KRAKóW. Cracovia Kraków defeats Legia Warszawa 1-0 after P. van scored just 1 goal (19′). Legia Warszawa was truly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego stadium in Kraków on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 10,213 spectators. The referee was Jarosław Przybył with the collaboration of Konrad Sapela and Marek Arys. The 4th official was Kornel Paszkiewicz. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.8 degrees Celsius or 35.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 7 Total 12
- 3 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 62 Attack 122
- 58 Dangerous attack 111
- 86 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 27 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Legia Warszawa was in firm control of the ball 61% while Cracovia Kraków was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Legia Warszawa was more pushing with 111 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Cracovia Kraków was able to find the solution to win this match.
Cracovia Kraków shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Legia Warszawa shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Cracovia Kraków received 3 yellow cards (S. Hanca, S. Lusiusz and P. van Amersfoort). On the other side, Legia Warszawa received 3 yellow cards (Luquinhas, M. Wieteska and Josue).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cracovia Kraków will have 23 points like Wisła Płock to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Legia Warszawa will stay with 12 points like Nieciecza and Górnik Łęczna to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Cracovia Kraków will host Górnik Łęczna on the 12th of December with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Górnik Łęczna (5 draws).
Legia Warszawa will play away agasint Wisła Płock on the 12th of December with a 13-3 head to head statistic in favor of Legia Warszawa (1 draw).
Cracovia Kraków – Formation
Cracovia Kraków started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Jacek Zielinski decided to play with the following team: Karol Niemczycki , Cornel Râpă , Jakub Jugas , Michal Siplak , Otar Kakabadze , Pelle van Amersfoort , Sylwester Lusiusz , Kamil Pestka , Jakub Myszor , Filip Piszczek and Sergiu Hanca .
The home team had on the bench: Lukáš Hroššo, Krystian Bracik, Luis Rocha, Damir Sadiković, Michał Rakoczy , Mathias Hebo Rasmussen , Florian Loshaj, Karol Knap and Rivaldinho .
Substitutions
Cracovia Kraków made 3 changes: S. Lusiusz for M. Rasmussen (53′), F. Piszczek for Rivaldinho (64′) and J. Myszor for M. Rakoczy (82′).
Best player: Karol Niemczycki
The player that probably impressed the most for Cracovia Kraków was the goalkeeper: Karol Niemczycki. His rating is 8.11. He performed 5 saves.
Legia Warszawa – Formation
Legia Warszawa started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Marek Gołębiewski played with: Artur Boruc , Maik Nawrocki , Mateusz Wieteska , Mateusz Hołownia , Yuri Ribeiro , Bartosz Slisz , Kacper Skibicki , Josué , Luquinhas , Filip Mladenović and Mahir Emreli .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Cezary Miszta, Jurgen Çelhaka, Igor Kharatin, Bartlomiej Ciepiela , Rui Gomes , André Martins, Tomáš Pekhart , Tomasz Nawotka and Szymon Włodarczyk .
Substitutions
Legia Warszawa made 5 changes: M. Holownia for T. Nawotka (46′), K. Skibicki for Rui Gomes (46′), M. Emreli for S. Wlodarczyk (59′), F. Mladenovic for T. Pekhart (68′) and Luquinhas for B. Ciepiela (84′).
Best player: Josué
The player that probably impressed the most for Legia Warszawa was Josué.
His rating is with 118 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 20. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.