KRAKóW. Widzew Lodz succeeded in clinch a draw against Cracovia Kraków with a late goal from M. Kreuzriegler scored in the (90′) after Cracovia Kraków got a lead with a goal from T. Oshima (81′).
The match was played at the Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego stadium in Kraków on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Damian Sylwestrzak with the assistance of Adam Karasewicz and Bartosz Kaszyński. The 4th official was Aleksander Kozieł. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 41.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 20 Total 8
- 7 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 65 Attack 67
- 71 Dangerous attack 41
- 59 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Cracovia Kraków was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Widzew Lodz that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cracovia Kraków was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Cracovia Kraków to win the match.
Cracovia Kraków shot 21 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Widzew Lodz shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Cracovia Kraków received 3 yellow cards (Yevgen Konoplyanka, Jacek Zielinski and Michal Rakoczy). Talking about the opposition, Widzew Lodz received 1 yellow card (Jakub Sypek).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cracovia Kraków will have 35 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Widzew Lodz will have 38 points like Warta Poznań to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Cracovia Kraków will host Miedź Legnica on the 29th of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Miedź Legnica (2 draws).
Widzew Lodz will play away agasint Zagłębie Lubin on the 29th of April with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Zagłębie Lubin (5 draws).
Cracovia Kraków – Formation
Cracovia Kraków
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Cracovia Kraków started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Jacek Zielinski decided to play with the following team: Karol Niemczycki , Cornel Râpă , David Jablonsky , Virgil Ghiță , Otar Kakabadze , Takuto Oshima , Karol Knap , Michał Rakoczy , Paweł Jaroszyński , Benjamin Källman and Yevhen Konoplyanka .
The home team had on the bench: Lukáš Hroššo, Michal Stachera, Michal Siplak , Kacper Jodlowski, Mateusz Bochnak, Kacper Smiglewski and Przemysław Kapek.
Cracovia Kraków could not rely on the presence of Kacper Śmiglewski (injured).
Substitutions
Cracovia Kraków made 2 changes: David Jablonsky for Michal Sipľak (68′) and Yevgen Konoplyanka for Mateusz Bochnak (89′).
Best player: Karol Knap
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cracovia Kraków was Karol Knap.
His rating is with 54 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.
Widzew Lodz – Formation
Widzew Lodz
Widzew Lodz started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Janusz Niedźwiedź played with: Henrich Ravas , Paweł Zieliński , Mateusz Żyro , Serafin Szota , Martin Kreuzriegler , Dominik Kun , Filip Zawadzki , Juljan Shehu , Marek Hanousek , Bartłomiej Pawłowski and Jordi Sánchez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jakub Wrąbel, Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski , Juliusz Letniowski, Jakub Sypek , Andrejs Cigaņiks, Kristoffer Normann Hansen and Łukasz Zjawiński.
Widzew Lodz could not rely on the presence of Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski (injured).
Substitutions
Widzew Lodz made 4 changes: Mateusz Zyro for Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski (46′), Filip Zawadzki for J. Sypek (58′), Dominik Kun for Andrejs Cigaņiks (84′) and Juljan Shehu for Juliusz Letniowski (84′).
Best player: Martin Kreuzriegler
The player that probably impressed the most for Widzew Lodz was Martin Kreuzriegler.
His rating is with 60 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.
- Lech Poznań – Pogoń Szczecin – 2-2
- Cracovia Kraków – Widzew Lodz – 1-1
- Wisła Płock – Radomiak Radom – 1-1
