CZęSTOCHOWA. Raków Częstochowa snatched a late win Piast Gliwice 1-0 after M. Wdowiak scored just 1 goal (90′).

The match was played at the Stadion Raków stadium in Częstochowa on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 2,577 spectators.​ The referee was Damian Kos who had the assistance of Dariusz Bohonos and Bartosz Heinig. The 4th official was Paweł Dziopak. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -1.6 degrees Celsius or 29.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Raków Częstochowa

1 - 0

Piast Gliwice

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 11 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 110 Attack 98
  • 78 Dangerous attack 53
  • 70 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Raków Częstochowa was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Piast Gliwice that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Raków Częstochowa was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Raków Częstochowa won the match​.

Raków Częstochowa shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Piast Gliwice shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Raków Częstochowa received 1 yellow card (A. Niewulis). On the opposite side, Piast Gliwice received 1 yellow card (T. Hateley).

Match Timeline

53'
74'
77'
Tom Hateley- sub ->P. Lipski
78'
Daniel Szelągowski- sub ->F. Sturgeon
88'
89'
A. Pyrka- sub ->D. Kadzior
90'
Tom Hateley- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Lech Poznań
74
34
Raków Częstochowa
69
34
Pogoń Szczecin
65
34
Lechia Gdańsk
57
34
Piast Gliwice
54
34
Radomiak Radom
48
34
Wisła Płock
48
34
Górnik Zabrze
47
34
Cracovia Kraków
46
34
Legia Warszawa
43
34
Warta Poznań
42
34
Jagiellonia Białystok
40
34
Zagłębie Lubin
38
34
Stal Mielec
37
34
Śląsk Wrocław
35
34
Nieciecza
32
34
Wisła Kraków
31
34
Górnik Łęczna
28
34

After this match, Raków Częstochowa will have 32 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Piast Gliwice will stay with 21 points like Jagiellonia Białystok to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Piast Gliwice will host Stal Mielec on the 18th of December with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Piast Gliwice (0 draws).

Raków Częstochowa – Formation

Raków Częstochowa
G
Vladan Kovačević 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.4
D
Andrzej Niewulis 6.Poland
6.2
53'
D
Milan Rundić 3.Serbia
7.1
D
Fran Tudor 7.Croatia
7.8
M
Patryk Kun 23.Poland
7.3
M
Ben Lederman 8.Poland
7.2
M
Marko Poletanovic 20.Serbia
7.4
M
Mateusz Wdowiak 17.Poland
7.7
90'
F
Fábio Sturgeon 70.Portugal
7.3
88'
F
Jakub Arak 18.Poland
6.6
78'
F
Ivi López 11.Spain
6.9
74'
Substitutes
G
Kacper Trelowski 12.Poland
D
Zoran Arsenić 24.Croatia
D
J. Courtney-Perkins 19.Australia
D
Žarko Udovičić 31.Serbia
M
W. Długosz 71.Poland
6.6
74'
M
Iwo Kaczmarski 22.Poland
M
Daniel Szelągowski 14.Poland
88'
F
Sebastian Musiolik 9.Poland
6.8
78'

Raków Częstochowa started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Marek Papszun decided to play with the following team: Vladan Kovačević (7.4), Fran Tudor (7.8), Andrzej Niewulis (6.2), Milan Rundić (7.1), Mateusz Wdowiak (7.7), Marko Poletanović (7.4), Ben Lederman (7.2), Patryk Kun (7.3), Fábio Sturgeon (7.3), Jakub Arak (6.6) and Ivi López (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Kacper Trelowski, Zoran Arsenić, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Žarko Udovičić, Wiktor Długosz (6.6), Iwo Kaczmarski, Daniel Szelągowski and Sebastian Musiolik (6.8).

Substitutions

Raków Częstochowa made 3 changes: I. Lopez for W. Dlugosz (74′), J. Arak for S. Musiolik (78′) and F. Sturgeon for D. Szelagowski (88′).

Best player: Fran Tudor​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Raków Częstochowa was Fran Tudor even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 87 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 14.

Piast Gliwice – Formation

Piast Gliwice
G
Frantisek Plach 26.Slovakia
6.7
D
Martin Konczkowski 20.Poland
6.8
D
A. Mosór 2.Poland
6.6
D
Jakub Czerwinski 4.Poland
6.9
D
Alexandros Katranis 98.Greece
7.0
M
Patryk Lipski 17.Poland
7.3
77'
M
Patryk Sokolowski 18.Poland
6.3
M
Kristopher Vida 10.Hungary
6.3
M
Michal Chrapek 6.Poland
6.9
M
Damian Kadzior 92.Poland
7.3
89'
F
Alberto Toril 9.Spain
7.4
Substitutes
G
J. Szmatula 1.Poland
D
Tomasz Mokwa 22.Poland
D
Miguel Muñoz 23.Spain
M
Michael Ameyaw 19.Poland
M
Tom Hateley 24.England
6.2
77' 90'
M
Jakub Holubek 14.Slovakia
M
A. Pyrka 77.Poland
89'
M
Mateusz Winciersz 15.Poland
F
N. Stojiljković 29.Serbia

Piast Gliwice started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Waldemar Fornalik played with: František Plach (6.7), Martin Konczkowski (6.8), Ariel Mosór (6.6), Jakub Czerwiński (6.9), Alexandros Katranis (7.0), Patryk Sokołowski (6.3), Patryk Lipski (7.3), Kristopher Vida (6.3), Michał Chrapek (6.9), Damian Kądzior (7.3) and Alberto Toril Domingo (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jakub Szmatuła, Tomasz Mokwa, Miguel Muñoz, Michael Ameyaw, Tom Hateley (6.2), Jakub Holúbek, Arkadiusz Pyrka, Mateusz Winciersz and Nikola Stojiljković.

Substitutions

Piast Gliwice made 2 changes: P. Lipski for T. Hateley (77′) and D. Kadzior for A. Pyrka (89′).

Best player: Alberto Toril Domingo​

The most impressive player for Piast Gliwice was Alberto Toril Domingo.

His rating is (7.4) with 26 passes (46% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18.

Results of the day

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