Pogoń Szczecin obliterates Ruch Chorzów 5-0 showing huge dominance. HIGHLIGHTS

SZCZECIN. Pogoń Szczecin crushes Ruch Chorzów 5-0 with goals of

April 13, 2024

SZCZECIN. Pogoń Szczecin wipes out Ruch Chorzów 5-0 with goals of M. Bartolewski (2′ own), Adrian Przyborek (35′), Efthymios Koulouris (47′), Efthymios Koulouris (54′) and Efthymios Koulouris (59′).

The match was played at the Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera stadium in Szczecin on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Jarosław Przybył who was helped by Radoslav Siejka and Michal Sobczak. The 4th official was Łukasz Ostrowski. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.97 degrees Celsius or 62.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

Pogoń Szczecin

5 - 0

Ruch Chorzów

49 Ball Possession 51

Shots

16 Total 19
6 On Target 5
9 Off Target 11
1 Shots blocked 3

85 Attack 82
59 Dangerous attack 65
89 Ball safe 73

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 3

Fouls

12 Total 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Pogoń Szczecin was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Ruch Chorzów that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Ruch Chorzów was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Pogoń Szczecin managed to find the solution to win this contest.

Pogoń Szczecin shot 16 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ruch Chorzów shot 19 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Pogoń Szczecin didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Ruch Chorzów received 2 yellow cards (Josema and M. Sadlok).

Match Timeline

M. Bartolewski(own-goal)

25'

Josema- Yellow

Adrian Przyborek(goal)Kamil Grosicki

35'

João Gamboa- sub ->Alexander Gorgon

46'

Efthymios Koulouris(goal)Vahan Bichakhchyan

47'

Efthymios Koulouris(goal)Linus Wahlqvist

54'

Efthymios Koulouris(goal)Leonardo Koutris

59'

60'

B. Barański- sub ->F. Starzyński

60'

F. Wilak- sub ->Ł. Moneta

P. Paryzek- sub ->Efthymios Koulouris

65'

Marcel Wedrychowski- sub ->Vahan Bichakhchyan

65'

72'

M. Huras- sub ->D. Szczepan

72'

M. Sadlok- sub ->Josema

O. Korczakowski- sub ->Kamil Grosicki

74'

Benedikt Zech- sub ->Mariusz Malec

74'

79'

T. Foszmańczyk- sub ->S. Novothny

89'

M. Sadlok- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Jagiellonia Białystok

After playing this match, Pogoń Szczecin has 47 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Ruch Chorzów will stays with 20 points to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Pogoń Szczecin will host Piast Gliwice on the 20th of April with a 11-6 head to head stats in favor of Pogoń Szczecin (11 draws).

Ruch Chorzów will host Widzew Lodz on the 20th of April with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Ruch Chorzów (4 draws).

Pogoń Szczecin – Formation

Pogoń Szczecin

Valentin Cojocaru 77.Romania

8.4

Léo Borges 4.Brazil

7.0

Linus Wahlqvist 28.Sweden

8.1

Leonardo Koutris 32.Greece

7.8

Mariusz Malec 33.Poland

7.0

74'

Fredrik Ulvestad 8.Norway

7.8

Kamil Grosicki 11.Poland

7.9

74'

Alexander Gorgon 20.Austria

6.6

46'

Vahan Bichakhchyan 22.Armenia

7.0

65'

Adrian Przyborek 73.Poland

7.5

35'

Efthymios Koulouris 9.Greece

9.4

65'

47', 54', 59'

Substitutes

Bartosz Klebaniuk 81.Poland

Benedikt Zech 23.Austria

6.8

74'

Danijel Loncar 68.Croatia

Marcel Wedrychowski 15.Poland

7.1

65'

João Gamboa 21.Portugal

6.8

46'

Kacper Smolinski 61.Poland

O. Korczakowski 71.Poland

6.3

74'

Luka Zahovic 10.Slovenia

P. Paryzek 51.Poland

6.7

65'

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 (8.4), Linus Wahlqvist (8.1), Léo Borges (7.0), Mariusz Malec (7.0), Leonardo Koutris (7.8), Alexander Gorgon (6.6), Vahan Bichakhchyan (7.0), Adrian Przyborek (7.5), Fredrik Ulvestad (7.8), Kamil Grosicki (7.9) and Efthymios Koulouris (9.4).

The home team had on the bench: Luka Zahovic, Marcel Wedrychowski (7.1), João Gamboa (6.8), Benedikt Zech (6.8), P. Paryzek (6.7), Kacper Smolinski, Danijel Loncar, O. Korczakowski (6.3) and Bartosz Klebaniuk.

Substitutions

Pogoń Szczecin made 5 changes: Efthymios Koulouris for P. Paryzek (65′), Vahan Bichakhchyan for Marcel Wedrychowski (65′), Mariusz Malec for Benedikt Zech (74′), Alexander Gorgon for João Gamboa (46′) and Kamil Grosicki for O. Korczakowski (74′).

Player of the match: Efthymios Koulouris

The player that probably impressed the most for Pogoń Szczecin was Efthymios Koulouris.

His rating is 9.4 with 3 goals, 20 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.

Ruch Chorzów – Formation

Ruch Chorzów

M. Buchalik 1.Poland

5.7

Josema 6.Spain

6.0

72'

25'

S. Szymański 20.Poland

6.6

P. Stępiński 59.Poland

6.4

T. Wójtowicz 5.Poland

7.3

P. Sikora 8.Poland

7.5

F. Starzyński 22.Poland

6.8

60'

M. Bartolewski 77.Poland

6.3

Ł. Moneta 13.Poland

6.3

60'

S. Novothny 86.Hungary

7.3

79'

D. Szczepan 95.Poland

7.3

72'

Substitutes

M. Potoczny 32.Poland

J. Bielecki 82.Poland

M. Sadlok 21.Poland

7.1

72'

89'

T. Foszmańczyk 10.Poland

7.0

79'

B. Barański 24.Poland

7.1

60'

K. Michalski 26.Poland

F. Wilak 54.Poland

7.0

60'

M. Feliks 19.Poland

M. Huras 33.Poland

6.6

72'

Ruch Chorzów started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Janusz Niedźwiedź played with: M. Buchalik (5.7), P. Stępiński (6.4), S. Szymański (6.6), Josema (6.0), T. Wójtowicz (7.3), F. Starzyński (6.8), P. Sikora (7.5), M. Bartolewski (6.3), D. Szczepan (7.3), S. Novothny (7.3) and Ł. Moneta (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: T. Foszmańczyk (7.0), M. Feliks, M. Sadlok (7.1), B. Barański (7.1), K. Michalski, M. Potoczny, M. Huras (6.6), F. Wilak (7.0) and J. Bielecki.

Substitutions

Ruch Chorzów made 5 changes: D. Szczepan for M. Huras (72′), Josema for M. Sadlok (72′), F. Starzyński for B. Barański (60′), Ł. Moneta for F. Wilak (60′) and S. Novothny for T. Foszmańczyk (79′).