ŁóDź. Widzew Lodz was able to turn the tables against Ruch Chorzów to win 2-1. It was Ruch Chorzów to strike first with a goal of Mateusz Bartolewski at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 47′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jordi Sánchez gave the win to Widzew Lodz in the 87′ minute. Widzew Lodz was much superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Also, Ruch Chorzów had 2 players sent off: Szymon Szymanski (50′ for a red card) and Konrad Kasolik (64′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź stadium in Łódź on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 17,338 spectators.​ The referee was Tomasz Kwiatkowski with the support of Pawel Sokolnicki and Arkadiusz Wójcik. The 4th official was Maciej Pelka. The weather was light snow. The temperature was quite cold at 0.77 degrees Celsius or 33.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Widzew Lodz

2 - 1

Ruch Chorzów

  • ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
  • 30 Total 5
  • 11 On Target 1
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 9 Shots blocked 1
  • 125 Attack 74
  • 122 Dangerous attack 27
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
  • 7 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 2
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Widzew Lodz had a superior ball possession 69% while Ruch Chorzów was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Widzew Lodz was more pushing with 122 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Widzew Lodz won the match​.

Widzew Lodz shot 30 times, 11 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Ruch Chorzów shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Also, Ruch Chorzów didn’t finish the match with 11 players after

Match Timeline

16'
M. Bartolewski(goal)
Fábio Nunes(goal)Fran Álvarez
47'
50'
S. Szymański- Red
55'
M. Feliks- sub ->Daniel Szczepan
55'
P. Szur- sub ->Dominik Steczyk
64'
Konrad Kasolik- Red
67'
Ł. Moneta- sub ->Kacper Skwierczynski
67'
J. Sedlák- sub ->Tomás Podstawski
Dawid Tkacz- sub ->Antoni Klimek
72'
Imad Rondic- sub ->Pawel Zielinski
73'
Bartlomiej Pawlowski- sub ->Dominik Kun
83'
83'
K. Michalski- sub ->Miłosz Kozak
Jordi Sánchez(goal)Marek Hanousek
87'
Ernest Terpilowski- sub ->Fábio Nunes
90'
Ignacy Dawid- sub ->Fran Álvarez
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 contest, Widzew Lodz will have 19 points like Radomiak Radom and Górnik Zabrze to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Ruch Chorzów will stay with 9 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Widzew Lodz will play away with Radomiak Radom on the 25th of May with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Radomiak Radom (1 draw).

Ruch Chorzów will host Cracovia Kraków on the 25th of May with a 10-10 head to head stats.

Widzew Lodz – Formation

Widzew Lodz
G
Jan Krzywanski 33.Poland
6.3
G
Henrich Ravas 1.Slovakia
D
Luís Silva 2.Portugal
7.5
D
Mateusz Zyro 4.Poland
7.5
D
M. Miloš 7.Croatia
D
Andrejs Ciganiks 14.Latvia
D
Juan Ibiza 15.Spain
D
Pawel Zielinski 23.Poland
7.1
73'
D
P. Stępiński 95.Poland
7.3
M
Juljan Shehu 6.Albania
M
Fran Álvarez 10.Spain
8.1
90'
M
Dominik Kun 22.Poland
7.3
83'
M
Marek Hanousek 25.Czech Republic
7.9
M
Antoni Klimek 47.Poland
7.3
72'
F
Jordi Sánchez 9.Spain
7.8
87'
F
Fábio Nunes 92.Portugal
8.1
90' 47'
Substitutes
G
Jakub Szymanski 74.Poland
M
Dawid Tkacz 8.Poland
7.0
72'
M
Bartlomiej Pawlowski 19.Poland
6.7
83'
M
Ernest Terpilowski 13.Poland
90'
M
Filip Przybulek 80.Poland
M
Ignacy Dawid 88.Poland
90'
F
Imad Rondic 99.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
73'

Widzew Lodz started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Daniel Myśliwiec decided to play with the following team: Henrich Ravas, Jan Krzywanski  (6.3), Mato Milos, Patryk Stepinski (7.3), Mateusz Zyro (7.5), Luís Silva  (7.5), Juan Ibiza, Andrejs Ciganiks , Pawel Zielinski (7.1), Dominik Kun (7.3), Marek Hanousek (7.9), Juljan Shehu, Fran Álvarez (8.1), Fábio Nunes (8.1), Jordi Sánchez (7.8) and Antoni Klimek (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Ernest Terpilowski, Jakub Szymanski, Filip Przybulek , Ignacy Dawid, Imad Rondic (7.0), Dawid Tkacz (7.0), Bartlomiej Pawlowski (6.7) and Paweł Kwiatkowski.

Substitutions

Widzew Lodz made 5 changes: Dominik Kun for Bartlomiej Pawlowski (83′), Fábio Nunes for Ernest Terpilowski (90′), Fran Álvarez for Ignacy Dawid (90′), Antoni Klimek for Dawid Tkacz (72′) and Pawel Zielinski for Imad Rondic (73′).

Best player: Fran Álvarez​

The most impressive player for Widzew Lodz was Fran Álvarez even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 68 passes (87% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Ruch Chorzów – Formation

Ruch Chorzów
G
Krzysztof Kamiński 31.Poland
8.7
D
Richard Brush 77.England
D
Konrad Kasolik 2.Poland
6.3
64'
D
T. Wójtowicz 5.Poland
D
S. Szymański 20.Poland
5.8
50'
D
M. Sadlok 21.Poland
7.5
D
M. Bartolewski 77.Poland
8.1
16'
M
Dominik Steczyk 18.Poland
6.3
55'
M
Kacper Skwierczynski 88.Poland
6.4
67'
M
Tomasz Swędrowski 6.Poland
6.7
M
Tomás Podstawski 28.Portugal
6.4
67'
M
M. Kozak 70.Poland
6.6
83'
F
D. Szczepan 95.Poland
6.4
55'
Substitutes
G
M. Buchalik 1.Poland
G
J. Bielecki 82.Poland
D
P. Szur 4.Poland
6.6
55'
D
R. Szywacz 71.Poland
M
J. Sedlák 16.Czech Republic
6.6
67'
M
F. Starzyński 22.Poland
M
T. Foszmańczyk 10.Poland
M
Ł. Moneta 13.Poland
6.3
67'
M
K. Michalski 26.Poland
6.6
83'
M
W. Długosz 27.Poland
F
M. Firlej 9.Poland
F
M. Feliks 19.Poland
6.6
55'
F
B. Barański 24.Poland

Ruch Chorzów started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Jan Wos played with: Krzysztof Kamiński (8.7), Konrad Kasolik (6.3), Szymon Szymanski (5.8), Maciej Sadlok (7.5), Richard Brush, Mateusz Bartolewski (8.1), Kacper Skwierczynski (6.4), Tomasz Swędrowski (6.7), Tomasz Wójtowicz, Tomás Podstawski (6.4), Dominik Steczyk (6.3), Miłosz Kozak (6.6), Daniel Szczepan (6.4).

They had on the bench: Przemysław Szur (6.6), Maciej Firlej, Tomasz Foszmańczyk, Łukasz Moneta (6.3), Michal Feliks (6.6), Bartłomiej Barański, Kacper Michalski (6.6), Wiktor Długosz, Remigiusz Szywacz, Jakub Bielecki, Lukasz Moneta, Michał Buchalik, Jan Sedlak (6.6) and Filip Starzyński.

Substitutions

Ruch Chorzów made 5 changes: Tomás Podstawski for Jan Sedlak (67′), Kacper Skwierczynski for Łukasz Moneta (67′), Daniel Szczepan for Michal Feliks (55′), Dominik Steczyk for Przemysław Szur (55′) and Miłosz Kozak for Kacper Michalski (83′).

Best player: Krzysztof Kamiński​

The player that probably impressed the most for Ruch Chorzów was the goalkeeper: Krzysztof Kamiński. His rating is 8.67. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

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