GDAńSK. Cracovia Kraków bested Lechia Gdańsk to win 2-1. B. Källman was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Cracovia Kraków to strike first with an early goal of Benjamin Källman at the 8′. Then Benjamin Källman scored again for Cracovia Kraków in the 75′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Jakub Bartkowski reduced the distance for Lechia Gdańsk (88′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Lechia Gdańsk lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stadion Energa Gdańsk stadium in Gdańsk on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Paweł Malec with the help of Marek Arys and Michal Sobczak. The 4th official was Filip Kaliszewski. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 57.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 9 Total 18
- 4 On Target 7
- 4 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 8
- 78 Attack 79
- 66 Dangerous attack 58
- 88 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Lechia Gdańsk had a superior ball possession 59% while Cracovia Kraków was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lechia Gdańsk was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Cracovia Kraków succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Lechia Gdańsk shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cracovia Kraków shot 17 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Lechia Gdańsk received 3 yellow cards (Henrik Castegren, Maciej Gajos and Maciej Gajos). Talking about the opposition, Cracovia Kraków received 1 yellow card (Jakub Jugas ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Lechia Gdańsk will stay with 26 points to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Cracovia Kraków will have 41 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Lechia Gdańsk will host Legia Warszawa on the 20th of May with a 20-9 head to head stats in favor of Legia Warszawa (6 draws).
Cracovia Kraków will play away agasint Jagiellonia Białystok on the 20th of May with a 13-10 head to head stats in favor of Jagiellonia Białystok (9 draws).
Lechia Gdańsk – Formation
Lechia Gdańsk
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Lechia Gdańsk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager David Badia decided to play with the following team: Dušan Kuciak , Henrik Castegren , Mario Maloča , Joel Abu Hanna , Rafał Pietrzak , Kristers Tobers , Jarosław Kubicki , Bassekou Diabate , Flávio Paixão , Marco Terrazzino and Łukasz Zwoliński .
The home team had on the bench: Michał Buchalik, Michał Nalepa , Jakub Bartkowski , Maciej Gajos , Joeri de Kamps, Jakub Kałuziński , Dominik Piła, Kevin Friesenbichler and Kacper Sezonienko.
Lechia Gdańsk could not rely on the presence of Michal Nalepa (injured) and J. Kałuziński (injured).
Substitutions
Lechia Gdańsk made 5 changes: Joel Abu Hanna for Michał Nalepa (19′), Bassekou Diabaté for Jakub Bartkowski (46′), Kristers Tobers for Maciej Gajos (61′), Henrik Castegren for J. Kałuziński (76′) and Henrik Castegren for Kevin Friesenbichler (77′).
Best player: Dušan Kuciak
The most impressive player for Lechia Gdańsk was the goalkeeper: Dušan Kuciak. His rating is 7.30. He performed 5 saves.
Cracovia Kraków – Formation
Cracovia Kraków
Cracovia Kraków started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Jacek Zielinski played with: Karol Niemczycki , Arttu Hoskonen , Jakub Jugas , Virgil Ghiță , Otar Kakabadze , Takuto Oshima , Karol Knap , Paweł Jaroszyński , Mateusz Bochnak , Benjamin Källman and Michał Rakoczy .
They had on the bench: Lukáš Hroššo, Michal Stachera, Kacper Jodlowski, Cornel Râpă, Jakub Myszor, Patryk Zaucha, Patryk Makuch and Yevhen Konoplyanka.
Cracovia Kraków could not rely on the presence of Cornel Rapa (injured).
Substitutions
Cracovia Kraków made 3 changes: Mateusz Bochnak for Patryk Makuch (56′), Karol Knap for Yevhen Konoplyanka (81′) and Pawel Jaroszynski for Cornel Râpă (88′).
Best player: Benjamin Källman
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cracovia Kraków was Benjamin Källman.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 20.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.
- Pogoń Szczecin – Stal Mielec – 4-2
- Miedź Legnica – Raków Częstochowa – 0-2
- Lechia Gdańsk – Cracovia Kraków – 1-2
