Legia Warszawa surprises Cracovia Kraków with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

WARSZAWA. Legia Warszawa had a surprising win over Cracovia Kraków with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Kun (46') and a penalty scored by B. Kramer (86').

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David Brown
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Legia Warszawa surprises Cracovia Kraków with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

WARSZAWA. Legia Warszawa had a surprising win over Cracovia Kraków with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Kun (46′) and a penalty scored by B. Kramer (86′). Legia Warszawa was decisively better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego stadium in Warszawa on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 20,116 spectators.​ The referee was Łukasz Kuźma with the collaboration of Radoslav Siejka and Piotr Podbielski. The 4th official was Piotr Idzik. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.95 degrees Celsius or 44.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Legia Warszawa

2 - 0

Team 1

Cracovia Kraków

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 9 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 108 Attack 91
  • 70 Dangerous attack 44
  • 103 Ball safe 79
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 0
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 16 Total 9
  • 5 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Legia Warszawa had a superior ball possession 66% while Cracovia Kraków was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Legia Warszawa was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Legia Warszawa won the match​.

Legia Warszawa shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cracovia Kraków shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Legia Warszawa received 5 yellow cards (Steve Kapuadi, Blaž Kramer, Bartosz Slisz, Jurgen Çelhaka and Josué). Talking about the opposition, Cracovia Kraków received 2 yellow cards (Kamil Glik and Otar Kakabadze).

Match Timeline

31'
Otar Kakabadze- Yellow
33'
Kamil Glik- Yellow
Josué - Yellow
40'
Patryk Kun (goal)
46'
Patryk Kun (VAR)
47'
Jurgen Çelhaka- Yellow
56'
60'
Takuto Oshima- sub ->Michal Rakoczy
Gil Dias- sub ->Pawel Wszolek
63'
Blaz Kramer - sub ->Marc Gual
63'
68'
Filip Rozga- sub ->Patryk Makuch
68'
Kacper Smiglewski - sub ->Karol Knap
Maciej Rosolek- sub ->Ernest Muci
72'
Bartosz Kapustka- sub ->Josué
73'
78'
Andreas Skovgaard- sub ->Cornel Rapa
82'
Blaz Kramer (penalty)
86'
Blaz Kramer - Yellow
88'
90'
Patryk Sokolowski- sub ->Jurgen Çelhaka
Steve Kapuadi- Yellow
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 this match, Legia Warszawa has 32 points like Raków Częstochowa to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Cracovia Kraków will stays with 18 points like Korona Kielce to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Legia Warszawa will play away with Ruch Chorzów on the 10th of February with a 14-6 head to head stats in favor of Legia Warszawa (4 draws).

Cracovia Kraków will host Radomiak Radom on the 10th of February with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Cracovia Kraków (0 draws).

Legia Warszawa – Formation

Legia Warszawa
G
K. Tobiasz 1.Poland
7.5
D
Steve Kapuadi 3.France
7.0
90'
D
Rafal Augustyniak 8.Poland
7.5
D
Radovan Pankov 12.Serbia
7.5
M
P. Wszołek 13.Poland
7.1
63'
M
Jurgen Çelhaka 21.Albania
6.4
90' 56'
M
Patryk Kun  33.Poland
8.1
Goals46'
M
B. Slisz 99.Poland
7.3
82'
F
Ernest Muci 20.Albania
7.0
72'
F
Josué  27.Portugal
7.3
73' 40'
F
Marc Gual 28.Spain
6.3
63'
Substitutes
G
Dominik Hladun 30.Poland
D
Marco Burch 4.Switzerland
D
Mehmet Bölükbaşı 55.Poland
M
Gil Dias 17.Portugal
6.8
63'
M
Patryk Sokolowski 18.Poland
90'
M
Bartosz Kapustka 67.Poland
6.8
73'
M
Igor Strzalek 86.Poland
F
Blaz Kramer  9.Slovenia
7.3
63' 88' Goals86'
F
Maciej Rosolek 39.Poland
7.0
72'

Legia Warszawa started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Kosta Runjaic decided to play with the following team: Kacper Tobiasz (7.5), Radovan Pankov (7.5), Rafał Augustyniak (7.5), Steve Kapuadi (7.0), Pawel Wszolek (7.1), Bartosz Slisz (7.3), Jurgen Çelhaka (6.4), Patryk Kun (8.1), Josué (7.3), Ernest Muci (7.0) and Marc Gual (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Marco Burch, Blaž Kramer (7.3), Gil Dias (6.8), Patryk Sokołowski, Dominik Hładun, Maciej Rosołek (7.0), Artur Jędrzejczyk, Bartosz Kapustka (6.8) and Igor Strzalek.

Substitutions

Legia Warszawa made 5 changes: Marc Gual for Blaž Kramer (63′), Pawel Wszolek for Gil Dias (63′), Josué for Bartosz Kapustka (73′), Ernest Muci for Maciej Rosołek (72′) and Jurgen Çelhaka for Patryk Sokołowski (90′).

Player of the match: Patryk Kun​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Legia Warszawa was Patryk Kun.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 38 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Cracovia Kraków – Formation

Cracovia Kraków
G
Sebastian Madejski 13.Poland
7.5
D
Virgil Ghiță 5.Romania
7.5
D
Kamil Glik 15.Poland
6.3
33'
D
Arttu Hoskonen 22.Finland
6.8
M
Cornel Râpă 2.Romania
6.4
78'
M
Jani Atanasov 6.Macedonia
7.0
M
Michal Rakoczy 10.Poland
6.4
60'
M
Karol Knap 20.Poland
7.0
68'
M
Otar Kakabadze 25.Georgia
7.0
31'
F
Patryk Makuch 7.Poland
7.0
68'
F
Benjamin Källman 9.Finland
7.0
Substitutes
G
Adam Wilk 30.Poland
D
Andreas Skovgaard 3.Denmark
6.4
78'
M
Takuto Oshima 18.Japan
6.6
60'
M
Kacper Jodlowski 36.Poland
M
Filip Rozga 63.Poland
6.8
68'
M
Bartlomiej Kolec 72.Poland
M
Patryk Zaucha 73.Poland
F
Kacper Smiglewski  21.Poland
6.8
68'
F
Szymon Doba 99.Poland

Cracovia Kraków started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Jacek Zielinski played with: Sebastian Madejski (7.5), Kamil Glik (6.3), Arttu Hoskonen (6.8), Virgil Ghita (7.5), Cornel Rapa (6.4), Karol Knap (7.0), Jani Atanasov (7.0), Otar Kakabadze (7.0), Patryk Makuch (7.0), Michal Rakoczy (6.4) and Benjamin Källman (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Andreas Skovgaard (6.4), Takuto Oshima (6.6), Kacper Smiglewski (6.8), Adam Wilk, Kacper Jodlowski, Filip Rozga (6.8), Bartlomiej Kolec, Patryk Zaucha and Szymon Doba.

Substitutions

Cracovia Kraków made 4 changes: Karol Knap for Kacper Smiglewski (68′), Michal Rakoczy for Takuto Oshima (60′), Patryk Makuch for Filip Rozga (68′) and Cornel Rapa for Andreas Skovgaard (78′).

Player of the match: Virgil Ghita​

The most impressive player for Cracovia Kraków was Virgil Ghita.

His rating is 7.5 with 30 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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