safe 93
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 18
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Legia Warszawa was in firm control of the ball 76% while Cracovia Kraków was struggling with a 24% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Legia Warszawa was more aggressive with 99 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Legia Warszawa to win the match​.

Legia Warszawa shot 22 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Cracovia Kraków shot 13 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Legia Warszawa received 1 yellow card (Artur Jedrzejczyk ). Regarding the opposition, Cracovia Kraków received 1 yellow card (Jani Atanasov).

Match Timeline

9'
Michal Rakoczy(goal)
Mehmet Bölükbaşı- Yellow
22'
Josué - missed penaltyJosué
53'
Mariano Soso- sub ->Maciej Rosolek
60'
63'
Jani Atanasov- sub ->Michal Rakoczy
Yuri Ribeiro(var)
67'
70'
Pawel Jaroszynski- sub ->Patryk Makuch
81'
82'
Jakub Jugas (goal)
86'
Mateusz Bochnak- sub ->Karol Knap
Róbert Pich- sub ->E. Muçi
87'
Mariano Soso(goal)
87'
87'
87'
Kacper Smiglewski - sub ->Michal Siplak
90'
Jani Atanasov- Yellow
90'
Patryk Sokolowski- sub ->Bartosz Kapustka

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Raków Częstochowa
75
34
Legia Warszawa
66
34
Lech Poznań
61
34
Pogoń Szczecin
60
34
Piast Gliwice
50
34
Górnik Zabrze
48
34
Cracovia Kraków
46
34
Warta Poznań
45
34
Zagłębie Lubin
45
34
Radomiak Radom
44
34
Stal Mielec
43
34
Jagiellonia Białystok
41
34
Korona Kielce
41
34
Widzew Lodz
41
34
Śląsk Wrocław
38
34
Wisła Płock
37
34
Lechia Gdańsk
33
34
Miedź Legnica
23
34

After playing this match, Legia Warszawa will have 39 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Cracovia Kraków will have 29 points like Stal Mielec to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Legia Warszawa will play away with Radomiak Radom on the 17th of March with a 2-2 head to head record.

Cracovia Kraków will play away agasint Raków Częstochowa on the 18th of March with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Cracovia Kraków (3 draws).

Legia Warszawa – Formation

Legia Warszawa
G
K. Tobiasz 1.Poland
6.4
D
Maik Nawrocki 17.Poland
7.5
81'
D
Mehmet Bölükbaşı 55.Poland
6.8
22'
D
Yuri Ribeiro 5.Portugal
6.2
M
P. Wszołek 13.Poland
6.9
87'
M
B. Slisz 99.Poland
7.8
M
Bartosz Kapustka 67.Poland
7.2
90'
M
Filip Mladenovic 25.Serbia
6.1
F
Josué 27.Portugal
7.6
F
Maciej Rosolek 39.Poland
6.5
60'
F
Ernest Muci 20.Albania
6.8
87'
Substitutes
G
Dominik Hladun 30.Poland
D
Mattias Johansson 6.Sweden
M
Igor Kharatin 14.Ukraine
M
Rafal Augustyniak 8.Poland
M
Makana Baku 28.Germany
6.4
87'
M
Patryk Sokolowski 18.Poland
90'
M
Róbert Pich 11.Slovakia
87'
M
Igor Strzalek 86.Poland
F
Mariano Soso 7.Czech Republic
7.1
60' 87'

Legia Warszawa started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Kosta Runjaic decided to play with the following team: Kacper Tobiasz (6.4), Maik Nawrocki (7.5), Artur Jędrzejczyk (6.8), Yuri Ribeiro (6.2), Paweł Wszołek (6.9), Bartosz Slisz (7.8), Bartosz Kapustka (7.2), Filip Mladenović (6.1), Josué (7.6), Maciej Rosołek (6.5) and Ernest Muçi (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Dominik Hładun, Mattias Johansson, Igor Kharatin, Rafał Augustyniak, Makana Baku (6.4), Patryk Sokołowski, Róbert Pich, Tomáš Pekhart (7.1) and Igor Strzalek.

Substitutions

Legia Warszawa made 4 changes: Maciej Rosolek for Tomáš Pekhart (60′), E. Muçi for Robert Pich (87′), Pawel Wszolek for Makana Baku (87′) and Bartosz Kapustka for Patryk Sokołowski (90′).

Best player: Bartosz Slisz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Legia Warszawa was Bartosz Slisz.

His rating is (7.8) with 83 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Cracovia Kraków – Formation

Cracovia Kraków
G
K. Niemczycki 23.Poland
7.6
D
Jakub Jugas 24.Czech Republic
7.4
82'
D
David Jablonsky 85.Czech Republic
7.1
D
Virgil Ghiță 5.Romania
6.8
M
Michal Siplak 3.Slovakia
6.4
87'
M
Takuto Oshima 18.Japan
6.9
M
Karol Knap 20.Poland
7.0
86'
M
Cornel Râpă 2.Romania
6.6
F
Michal Rakoczy 11.Poland
7.6
63' 9'
F
Benjamin Källman 9.Finland
6.4
F
Patryk Makuch 71.Poland
6.7
70'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Hrosso 31.Slovakia
D
Pawel Jaroszynski 4.Poland
6.1
70'
D
Michal Stachera 55.Poland
D
Arttu Hoskonen 22.Finland
M
Jani Atanasov 6.Macedonia
6.3
63' 90'
M
Kacper Jodlowski 36.Poland
M
Mateusz Bochnak 17.Poland
6.2
86'
M
Patryk Zaucha 73.Poland
F
Kacper Smiglewski 21.Poland
87'

Cracovia Kraków started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Jacek Zielinski played with: Karol Niemczycki (7.6), Jakub Jugas (7.4), David Jablonsky (7.1), Virgil Ghiță (6.8), Cornel Râpă (6.6), Takuto Oshima (6.9), Karol Knap (7.0), Michal Siplak (6.4), Michał Rakoczy (7.6), Benjamin Källman (6.4) and Patryk Makuch (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Lukáš Hroššo, Paweł Jaroszyński (6.1), Michal Stachera, Arttu Hoskonen, Jani Atanasov (6.3), Kacper Jodlowski, Mateusz Bochnak (6.2), Kacper Smiglewski and Patryk Zaucha.

Substitutions

Cracovia Kraków made 3 changes: Michal Rakoczy for Jani Atanasov (63′), Patryk Makuch for Paweł Jaroszyński (70′) and Karol Knap for Mateusz Bochnak (86′).

Best player: Karol Niemczycki​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cracovia Kraków was the goalkeeper: Karol Niemczycki. His rating is 7.61. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.​