No points in Poznań. Lech – Wisła Kraków 3:1
Damian Urbaniec
Wisła Kraków lost 3-1 away to Lech Poznań. Jakub Krzyżanowski scored Biała Gwiazda’s only goal, and all the goals came between the 54th and 64th minutes.
Wisła started the match at Bułgarska with a high press and tried to move play toward the hosts’ goal. Darijo Grujčić and Jakub Krzyżanowski both tried their luck from distance, but neither managed to hit the target. W In the following minutes, the Poznań side began to take control, increasingly forcing Biała Gwiazda’s defense to intervene.
Patrik Wålemark posed the greatest threat. The Swede first failed to make the most of a good chance after a pass from Pablo Rodriguez, shooting over the crossbar, then tested Marcel Łubik with a header from a Joel Pereira cross. The Wisła goalkeeper stayed composed and kept the ball from crossing the goal line.
Biała Gwiazda looked for chances, but their moves lacked a precise final pass. Kacper Duda failed to control the ball in the penalty area after a pass from Angel Rodado. At the other end of the pitch, Wisła weathered a major scramble in front of their own goal, blocking the hosts’ successive attempts. W In the 35th minute, Wålemark came close to opening the scoring again, but his shot hit the post. The score remained goalless at halftime.
Four goals in ten minutes
Lech launched more attacks at the start of the second half. Łubik saved a shot from Antoni Kozubal after a slick move by the hosts, but in the 54th minute the Poznań midfielder found a way to beat our goalkeeper. After receiving a pass from Leo Bengtsson, he controlled the ball in the penalty area and opened the scoring.
Wisła responded immediately. W In the 56th minute, Frederico Duarte crossed from the right, and Jakub Krzyżanowski ran into the penalty area, got ahead of the defenders and headed home the equalizer. It was the Biała Gwiazda academy graduate’s first goal in the Ekstraklasa.
Unfortunately, the draw did not last long. Just a minute later, Wålemark received the ball from Rodriguez, cut inside and fired a left-footed shot inside the near post. W the 64th minute, the hosts extended their lead. Radosław Murawski played the ball into the penalty area to Yannick Agnero, who took advantage of the opportunity and scored Lech's third goal.
Missed chance to get back into the game
Wisła looked for a way to turn the game around. Rafał Mikulec and Marko Božić came on, followed by Víctor Meseguer. Krzyżanowski remained active in attack and found himself in a good position again, but this time Mateusz Lis made the save.
Our left-back was also involved in the move that earned the White Star a penalty. Angel Rodado stepped up to take the spot kick, but his shot in the 80th minute went wide. The chance to score a goal and get back into the game went begging.
Despite their efforts late in the game, Wisła were unable to change the score. The match in Poznań ended in a 3:1 victory for the hosts.
Lech Poznań - Wisła Kraków 3:1 (0:0)
Goals: 1:0 Kozubal 54, 1:1 Krzyżanowski 56, 2:1 Walemark 57, 3:1 Agnero 64.
Lech: Lis – Pereira (90+2 Gumny), Skrzypczak, Yegbe, Gurgul - Murawski, Kozubal – Walemark (90+2 Śledziński), Rodriguez (81 Palma), Bengtsson (67 Hakans) - Agnero (81 Szymczak).
Wisła: Łubik - Giger, Uryga, Grujcić, Krzyżanowski - Duda (88 Pławiński), Igbekeme (73 Meseguer) - Duarte (65 Mikulec), Ertlthaler, Lelieveld (65 Bozić) - Rodado.
Referees: Paweł Raczkowski (Warsaw), Marcin Boniek (Bydgoszcz), and Filip Sierant (Warsaw).
Spectators: 36 229.
No points in Poznań. Lech – Wisła Kraków 3:1