Widzew Łódź 0:1 Korona Kielce: Cup Match Result

Match report

Widzew Łódź hosted Korona Kielce in the Round of 64 of the Cup on 2 September. The visitors took all three points with a narrow 0:1 victory. It was a contest defined by hesitation rather than flair, ending with the hosts staring at elimination.

To be fair, the numbers told a story of wasted energy. Widzew registered 105 attacks compared to Korona’s 78, yet the ball rarely found the net. Both sides held 50 per cent possession, but the home side’s 5 shots on target failed to trouble the keeper. They had plenty of possession, but the final pass was missing.

The breakthrough came in the 73rd minute when D. Bak found the net. By then, Widzew had already thrown the kitchen sink at the problem. They brought on 3 players in 1 go at the 71st minute, hoping to spark something, but Korona’s defence held firm.

The visitors were efficient. They only needed 2 shots on target to secure the result. Korona made changes of their own, bringing on E. Kornvig and M. Fassbender in the 81st minute to see out the remaining time.

There is history between these two. They met just weeks ago in the league, where Korona won 2:1. Widzew came into this game off a heavy defeat against Lech Poznań, looking restless. They tried to force an outcome through volume.

Widzew are now out of the competition. G. Papanikolaou picked up a yellow card in the 76th minute as frustration mounted. The 0:1 scoreline leaves the hosts with nothing to show for their dominance.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 5 – 2

Shots off target 6 – 5

Attacks 105 – 78

⇄ 60' M. Remacle — Substitution ⇄ 63' S. Biuk — Substitution ⇄ 64' L. Selahi — Substitution ⇄ 71' M. Stepinski — Substitution ⇄ 71' S. Davidovic — Substitution ⇄ 71' M. Pieczek — Substitution ⚽ 73' D. Bak — Goal 🟨 76' G. Papanikolaou — Yellow card ⇄ 81' E. Kornvig — Substitution ⇄ 81' M. Fassbender — Substitution

Match events

60' 0:0 Korona Kielce Substitution M. Remacle off: O. Lingr
63' 0:0 Widzew Łódź Substitution S. Biuk off: K. Swiderski
64' 0:0 Widzew Łódź Substitution L. Selahi off: G. Papanikolaou
71' 0:0 Korona Kielce Substitution M. Stepinski off: D. Bak
71' 0:0 Korona Kielce Substitution S. Davidovic off: K. Ciszek
71' 0:0 Korona Kielce Substitution M. Pieczek off: K. Matuszewski
73' 0:1 Korona Kielce Goal D. Bak
76' 0:1 Widzew Łódź Yellow card G. Papanikolaou
81' 0:1 Widzew Łódź Substitution E. Kornvig off: D. Males
81' 0:1 Korona Kielce Substitution M. Fassbender off: K. Sotiriou

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

5 Shots on target 2

6 Shots off target 5

105 Attacks 78

14 Corners 4

15 Free kicks 17

1 Offsides 4

1 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

0 Goal kicks 0

28 Throw-ins 18

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