Zagłębie Lubin tops Pogoń Szczecin 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

SZCZECIN. Zagłębie Lubin beats Pogoń Szczecin with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by K. Chodyna (21') and a goal from D. Kurminowski (86').

By
Mark Hall
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Zagłębie Lubin tops Pogoń Szczecin 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

SZCZECIN. Zagłębie Lubin tops Pogoń Szczecin with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by K. Chodyna (21′) and a goal from D. Kurminowski (86′). Pogoń Szczecin lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

Kamil Grosicki didn’t score a decisive penalty (32′). That would have allowed Pogoń Szczecin to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera stadium in Szczecin on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 19,543 spectators.​ The referee was Krzysztof Jakubik assisted by Tomasz Niemirowski and Filip Sierant. The 4th official was Piotr Pazdecki. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.18 degrees Celsius or 52.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Pogoń Szczecin

0 - 2

Team 1

Zagłębie Lubin

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 16 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 77 Attack 55
  • 70 Dangerous attack 51
  • 53 Ball safe 55
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Pogoń Szczecin had a superior ball possession 59% while Zagłębie Lubin was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pogoń Szczecin had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Zagłębie Lubin was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Pogoń Szczecin shot 16 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Zagłębie Lubin shot 10 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Pogoń Szczecin received 1 yellow card (Mariusz Malec). Talking about the opposition, Zagłębie Lubin received 1 yellow card (Sokratis Dioudis ).

Match Timeline

Mariusz Malec- Yellow
19'
21'
Kacper Chodyna(penalty)
21'
T. Pieńko(VAR)
Kamil Grosicki- missed penaltyKamil Grosicki
32'
João Gamboa(VAR)
31'
45'
Sokratis Dioudis- Yellow
Vahan Bichakhchyan- sub ->João Gamboa
59'
Adrian Przyborek- sub ->Marcel Wedrychowski
59'
65'
Juan Muñoz- sub ->Sergiy Buletsa
Luka Zahovic- sub ->Alexander Gorgon
74'
76'
Mateusz Wdowiak- sub ->Tomasz Pienko
Léo Borges- sub ->Leonardo Koutris
81'
O. Korczakowski- sub ->Rafał Kurzawa
81'
86'
Dawid Kurminowski(goal)
85'
Mateusz Grzybek- sub ->Kacper Chodyna
86'
Tomasz Makowski- sub ->Marko Poletanovic 

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Jagiellonia Białystok
56
31
Śląsk Wrocław
54
31
Lech Poznań
52
31
Pogoń Szczecin
51
31
Górnik Zabrze
51
31
Legia Warszawa
50
31
Raków Częstochowa
49
31
Widzew Lodz
42
31
Stal Mielec
41
31
Zagłębie Lubin
41
31
Piast Gliwice
39
31
Radomiak Radom
38
31
Warta Poznań
37
31
Cracovia Kraków
36
31
Puszcza Niepołomice
33
31
Korona Kielce
32
31
Ruch Chorzów
26
31
ŁKS Łódź
21
31

After this contest, Pogoń Szczecin stays with 40 points like Raków Częstochowa to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Zagłębie Lubin will has 33 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Pogoń Szczecin will play away with Korona Kielce on the 16th of March with a 10-4 head to head in favor of Pogoń Szczecin (10 draws).

Zagłębie Lubin will host Stal Mielec on the 16th of March with a 3-3 head to head record.

Pogoń Szczecin – Formation

Pogoń Szczecin
G
Valentin Cojocaru 77.Romania
7.0
D
Fredrik Ulvestad 8.Norway
6.7
D
Benedikt Zech 23.Austria
7.0
D
Leonardo Koutris 32.Greece
7.3
81'
D
Mariusz Malec 33.Poland
7.0
19'
M
Rafal Kurzawa 7.Poland
7.0
81'
M
Kamil Grosicki 11.Poland
6.7
M
Marcel Wedrychowski 15.Poland
6.8
59'
M
Alexander Gorgon 20.Austria
7.0
74'
M
João Gamboa 21.Portugal
7.3
59'
F
Efthymios Koulouris 9.Greece
7.0
Substitutes
G
Bartosz Klebaniuk 81.Poland
D
Léo Borges 4.Brazil
6.8
81'
D
Wojciech Lisowski 25.Poland
M
Vahan Bichakhchyan 22.Armenia
7.0
59'
M
Kacper Smolinski 61.Poland
M
O. Korczakowski 71.Poland
6.3
81'
M
Adrian Przyborek 73.Poland
6.8
59'
F
Luka Zahovic 10.Slovenia
6.4
74'
F
P. Paryzek 51.Poland

Pogoń Szczecin started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Jens Gustafsson decided to play with the following team: Valentin Cojocaru (7.0), Fredrik Ulvestad (6.7), Benedikt Zech (7.0), Mariusz Malec (7.0), Leonardo Koutris (7.3), João Gamboa (7.3), Marcel Wedrychowski (6.8), Alexander Gorgon (7.0), Rafał Kurzawa (7.0), Kamil Grosicki (6.7) and Efthymios Koulouris (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Léo Borges (6.8), Luka Zahovic (6.4), Vahan Bichakhchyan (7.0), Wojciech Lisowski, Patryk Paryzek, Kacper Smoliński, Olaf Korczakowski (6.3), Adrian Przyborek (6.8) and Bartosz Klebaniuk.

Substitutions

Pogoń Szczecin made 5 changes: Alexander Gorgon for Luka Zahovic (74′), João Gamboa for Vahan Bichakhchyan (59′), Marcel Wedrychowski for Adrian Przyborek (59′), Leonardo Koutris for Léo Borges (81′) and Rafał Kurzawa for Olaf Korczakowski (81′).

Player of the match: João Gamboa​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pogoń Szczecin was João Gamboa.

His rating is 7.3 with 34 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9.

Zagłębie Lubin – Formation

Zagłębie Lubin
G
Sokratis Dioudis 87.Greece
7.8
45'
D
M. Nalepa 25.Poland
7.5
D
Luís Mata 55.Portugal
7.0
D
Bartosz Kopacz  2.Poland
7.3
D
Aleks Lawniczak 5.Poland
7.5
M
S. Buletsa 16.Ukraine
7.1
65'
M
Marko Poletanovic 20.Serbia
7.0
86'
M
T. Pieńko 21.Poland
7.7
76'
M
Kacper Chodyna 7.Poland
7.3
85' Goals21'
M
Damian Dabrowski 8.Poland
7.7
F
Dawid Kurminowski 90.Poland
8.1
Goals86'
Substitutes
G
J. Burić 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
Mateusz Grzybek 13.Poland
6.8
85'
D
B. Kłudka 27.Poland
M
M. Mróz 17.Poland
M
D. Bohar 39.Slovenia
M
Mateusz Wdowiak 77.Poland
7.1
76'
M
Tomasz Makowski 6.Poland
6.6
86'
M
A. Woźniak 11.Poland
F
Juan Muñoz 18.Spain
7.5
65'

Zagłębie Lubin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Waldemar Fornalik played with: Sokratis Dioudis  (7.8), Bartosz Kopacz (7.3), Michal Nalepa (7.5), Aleks Lawniczak (7.5), Luís Mata (7.0), Marko Poletanovic  (7.0), Damian Dabrowski (7.7), Kacper Chodyna (7.3), Sergiy Buletsa (7.1), Tomasz Pienko (7.7) and Dawid Kurminowski (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jasmin Buric, Tomasz Makowski (6.6), Arkadiusz Wozniak, Mateusz Grzybek (6.8), Marek Mroz, Juan Muñoz (7.5), Bartlomiej Kludka, Damjan Bohar and Mateusz Wdowiak (7.1).

Substitutions

Zagłębie Lubin made 4 changes: Sergiy Buletsa for Juan Muñoz (65′), Tomasz Pienko for Mateusz Wdowiak (76′), Kacper Chodyna for Mateusz Grzybek (85′) and Marko Poletanovic  for Tomasz Makowski (86′).

Player of the match: Dawid Kurminowski​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Zagłębie Lubin was Dawid Kurminowski.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 21 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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