Cracovia Kraków grabs a draw against Pogoń Szczecin. HIGHLIGHTS

KRAKóW. Cracovia Kraków found a way to clinch a late draw against Pogoń Szczecin with a late goal from R. .

Cracovia Kraków grabs a draw against Pogoń Szczecin. HIGHLIGHTS

KRAKóW. Cracovia Kraków was capable to capture a draw against Pogoń Szczecin with a late goal from R. scored in the (90′) after Pogoń Szczecin got a lead with a goal from S. Kowalczyk (90′).

The match was played at the Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego stadium in Kraków on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jarosław Przybył who had the assistance of Marcin Borkowski and Adam Karasewicz. The 4th official was Marcin Kochanek. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing at -1.4 degrees Celsius or 29.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 9 Total 6
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 64 Attack 97
  • 57 Dangerous attack 63
  • 86 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 18
  • 5 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Cracovia Kraków was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Pogoń Szczecin that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Pogoń Szczecin was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Pogoń Szczecin to win the match​.

Cracovia Kraków shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Pogoń Szczecin shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Cracovia Kraków received 5 yellow cards (M. Rasmussen, K. Knap, M. Rodin, Rivaldinho and S. Hanca). Regarding the opposition, Pogoń Szczecin received 4 yellow cards (I. Lasicki, K. Triantafyllopoulos, K. Drygas and K. Grosicki).

Match Timeline

Mathias Hebo Rasmussen- Yellow
4'
16'
34'
39'
Karol Knap- Yellow
43'
44'
K. Grosicki- Yellow
55'
67'
67'
Vahan Bichakhchyan- sub ->K. Drygas
Michal Rakoczy- sub ->E. Konoplyanka
79'
80'
84'
90'
90'
90'
90'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

After this match, Cracovia Kraków will have 32 points like Stal Mielec to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Pogoń Szczecin will have 50 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Cracovia Kraków will host Piast Gliwice on the 20th of March with a 11-11 head to head.

Pogoń Szczecin will host Wisła Kraków on the 18th of March with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of Wisła Kraków (7 draws).

Cracovia Kraków – Formation

Cracovia Kraków
G
K. Niemczycki 23.Poland
6.7
D
Cornel Râpă 2.Romania
6.5
D
Matej Rodin 88.Croatia
7.0
55'
D
Virgil Ghiță 5.Romania
6.6
M
6.7
4'
M
Karol Knap 20.Poland
7.5
84' 43'
M
S. Hanca 4.Romania
7.0
90'
M
Kamil Pestka  33.Poland
6.8
F
Jakub Myszor 38.Poland
6.5
90'
F
Pelle van Amersfoort 10.Netherlands
7.6
F
Yevhen Konoplyanka 80.Ukraine
7.1
79'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Hrosso 31.Slovakia
D
Luís Rocha 18.Portugal
6.5
84'
D
Patryk Zaucha 73.Poland
M
Damir Sadikovic 19.Bosnia and Herzegovina
M
Michal Rakoczy 11.Poland
6.3
79'
M
Kamil Ogorzaly 17.Poland
F
Rivaldinho 7.Brazil
90' 90' Goals90'

Cracovia Kraków started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Jacek Zielinski decided to play with the following team: Karol Niemczycki (6.7), Cornel Râpă (6.5), Matej Rodin (7.0), Virgil Ghiță (6.6), Sergiu Hanca (7.0), Karol Knap (7.5), Mathias Hebo Rasmussen (6.7), Kamil Pestka (6.8), Pelle van Amersfoort (7.6), Jakub Myszor (6.5) and Yevhen Konoplyanka (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Lukáš Hroššo, Luis Rocha (6.5), Damir Sadiković, Michał Rakoczy (6.3), Kamil Ogorzały, Rivaldinho and Patryk Zaucha.

Substitutions

Cracovia Kraków made 3 changes: E. Konoplyanka for M. Rakoczy (79′), K. Knap for Luis Rocha (84′) and J. Myszor for Rivaldinho (90′).

Best player: Pelle van Amersfoort​

The most impressive player for Cracovia Kraków was Pelle van Amersfoort.

His rating is (7.6) with 27 passes (51% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 27. He performed 4 crosses.

Pogoń Szczecin – Formation

Pogoń Szczecin
G
D. Stipica 1.Croatia
7.0
D
Jakub Bartkowski 2.Poland
7.1
D
6.6
34'
D
Igor Lasicki  55.Poland
7.1
16'
D
Luís Mata 97.Portugal
6.4
M
Damian Dabrowski 8.Poland
6.8
M
Rafal Kurzawa 7.Poland
6.6
90'
M
Mateusz Łęgowski 99.Poland
7.0
90'
M
Kamil Drygas 14.Poland
6.4
67' 39'
M
K. Grosicki 11.Poland
6.8
67' 44'
F
Luka Zahovic 10.Slovenia
6.4
80'
Substitutes
G
Jakub Bursztyn 26.Poland
D
Paweł Stolarski 41.Poland
M
Mariusz Fornalczyk 17.Poland
90'
M
Maciej Zurawski 54.Poland
M
Michał Kucharczyk 18.Poland
M
Vahan Bichakhchyan 22.Armenia
6.3
67'
M
7.2
80' Goals90'
F
Jean Carlos 21.Brazil
6.9
67'
F
Piotr Parzyszek 9.Poland
90'

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

Kosta Runjaic played with: Dante Stipica (7.0), Jakub Bartkowski (7.1), Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos (6.6), Igor Łasicki (7.1), Luis Mata (6.4), Damian Dąbrowski (6.8), Rafał Kurzawa (6.6), Mateusz Łęgowski (7.0), Kamil Drygas (6.4), Kamil Grosicki (6.8) and Luka Zahović (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Jakub Bursztyn, Paweł Stolarski, Mariusz Fornalczyk, Maciej Żurawski, Michał Kucharczyk, Vahan Bichakhchyan (6.3), Sebastian Kowalczyk (7.2), Jean Carlos (6.9) and Piotr Parzyszek.

Substitutions

Pogoń Szczecin made 5 changes: K. Grosicki for Jean Carlos (67′), K. Drygas for V. Bichakhchyan (67′), L. Zahovic for S. Kowalczyk (80′), R. Kurzawa for P. Parzyszek (90′) and M. Legowski for M. Fornalczyk (90′).

Best player: Sebastian Kowalczyk​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pogoń Szczecin was Sebastian Kowalczyk.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 8 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 80′.

Results of the day

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