GLIWICE. Cracovia Kraków prevails over Piast Gliwice 4-2. Piast Gliwice lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stadion Miejski stadium in Gliwice on Monday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. In front of 3,140 spectators. The referee was Tomasz Kwiatkowski with the assistance of Michal Obukowicz and Marcin Boniek. The 4th official was Jacek Lis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 4 Total 9
- 2 On Target 8
- 2 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 120 Attack 80
- 89 Dangerous attack 52
- 88 Ball safe 102
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Piast Gliwice was in firm control of the ball 57% while Cracovia Kraków was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Piast Gliwice was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Cracovia Kraków was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Piast Gliwice shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Cracovia Kraków shot 9 times, 8 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Piast Gliwice didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Cracovia Kraków received 2 yellow cards (C. Rapa and M. Probierz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Piast Gliwice will stay with 10 points like Radomiak Radom, Wisła Płock and Górnik Zabrze to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Cracovia Kraków will have 12 points like Jagiellonia Białystok to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Piast Gliwice will host Wisła Kraków on the 1st of October with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Wisła Kraków (6 draws).
Cracovia Kraków will host Stal Mielec on the 2nd of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Piast Gliwice – Formation

Piast Gliwice started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Waldemar Fornalik decided to play with the following team: František Plach
, Martin Konczkowski , Ariel Mosór , Tomáš Huk , Alexandros Katranis , Patryk Sokołowski , Michał Chrapek , Damian Kądzior , Kristopher Vida , Dominik Steczyk and Alberto Toril Domingo .The home team had on the bench: Karol Szymański, Tomasz Mokwa, Miguel Muñoz, Patryk Lipski
, Tomasz Jodłowiec, Arkadiusz Pyrka, Michael Ameyaw , Tiago Alves and Nikola Stojiljković .Piast Gliwice could not rely on the presence of M. Ameyaw (injured).
Substitutions
Piast Gliwice made 5 changes: D. Steczyk for Tiago Alves (46′), K. Vida for M. Ameyaw (57′), M. Chrapek for P. Lipski (57′), A. Toril for N. Stojiljkovic (76′) and D. Kadzior for A. Pyrka (90′).
Best player: Alberto Toril Domingo
The player that probably impressed the most for Piast Gliwice was Alberto Toril Domingo.
His rating is
with 15 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 18.Cracovia Kraków – Formation

Cracovia Kraków started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Michal Probierz played with: Lukáš Hroššo
, Cornel Râpă , Jakub Jugas , Matej Rodin , Kamil Pestka , Damir Sadiković , Sergiu Hanca , Pelle van Amersfoort , Karol Knap , Michal Siplak and Marcos Álvarez .They had on the bench: Karol Niemczycki, Otar Kakabadze, Luis Rocha, Florian Loshaj
, Sylwester Lusiusz , Jakub Myszor, Mathias Hebo Rasmussen , Rivaldinho and Kamil Ogorzały .Substitutions
Cracovia Kraków made 5 changes: M. Alvarez for F. Loshaj (67′), M. Siplak for K. Ogorzaly (72′), D. Sadikovic for S. Lusiusz (72′), K. Knap for M. Rasmussen (73′) and S. Hanca for J. Myszor (90′).
Best player: Pelle van Amersfoort
The player that probably impressed the most for Cracovia Kraków was Pelle van Amersfoort.
His rating is
with 3 goals, 29 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.