Lech Poznań beat Radomiak Radom 5-1 in the Ekstraklasa on Sunday evening. Nine goals were scored at Stadion Poznań, with the hosts running riot from the opening whistle. The result leaves Lech three points clear of fourth place, while Radomiak slip further into trouble at the bottom.
Guilherme Luiz opened the scoring after just one minute, and Pablo Rodriguez Delgado doubled the lead three minutes later. Patrick Walemark made it three by the ninth minute, and here's the thing — Lech had already shifted into a gear that Radomiak could not match. Allahyar Sayyadmanesh added a fourth before half-time, and Walemark struck again in the 51st minute. Rodriguez Delgado completed the rout in the 67th minute.
Radomiak rarely threatened, though they did earn a corner in the second half. We had called for a home win with 63 per cent confidence, and the margin told us everything about the gulf between sides. Lech created eight big chances while Radomiak managed just one — that is why the scoreline reads as it does.
Lech dominated possession at 63 per cent, with 510 passes compared to 298 for the visitors. They registered nine shots on target against five, and their shots accuracy of 38 per cent was lower than Radomiak's 45, but volume matters when you are pushing forward. Radomiak made 35 clearances to Lech's 16, which tells you where the pressure sat.
By then the game was beyond doubt, and substitutions followed in quick succession. Radomiak brought on Romário Baró and Lucas Lima Linhares at the break, while Lech introduced Filip Jagiełło and Mikael Ishak in the 62nd minute. Six changes were made in total across both sides, with the final substitution coming in the 81st minute.
Lech move to within three points of second place, and the gap to leaders widens with every win. Radomiak remain 14th on eight points from nine games, and the run of results suggests they have work to do before the winter break.
