ZABRZE. Górnik Zabrze bested Pogoń Szczecin to win 2-1. A goal from L. Podolski was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Górnik Zabrze to strike first with a penalty of Szymon Wlodarczyk at the 78′. Then it was a goal in the 83′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Lukas Podolski gave the win to Górnik Zabrze in the 90′ minute with a goal. Pogoń Szczecin was decisively better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla stadium in Zabrze on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 21,148 spectators. The referee was Tomasz Kwiatkowski with the support of Marcin Lisowski and Katarzyna Wojs. The 4th official was Piotr Rzucidło. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.5 degrees Celsius or 68.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 14 Total 19
- 5 On Target 8
- 9 Off Target 10
- 4 Shots blocked 7
- 80 Attack 77
- 60 Dangerous attack 77
- 80 Ball safe 83
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 11
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Pogoń Szczecin had a superior ball possession 62% while Górnik Zabrze was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Pogoń Szczecin was more pushing with 77 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Even so, Górnik Zabrze succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Górnik Zabrze shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Pogoń Szczecin shot 19 times, 8 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Górnik Zabrze received 2 yellow cards (Pawel Olkowski and Lukas Podolski). On the opposite side, Pogoń Szczecin received 6 yellow cards (Benedikt Zech, Luka Zahovic, Linus Wahlqvist, P. Stolarski, Leonardo Koutris and Leonardo Koutris).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Górnik Zabrze will have 47 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Pogoń Szczecin will stay with 57 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Górnik Zabrze will play away with Miedź Legnica on the 27th of May with a 3-3 head to head stats.
Pogoń Szczecin will host Radomiak Radom on the 27th of May with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Pogoń Szczecin (1 draw).
Górnik Zabrze – Formation
Górnik Zabrze
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51'
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Górnik Zabrze started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Jan Urban decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bielica , Boris Sekulić , Emil Bergström , Richard Jensen , Erik Janža , Damian Rasak , Paweł Olkowski , Dani Pacheco , Lukas Podolski , Daisuke Yokota and Szymon Włodarczyk .
The home team had on the bench: Robert Dadok , Aleksander Paluszek, Jean Jules Mvondo, Kanji Okunuki , Kryspin Szczesniak , Pavel Pavlyuchenko, Blaž Vrhovec, Piotr Krawczyk and Mateusz Cholewiak.
Górnik Zabrze could not rely on the presence of K. Szcześniak (injured) and K. Okunuki (injured).
Substitutions
Górnik Zabrze made 4 changes: Richard Jensen for K. Szczesniak (43′), Dani Pacheco for Robert Dadok (59′), Pawel Olkowski for Kanji Okunuki (59′) and Szymon Wlodarczyk for Piotr Krawczyk (80′).
Best player: Daniel Bielica
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Górnik Zabrze was the goalkeeper: Daniel Bielica. His rating is 7.64. He performed 4 saves.
Pogoń Szczecin – Formation
Pogoń Szczecin
Pogoń Szczecin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jens Gustafsson played with: Dante Stipica , Linus Wahlqvist , Benedikt Zech , Mariusz Malec , Leonardo Koutris , Mateusz Łęgowski , Damian Dąbrowski , Vahan Bichakhchyan , Alexander Gorgon , Kamil Grosicki and Luka Zahović .
They had on the bench: Léo Borges, Bartosz Klebaniuk, Sebastian Kowalczyk , Danijel Lončar, Paweł Stolarski , Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos, Pontus Almqvist , Marcel Wedrychowski and Rafał Kurzawa .
Substitutions
Pogoń Szczecin made 5 changes: M. Łęgowski for Rafał Kurzawa (46′), Vahan Bichakhchyan for Sebastian Kowalczyk (60′), Linus Wahlqvist for Paweł Stolarski (60′), Luka Zahovic for Pontus Almqvist (69′) and Alexander Gorgon for Marcel Wedrychowski (78′).
Best player: Damian Dąbrowski
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pogoń Szczecin was Damian Dąbrowski.
His rating is with 67 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.
- Górnik Zabrze – Pogoń Szczecin – 2-1
- Lechia Gdańsk – Legia Warszawa – 1-0
- Jagiellonia Białystok – Cracovia Kraków – 1-1
