KRAKóW. Piast Gliwice conquers Cracovia Kraków 1-0 after J. Felix scored just 1 goal (70′). Cracovia Kraków lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego stadium in Kraków on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,564 spectators. The referee was Paweł Raczkowski with the collaboration of Arkadiusz Wójcik and Adam Kupsik. The 4th official was Tomasz Wajda. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 8 Total 7
- 3 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 81 Attack 79
- 84 Dangerous attack 61
- 78 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Cracovia Kraków had a superior ball possession 57% while Piast Gliwice was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cracovia Kraków was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Piast Gliwice was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Cracovia Kraków shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Piast Gliwice shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cracovia Kraków received 3 yellow cards (M. Rakoczy, O. Kakabadze and C. Rapa). On the opposite side, Piast Gliwice received 2 yellow cards (A. Katranis and M. Chrapek).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Cracovia Kraków will play away with Śląsk Wrocław on the 20th of August with a 14-7 head to head stats in favor of Śląsk Wrocław (9 draws).
Piast Gliwice will host Stal Mielec on the 22nd of August with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Piast Gliwice (1 draw).
Cracovia Kraków – Formation
Cracovia Kraków started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Jacek Zielinski decided to play with the following team: Karol Niemczycki , Jakub Jugas , Matej Rodin , Virgil Ghiță , Otar Kakabadze , Takuto Oshima , Mathias Hebo Rasmussen , Kamil Pestka , Michał Rakoczy , Jakub Myszor and Patryk Makuch .
The home team had on the bench: Lukáš Hroššo, David Jablonsky, Cornel Râpă , Karol Knap, Florian Loshaj , Michal Siplak , Filip Balaj, Benjamin Källman and Yevhen Konoplyanka .
Substitutions
Cracovia Kraków made 5 changes: M. Rakoczy for F. Loshaj (63′), J. Myszor for B. Kallman (63′), J. Jugas for C. Rapa (68′), K. Pestka for M. Siplak (75′) and M. Rasmussen for E. Konoplyanka (75′).
Best player: Virgil Ghiță
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cracovia Kraków was Virgil Ghiță.
His rating is with 72 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Piast Gliwice – Formation
Piast Gliwice started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Waldemar Fornalik played with: František Plach , Constantin Reiner , Ariel Mosór , Jakub Czerwiński , Alexandros Katranis , Grzegorz Tomasiewicz , Tom Hateley , Arkadiusz Pyrka , Michał Chrapek , Damian Kądzior and Kamil Wilczek .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Karol Szymański, Jakub Holúbek , Miguel Muñoz, Michael Ameyaw , Michał Kaput , Jorge Félix , Rauno Sappinen and Alberto Toril Domingo.
Piast Gliwice could not rely on the presence of M. Kaput (injured).
Substitutions
Piast Gliwice made 4 changes: A. Pyrka for J. Felix (66′), D. Kadzior for M. Ameyaw (81′), M. Chrapek for J. Holubek (81′) and T. Hateley for M. Kaput (87′).
Best player: Damian Kądzior
The most impressive player for Piast Gliwice was Damian Kądzior even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 26 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.
- Pogoń Szczecin – Wisła Płock – 2-2
- Cracovia Kraków – Piast Gliwice – 0-1
- Górnik Zabrze – Stal Mielec – 1-3