GLIWICE. Pogoń Szczecin was in the end too good for Ruch Chorzów with the goal of Fredrik Ulvestad (28′), Kamil Grosicki (57′ pen) and Maciej Sadlok (63′ own). Pogoń Szczecin was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadion Miejski stadium in Gliwice on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 9,236 spectators.​ The referee was Bartosz Frankowski assisted by Marcin Boniek and Paulina Baranowska. The 4th official was Sylwester Rasmus. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.96 degrees Celsius or 64.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Ruch Chorzów

0 - 3

Pogoń Szczecin

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 10 Total 16
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 77 Attack 67
  • 57 Dangerous attack 74
  • 69 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 8 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Pogoń Szczecin was in firm control of the ball 62% while Ruch Chorzów was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pogoń Szczecin was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pogoń Szczecin won the match.​

Ruch Chorzów shot 10 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Pogoń Szczecin shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Ruch Chorzów received 2 yellow cards (Tomás Podstawski and Mateusz Bartolewski). Talking about the opposition, Pogoń Szczecin received 3 yellow cards (Mariusz Fornalczyk, Alexander Gorgon and Rafał Kurzawa).

Match Timeline

3'
Rafal Kurzawa- Yellow
28'
Fredrik Ulvestad(goal)Kamil Grosicki
M. Bartolewski- Yellow
45'
45'
57'
K. Grosicki(penalty)
M. Sadlok(own-goal)
63'
K. Michalski- sub ->Juliusz Letniowski
69'
D. Szczepan- sub ->Maciej Firlej
69'
71'
71'
João Gamboa- sub ->Rafał Kurzawa
71'
Adrian Przyborek- sub ->Vahan Bichakhchyan
76'
Luka Zahovic- sub ->Efthymios Koulouris
77'
Alexander Gorgon- Yellow
Dominik Steczyk- sub ->Michal Feliks
80'
87'
87'
T. Foszmańczyk- sub ->Tomasz Swędrowski
90'
W. Długosz- sub ->Tomasz Wójtowicz
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Jagiellonia Białystok
60
33
Śląsk Wrocław
60
33
Legia Warszawa
56
33
Lech Poznań
53
33
Górnik Zabrze
53
33
Pogoń Szczecin
52
33
Raków Częstochowa
52
33
Zagłębie Lubin
44
32
Piast Gliwice
43
33
Widzew Lodz
43
33
Stal Mielec
43
33
Cracovia Kraków
39
33
Radomiak Radom
38
33
Warta Poznań
37
33
Puszcza Niepołomice
37
33
Korona Kielce
35
33
Ruch Chorzów
29
33
ŁKS Łódź
21
32

After playing this match, Ruch Chorzów will stay with 7 points like ŁKS Łódź to hold in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Pogoń Szczecin will have 18 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Ruch Chorzów will host Cracovia Kraków on the 25th of May with a 10-10 head to head record.

Pogoń Szczecin will host Górnik Zabrze on the 25th of May with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Górnik Zabrze (12 draws).

Ruch Chorzów – Formation

Ruch Chorzów
G
J. Bielecki 82.Poland
6.4
D
T. Wójtowicz 5.Poland
7.0
90'
D
S. Szymański 20.Poland
6.4
D
M. Sadlok 21.Poland
7.0
D
M. Bartolewski 77.Poland
6.0
45'
M
Tomasz Swędrowski 6.Poland
7.0
90'
M
J. Letniowski 7.Poland
6.4
69'
M
M. Feliks 19.Poland
6.4
80'
M
Tomás Podstawski 28.Portugal
6.4
45'
M
M. Kozak 70.Poland
7.5
F
M. Firlej 9.Poland
6.3
69'
Substitutes
G
M. Potoczny 32.Poland
D
Konrad Kasolik 2.Poland
D
P. Szur 4.Poland
M
T. Foszmańczyk 10.Poland
90'
M
J. Sedlák 16.Czech Republic
M
K. Michalski 26.Poland
7.0
69'
M
W. Długosz 27.Poland
90'
F
Dominik Steczyk 18.Poland
6.6
80'
F
D. Szczepan 95.Poland
6.8
69'

Ruch Chorzów started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Jarosław Skrobacz decided to play with the following team: Jakub Bielecki (6.4), Tomasz Wójtowicz (7.0), Szymon Szymanski (6.4), Maciej Sadlok (7.0), Mateusz Bartolewski (6.0), Tomás Podstawski (6.4), Miłosz Kozak (7.5), Tomasz Swędrowski (7.0), Juliusz Letniowski (6.4), Michal Feliks (6.4) and Maciej Firlej (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Konrad Kasolik, Przemysław Szur, Tomasz Foszmańczyk, Jan Sedlak, Dominik Steczyk (6.6), Kacper Michalski (7.0), Wiktor Długosz, Marcel Potoczny and Daniel Szczepan (6.8).

Substitutions

Ruch Chorzów made 5 changes: Juliusz Letniowski for Kacper Michalski (69′), Maciej Firlej for Daniel Szczepan (69′), Tomasz Swędrowski for Tomasz Foszmańczyk (90′), Tomasz Wójtowicz for Wiktor Długosz (90′) and Michal Feliks for Dominik Steczyk (80′).

Best player: Miłosz Kozak​

The most impressive player for Ruch Chorzów was Miłosz Kozak.

His rating is (7.5) with 17 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Pogoń Szczecin – Formation

Pogoń Szczecin
G
Valentin Cojocaru 77.Romania
8.7
D
Benedikt Zech 23.Austria
7.3
D
Linus Wahlqvist 28.Sweden
7.5
87'
D
Leonardo Koutris 32.Greece
8.1
D
Mariusz Malec 33.Poland
7.3
M
Rafal Kurzawa 7.Poland
7.0
71' 3'
M
Fredrik Ulvestad 8.Norway
8.1
28'
M
K. Grosicki 11.Poland
8.8
71' 57'
M
Alexander Gorgon 20.Austria
7.0
77'
M
Vahan Bichakhchyan 22.Armenia
7.1
71'
F
Efthymios Koulouris 9.Greece
6.6
76'
Substitutes
G
Bartosz Klebaniuk 81.Poland
D
Léo Borges 4.Brazil
D
Paweł Stolarski 41.Poland
87'
D
Danijel Loncar 68.Croatia
M
Mariusz Fornalczyk 17.Poland
6.7
71' 87'
M
João Gamboa 21.Portugal
7.0
71'
M
Kacper Smolinski 61.Poland
M
Adrian Przyborek 73.Poland
6.7
71'
F
Luka Zahovic 10.Slovenia
7.0
76'

Pogoń Szczecin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jens Gustafsson played with: Valentin Cojocaru (8.7), Linus Wahlqvist (7.5), Benedikt Zech (7.3), Mariusz Malec (7.3), Leonardo Koutris (8.1), Fredrik Ulvestad (8.1), Rafał Kurzawa (7.0), Vahan Bichakhchyan (7.1), Alexander Gorgon (7.0), Kamil Grosicki (8.8) and Efthymios Koulouris (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Léo Borges, Luka Zahović (7.0), Mariusz Fornalczyk (6.7), João Gamboa (7.0), Paweł Stolarski, Kacper Smoliński, Danijel Lončar, Adrian Przyborek (6.7) and Bartosz Klebaniuk.

Substitutions

Pogoń Szczecin made 5 changes: Linus Wahlqvist for Paweł Stolarski (87′), Vahan Bichakhchyan for Adrian Przyborek (71′), Efthymios Koulouris for Luka Zahović (76′), Rafał Kurzawa for João Gamboa (71′) and Kamil Grosicki for Mariusz Fornalczyk (71′).

Best player: Kamil Grosicki​

The player that probably impressed the most for Pogoń Szczecin was Kamil Grosicki.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 35 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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