Widzew Lodz defeats Korona Kielce 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ŁóDź. Widzew Lodz overcomes Korona Kielce 3-1.

April 2, 2024

ŁóDź. Widzew Lodz tops Korona Kielce 3-1. Widzew Lodz got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Imad Rondic (45′) and Fran Álvarez (56′). Korona Kielce tried to recover with a goal from Evgeniy Shikavka (75′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (86′ + 0′) scored by Antoni Klimek for Widzew Lodz. Widzew Lodz took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź stadium in Łódź on Monday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 17,126 spectators. The referee was Krzysztof Jakubik with the assistance of Tomasz Niemirowski and Filip Sierant. The 4th official was Piotr Idzik. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.64 degrees Celsius or 69.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.

Match Statistics

Widzew Lodz

3 - 1

Korona Kielce

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

15 Total 15
4 On Target 4
9 Off Target 7
2 Shots blocked 5

99 Attack 87
54 Dangerous attack 51
77 Ball safe 62

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 9
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

10 Total 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Widzew Lodz had a superior ball possession 60% while Korona Kielce was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Widzew Lodz was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Widzew Lodz won the match.

Widzew Lodz shot 15 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Korona Kielce shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Widzew Lodz received 1 yellow card (Jordi Sánchez). On the other side, Korona Kielce received 1 yellow card (Yoav Hofmayster).

Match Timeline

Imad Rondic(goal)Fran Álvarez

45'

Fran Álvarez(goal)

56'

58'

J. Konstantyn- sub ->Jacek Podgorski

58'

Danny Trejo- sub ->Adrián Dalmau

72'

Petteri Forsell- sub ->Dawid Blanik

Jordi Sánchez- sub ->Imad Rondic

72'

75'

Evgeniy Shikavka(goal)J. Konstantyn

Jordi Sánchez- Yellow

78'

Dominik Kun- sub ->Fran Álvarez

81'

Sebastian Kerk- sub ->Bartlomiej Pawlowski

82'

Luís Silva- sub ->Lirim Kastrati

82'

Antoni Klimek(goal)Dominik Kun

86'

90'

Yoav Hofmayster- Yellow

Ernest Terpilowski- sub ->Fábio Nunes

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Jagiellonia Białystok

After playing this contest, Widzew Lodz has 35 points to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Korona Kielce will stays with 24 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Widzew Lodz will host Piast Gliwice on the 6th of April with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Korona Kielce will host Stal Mielec on the 6th of April with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Stal Mielec (1 draw).

Widzew Lodz – Formation

Widzew Lodz

Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland

7.7

Mateusz Zyro 4.Poland

7.7

Serafin Szota 5.Poland

6.4

Andrejs Ciganiks 14.Latvia

7.3

Lirim Kastrati 62.Kosovo

7.0

82'

Fran Álvarez 10.Spain

8.9

81'

56'

Bartlomiej Pawlowski 19.Poland

7.1

82'

Marek Hanousek 25.Czech Republic

7.1

Antoni Klimek 47.Poland

7.7

86'

Fábio Nunes 92.Portugal

7.7

90'

Imad Rondic 99.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.7

72'

45'

Substitutes

I. Krajčírik 35.Slovakia

Luís Silva 2.Portugal

7.0

82'

Juan Ibiza 15.Spain

Dawid Tkacz 8.Poland

Ernest Terpilowski 13.Poland

90'

Dominik Kun 22.Poland

7.0

81'

Sebastian Kerk 37.Germany

6.8

82'

Noah Diliberto 44.France

Jordi Sánchez 9.Spain

6.4

72'

78'

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

The manager Daniel Myśliwiec decided to play with the following team: Rafal Gikiewicz (7.7), Lirim Kastrati (7.0), Mateusz Zyro (7.7), Serafin Szota (6.4), Andrejs Ciganiks (7.3), Fran Álvarez (8.9), Marek Hanousek (7.1), Bartlomiej Pawlowski (7.1), Fábio Nunes (7.7), Imad Rondic (7.7) and Antoni Klimek (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Luís Silva (7.0), Dawid Tkacz, Jordi Sánchez (6.4), Ernest Terpilowski, Juan Ibiza, Dominik Kun (7.0), I. Krajčírik, Sebastian Kerk (6.8) and Noah Diliberto.

Substitutions

Widzew Lodz made 5 changes: Fran Álvarez for Dominik Kun (81′), Bartlomiej Pawlowski for Sebastian Kerk (82′), Lirim Kastrati for Luís Silva (82′), Imad Rondic for Jordi Sánchez (72′) and Fábio Nunes for Ernest Terpilowski (90′).

Player of the match: Fran Álvarez

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Widzew Lodz was Fran Álvarez.

His rating is 8.9 with 1 goal, 44 passes (95% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.

Korona Kielce – Formation

Korona Kielce

Xavier Dziekonski 55.Poland

6.3

Dominick Zator 2.Canada

6.7

Marcel Pieczek 23.Poland

7.0

Milosz Trojak 66.Poland

6.8

Bartosz Kwiecien 94.Poland

7.3

Jacek Podgorski 6.Poland

6.3

58'

Dawid Blanik 17.Poland

6.4

72'

Yoav Hofmayster 18.Israel

6.7

90'

Martin Remacle 88.Belgium

7.0

Evgeniy Shikavka 9.Belarus

7.3

90'

75'

Adrián Dalmau 20.Spain

6.7

58'

Substitutes

Konrad Forenc 1.Poland

Piotr Malarczyk 4.Poland

Radosław Turek 14.Poland

J. Konstantyn 19.Poland

7.3

58'

Danny Trejo 21.Mexico

6.7

58'

Mateusz Czyzycki 98.Poland

Petteri Forsell 10.Finland

7.0

72'

Korona Kielce started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Kamil Kuzera played with: Xavier Dziekonski (6.3), Dominick Zator (6.7), Bartosz Kwiecien (7.3), Milosz Trojak (6.8), Marcel Pieczek (7.0), Jacek Podgorski (6.3), Martin Remacle (7.0), Yoav Hofmayster (6.7), Dawid Blanik (6.4), Adrián Dalmau (6.7) and Evgeniy Shikavka (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Konrad Forenc, Piotr Malarczyk, Radosław Turek, J. Konstantyn (7.3), Danny Trejo (6.7), Daniel Bąk, Mateusz Czyzycki and Petteri Forsell (7.0).

Substitutions

Korona Kielce made 3 changes: Jacek Podgorski for J. Konstantyn (58′), Adrián Dalmau for Danny Trejo (58′) and Dawid Blanik for Petteri Forsell (72′).