SZCZECIN. Stal Mielec beat Pogoń Szczecin 3-2 thanks to I. Shkurin who scored in the 6th, 55th and 84th minute. Pogoń Szczecin was surely superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera stadium in Szczecin on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 15,183 spectators. The referee was Krzysztof Jakubik assisted by Jacub Winkler and Paulina Baranowska. The 4th official was Patryk Gryckiewicz. The weather was light snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.89 degrees Celsius or 37.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 31 Total 7
- 7 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 3
- 12 Shots blocked 0
- 77 Attack 56
- 94 Dangerous attack 42
- 45 Ball safe 47
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 3 Total 4
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Pogoń Szczecin was in firm control of the ball 65% while Stal Mielec was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Pogoń Szczecin had a more offensive attitude with 94 dangerous attacks and 31 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, Stal Mielec found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Pogoń Szczecin shot 31 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Stal Mielec shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Pogoń Szczecin didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Stal Mielec received 1 yellow card (Marco Ehmann).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Pogoń Szczecin will stay with 26 points to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Stal Mielec will have 21 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, 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).
Stal Mielec will host Pogoń Szczecin on the 18th of May with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Pogoń Szczecin (0 draws).
Pogoń Szczecin – Formation
Pogoń Szczecin
80'
21'
Pogoń Szczecin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jens Gustafsson decided to play with the following team: Valentin Cojocaru , Linus Wahlqvist , Benedikt Zech , Mariusz Malec , Leonardo Koutris , Fredrik Ulvestad , Rafał Kurzawa , Vahan Bichakhchyan , Alexander Gorgon , Kamil Grosicki and Efthymios Koulouris .
The home team had on the bench: Léo Borges , Luka Zahovic , Mariusz Fornalczyk , João Gamboa , Wojciech Lisowski, Paweł Stolarski, Olaf Korczakowski, Adrian Przyborek and Bartosz Klebaniuk.
Substitutions
Pogoń Szczecin made 4 changes: Vahan Bichakhchyan for Mariusz Fornalczyk (74′), Fredrik Ulvestad for João Gamboa (70′), Alexander Gorgon for Luka Zahovic (80′) and Leonardo Koutris for Léo Borges (80′).
Player of the match: Kamil Grosicki
The player that probably impressed the most for Pogoń Szczecin was Kamil Grosicki.
His rating is with 38 passes (82% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 16 crosses.
Stal Mielec – Formation
Stal Mielec
42'
Stal Mielec started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Kamil Kieres played with: Mateusz Kochalski , Marco Ehmann , Mateusz Matras , Leândro , Alvis Jaunzems , Michał Trąbka , Matthew Guillaumier , Krystian Getinger , Maciej Domański , Krzysztof Wołkowicz and Ilya Shkurin .
They had on the bench: Kamil Pajnowski, Lukasz Gerstenstein, Koki Hinokio , Konrad Jałocha, Piotr Wlazło , Rafa Santos, Łukasz Wolsztyński, Mateusz Stepien and Kai Meriluoto.
Substitutions
Stal Mielec made 2 changes: Marco Ehmann for Piotr Wlazło (58′) and Krzysztof Wołkowicz for Koki Hinokio (78′).
Player of the match: Ilya Shkurin
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Stal Mielec was Ilya Shkurin.
His rating is with 3 goals, 24 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.
- Raków Częstochowa – Cracovia Kraków – 1-1
- Pogoń Szczecin – Stal Mielec – 2-3
- Legia Warszawa – Warta Poznań – 2-2
