KIELCE. Korona Kielce defeats Raków Częstochowa 1-0 after J. Lukowski scored a penalty (36′). Raków Częstochowa was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Suzuki Arena (Kielce) stadium in Kielce on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tomasz Kwiatkowski with the collaboration of Tomasz Listkiewicz and Arkadiusz Wójcik. The 4th official was Karol Iwanowicz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.2 degrees Celsius or 44.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.​

Match Statistics​

Korona Kielce

1 - 0

Raków Częstochowa

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 7 Total 12
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 77 Attack 120
  • 17 Dangerous attack 59
  • 85 Ball safe 98
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 15 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Raków Częstochowa was in firm control of the ball 65% while Korona Kielce was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Raków Częstochowa was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Korona Kielce managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Korona Kielce shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Raków Częstochowa shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Korona Kielce received 3 yellow cards (Dominick Zator, Dalibor Takac and B. Kwiecień). On the opposite side, Raków Częstochowa received 7 yellow cards (Fabian Piasecki, Fabian Piasecki, Gustav Berggren, Stratos Svarnas, Marcin Cebula , Zoran Arsenic and Giannis Papanikolaou).

Match Timeline

7'
7'
26'
Gustav Berggren- Yellow
30'
Stratos Svarnas- Yellow
Milosz Trojak (var)
33'
Jakub Lukowski (penalty)
36'
39'
39'
Ben Lederman- sub ->Gustav Berggren
Dominick Zator- Yellow
53'
Dalibor Takac- Yellow
55'
62'
Marcin Cebula- sub ->Vladyslav Kochergin
62'
64'
Marcin Cebula- Yellow
M. Godinho- sub ->Jacek Podgorski
67'
67'
75'
Bartosz Kwiecien- sub ->Kyrylo Petrov
76'
Dawid Blanik- sub ->Jakub Lukowski
76'
Bartosz Kwiecien- Yellow
77'
81'
Zoran Arsenić- Yellow
86'
90'
Giannis Papanikolaou- Yellow

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 contest, Korona Kielce will have 38 points like Widzew Lodz, Radomiak Radom and Zagłębie Lubin to sit in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Raków Częstochowa will stay with 71 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Korona Kielce will play away against Widzew Lodz on the 27th of May with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Widzew Lodz (4 draws).

Raków Częstochowa will host Zagłębie Lubin on the 27th of May with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Raków Częstochowa (1 draw).

Korona Kielce – Formation

Korona Kielce
G
Marcel Zapytowski 73.Poland
7.4
D
Dominick Zator 2.Canada
6.9
53'
D
Piotr Malarczyk 4.Poland
7.2
D
Milosz Trojak 66.Poland
7.8
D
Marius Briceag 5.Romania
7.1
M
Kyrylo Petrov 90.Ukraine
7.3
76'
M
Jacek Podgorski 6.Poland
6.4
67'
M
Dalibor Takac 8.Slovakia
6.6
67' 55'
M
Nono 11.Spain
7.2
M
Jakub Lukowski 7.Poland
7.2
76' 36'
F
Evgeniy Shikavka 99.Belarus
6.4
86'
Substitutes
G
Rafal Mamla 87.Poland
D
Bartosz Kwiecien 94.Poland
6.2
76' 77'
D
M. Godinho 28.Canada
6.4
67'
M
Dawid Blanik 17.Poland
6.6
76'
M
R. Deaconu 13.Romania
M
Marcin Szpakowski 20.Poland
6.2
67'
M
Jacek Kiełb 10.Poland
M
Adam Deja 22.Poland
F
Kacper Kostorz 9.Poland
86'

Korona Kielce started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Kamil Kuzera decided to play with the following team: Marcel Zapytowski (7.4), Dominick Zator (6.9), Piotr Malarczyk (7.2), Miłosz Trojak (7.8), Marius Briceag (7.1), Kyrylo Petrov (7.3), Jacek Podgórski (6.4), Dalibor Takáč (6.6), Nono (7.2), Jakub Łukowski (7.2) and Yevgeni Shikavka (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Rafal Mamla, Bartosz Kwiecień (6.2), Dawid Błanik (6.6), Ronaldo Deaconu, Marcin Szpakowski (6.2), Marcus Godinho (6.4), Jacek Kiełb, Adam Deja and Kacper Kostorz.

Substitutions

Korona Kielce made 5 changes: Jacek Podgorski for Marcus Godinho (67′), Dalibor Takac for M. Szpakowski (67′), Kyrylo Petrov  for Bartosz Kwiecień (76′), Jakub Lukowski for Dawid Błanik (76′) and Evgeniy Shikavka for Kacper Kostorz (86′).

Best player: Miłosz Trojak​

The player that probably impressed the most for Korona Kielce was Miłosz Trojak even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 30 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Raków Częstochowa – Formation

Raków Częstochowa
G
Vladan Kovačević 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
D
Bogdan Racovițan 25.France
6.8
39'
D
Zoran Arsenić 24.Croatia
7.5
81'
D
Stratos Svarnas 4.Greece
7.0
30'
M
Fran Tudor 7.Croatia
6.2
M
Gustav Berggren 5.Sweden
6.4
39' 26'
M
Giannis Papanikolaou 66.Greece
6.8
90'
M
Jean Carlos 20.Brazil
6.8
F
Vladyslav Kocherhin 30.Ukraine
6.3
62'
F
Bartosz Nowak 27.Poland
6.8
75'
F
Fabian Piasecki 99.Poland
6.4
62' 7'
Substitutes
G
Kacper Trelowski 12.Poland
M
Patryk Kun 23.Poland
M
Mateusz Wdowiak 17.Poland
6.6
75'
M
W. Długosz 71.Poland
6.8
39'
M
Marcin Cebula 77.Poland
6.8
62' 64'
M
Szymon Czyz 55.Poland
M
Ben Lederman 8.Poland
6.6
39'
F
Vladislavs Gutkovskis 21.Latvia
6.6
62'

Raków Częstochowa started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Marek Papszun played with: Vladan Kovačević (6.4), Bogdan Racovitan (6.8), Zoran Arsenić (7.5), Stratos Svarnas (7.0), Fran Tudor (6.2), Gustav Berggren (6.4), Giannis Papanikolaou (6.8), Jean Carlos (6.8), Bartosz Nowak (6.8), Vladyslav Kocherhin (6.3) and Fabian Piasecki (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Kacper Trelowski, Wiktor Długosz (6.8), Marcin Cebula (6.8), Szymon Czyż, Ben Lederman (6.6), Patryk Kun, Mateusz Wdowiak (6.6) and Vladislavs Gutkovskis (6.6).

Substitutions

Raków Częstochowa made 5 changes: B. Racovițan for Wiktor Długosz (39′), Gustav Berggren for B. Lederman (39′), Vladyslav Kochergin for Marcin Cebula (62′), Fabian Piasecki for Vladislavs Gutkovskis (62′) and Bartosz Nowak for Mateusz Wdowiak (75′).

Best player: Zoran Arsenić​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Raków Częstochowa was Zoran Arsenić.

His rating is (7.5) with 51 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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