Warta Poznań secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Puszcz Niepołomice in the First League, Regular Season round nine on Friday evening. The result keeps the hosts in sixth place while the visitors remain rooted to the bottom of the table. and here's the thing — it was a match that swung on those three or four moments rather than the ninety minutes that surrounded them.
M. Stefaniak gave Warta an early lead in the seventh minute before A. Trubeha equalised just five minutes later. The away side had the better of those opening exchanges, and by then they were already making changes. Trubeha came off after thirty-five minutes, and the visitors were looking to build on their early advantage.
Warta responded with two goals inside stoppage time on the half-hour clock. K. Szymanek struck in the forty-fifth minute, and K. Przybylko added a second five minutes later from the spot. The home side had drawn level and gone ahead before the interval, and the momentum shifted decisively. Przybylko was booked in the fortieth minute, a detail that would prove ironic given his late contribution.
The second half brought a series of substitutions from both managers. Warta brought on B. Lelito and P. Kusztal in the sixty-first minute, while O. Korczakowski followed for Puszcz twelve minutes later. The visitors lost K. Kasolik to a red card in the eighty-seventh minute after picking up a second yellow, and that changed everything. backs against the wall — but not for the right reasons.
J. Apolinarski sealed the victory in the eighty-ninth minute, capitalising on the numerical advantage. Warta had been patient, letting the away side think they could still find a way back. The goal ended any lingering hopes for the visitors, and the hosts held on for three points.
Warta dominated possession at fifty-eight percent and registered twelve shots on target with a fifty-eight percent accuracy rate. Puszcz managed only five shots on target and could not convert their one-third success rate. The statistics told the story: home shots finding the net, away efforts going begging.
We had predicted a home win at forty percent confidence before kick-off. to be fair — it was always going to be tricky against a side that had won two of their previous seven. But Warta's efficiency in front of goal made the difference, and the prediction came true.
The result extends Warta's unbeaten run in terms of not losing, though they remain with four defeats from eight games. Puszcz's tally of six points from seven matches leaves them fourteen points adrift of safety. The gap at the bottom is widening, and the pressure is mounting.
