Legia Warszawa conquers Górnik Zabrze 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Pekhart. HIGHLIGHTS

ZABRZE. Legia Warszawa beats Górnik Zabrze 1-0 after T. Pekhart scored just 1 goal (38').

Legia Warszawa conquers Górnik Zabrze 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Pekhart. HIGHLIGHTS

ZABRZE. Legia Warszawa defeats Górnik Zabrze 1-0 after T. Pekhart scored just 1 goal (38′).

Legia Warszawa remained in 10 after Josué received a double yellow card in the 65′. Nevertheless, Legia Warszawa still was able to win this match competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Arena Zabrze stadium in Zabrze on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Bartosz Frankowski with the help of Marcin Boniek and Jacub Winkler. The 4th official was Sylwester Rasmus. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.2 degrees Celsius or 36.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 15 Total 5
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 116 Attack 97
  • 78 Dangerous attack 33
  • 76 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 19 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Górnik Zabrze was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Legia Warszawa that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Górnik Zabrze had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Legia Warszawa succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Górnik Zabrze shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Legia Warszawa shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Górnik Zabrze received 3 yellow cards (Blaz Vrhovec, Jean Jules and Anthony van den Hurk). On the opposite side, Legia Warszawa received 4 yellow cards (Yuri Ribeiro, Tomas Pekhart, Josué and Dominik Hladun).

Also, Legia Warszawa didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Josué (Legia Warszawa) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (65′).

Match Timeline

18'
33'
Yuri Ribeiro- Yellow
38'
Tomas Pekhart(goal)
43'
43'
45'
Tomas Pekhart- Yellow
Dani Pacheco- sub ->Blaz Vrhovec
46'
61'
62'
Maciej Rosołek- sub ->Tomas Pekhart
62'
63'
64'
Josué- Yellow
65'
Josué(yellowred)
72'
77'
80'
80'
90'
Jurgen Çelhaka- sub ->Bartosz Kapustka
90'
Dominik Hładun- Yellow

Standings

After playing this contest, Górnik Zabrze will stay with 25 points to remain in the 14th place. On the other side, Legia Warszawa will have 46 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Górnik Zabrze will play away with Jagiellonia Białystok on the 11th of March with a 13-11 head to head record in favor of Jagiellonia Białystok (6 draws).

Legia Warszawa will host Raków Częstochowa on the 1st of April with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Legia Warszawa (2 draws).

Górnik Zabrze – Formation

Górnik Zabrze
G
Daniel Bielica 1.Poland
6.4
D
Rafal Janicki 26.Poland
6.2
72'
D
Emil Bergström 13.Sweden
6.1
D
Richard Jensen 3.Finland
7.0
M
Jean Jules Mvondo 23.Cameroon
7.4
43'
M
Pawel Olkowski 16.Poland
6.7
80'
M
Erik Janza 64.Slovenia
6.5
M
Blaž Vrhovec 8.Slovenia
6.5
46' 18'
F
Robert Dadok 96.Poland
6.8
80'
F
Lukas Podolski 10.Germany
6.8
F
Szymon Włodarczyk 20.Poland
6.6
61'
Substitutes
G
Pawel Sokol 31.Poland
D
Boris Sekulic 2.Slovakia
D
Jonatan Kotzke 25.Germany
D
M
Norbert Wojtuszek 15.Poland
6.4
80'
M
Dani Pacheco 7.Spain
6.9
46'
M
Daisuke Yokota  41.Japan
6.4
72'
M
Kanji Okunuki 33.Japan
6.5
80'
F
6.6
61' 63'

Górnik Zabrze started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Bartosch Gaul decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bielica (6.4), Emil Bergstrom (6.1), Rafał Janicki (6.2), Richard Jensen (7.0), Paweł Olkowski (6.7), Blaž Vrhovec (6.5), Jean Jules Mvondo (7.4), Erik Janža (6.5), Robert Dadok (6.8), Szymon Włodarczyk (6.6) and Lukas Podolski (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Norbert Wojtuszek (6.4), Boris Sekulić, Dani Pacheco (6.9), Daisuke Yokota (6.4), Anthony van den Hurk (6.6), Kanji Okunuki (6.5), Paweł Sokół, Jonatan Kotzke and Aleksander Paluszek.

Substitutions

Górnik Zabrze made 5 changes: Blaz Vrhovec for Dani Pacheco (46′), Szymon Wlodarczyk for Anthony van der Hurk (61′), Rafal Janicki for Daisuke Yokota (72′), Pawel Olkowski for Norbert Wojtuszek (80′) and Robert Dadok for Kanji Okunuki (80′).

Best player: Jean Jules Mvondo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Górnik Zabrze was Jean Jules Mvondo.

His rating is (7.4) with 39 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Legia Warszawa – Formation

Legia Warszawa
G
Dominik Hładun 30.Poland
7.4
90'
D
7.3
D
Artur Jędrzejczyk 55.Poland
7.0
D
Maik Nawrocki 17.Poland
7.1
M
Pawel Wszolek 13.Poland
6.4
M
Bartosz Kapustka 67.Poland
6.7
90'
M
Bartosz Slisz 99.Poland
6.7
M
Yuri Ribeiro 5.Portugal
6.2
33'
F
Josué 27.Portugal
7.2
65'
F
Tomas Pekhart 7.Czech Republic
7.2
62' 45' Goals38'
F
Ernest Muci 20.Albania
7.4
62'
Substitutes
G
Jakub Trojanowski 80.Poland
M
Jurgen Çelhaka 16.Albania
90'
M
Igor Strzalek 86.Poland
M
Róbert Pich 11.Slovakia
M
Patryk Sokołowski 18.Poland
6.5
77'
M
Jakub Kisiel 63.Poland
M
Filip Rejczyk 26.Poland
F
Carlitos 19.Spain
6.2
62'
F
Maciej Rosołek 39.Poland
6.4
62'

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

Kosta Runjaic played with: Dominik Hładun (7.4), Rafał Augustyniak (7.3), Artur Jędrzejczyk (7.0), Maik Nawrocki (7.1), Paweł Wszołek (6.4), Bartosz Slisz (6.7), Bartosz Kapustka (6.7), Yuri Ribeiro (6.2), Josué (7.2), Tomáš Pekhart (7.2) and Ernest Muçi (7.4).

They had on the bench: Carlitos (6.2), Jurgen Çelhaka, Jakub Trojanowski, Igor Strzalek, Róbert Pich, Patryk Sokołowski (6.5), Jakub Kisiel, Maciej Rosołek (6.4) and Filip Rejczyk.

Legia Warszawa could not rely on the presence of Patryk Sokolowski (injured).

Substitutions

Legia Warszawa made 4 changes: Tomas Pekhart for Maciej Rosołek (62′), E. Muçi for Carlitos López (62′), Carlitos for Patryk Sokołowski (77′) and Bartosz Kapustka for Jurgen Çelhaka (90′).

Best player: Ernest Muçi​

The most impressive player for Legia Warszawa was Ernest Muçi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 23 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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