From Ernest Pol stadium…. 2-0 Gornik Zabrze

Hey, me again, again writing from Gliwice. Just returned from the derby between Gornik Zabrze and Polonia Bytom. Not sure if it’s the bias in me since i just spend about 3-hours at Ernest Pol stadium, or if it’s just the beer talking, but seeing Adam Banas live was incredible. I have no idea why Leo Beenhakker hasn’t called him up yet to the national team. Banas seriously reminds me of Jaap Stam. Tough central defender. Always in great position, never giving up on any play, doesn’t lose any battle, he is loud and is really a true leader, in fact he was the captain today since Sebestian Nowak was out injured. And he scores clutch goals. The guy is one of the best footballers that I remember seeing play in Poland. Sure, over the computer as I watch weekly he looks solid too, but seeing him live was something else. Hope Beenhakker keeps his tabs on him, he is a true talent.

Report from Gliwice, Poland…

Hey Soca Soul readers, greetings from Gliwice! I had the honour on going last night to the Piast Gliwice vs. Legia Warsaw match. I didn’t take any photos, we forgot our camera at home. Great game I thought and Piast has come a long ways from where they were. Legia are truly a very talented team but Piast had more attacks. Legia had more of the play and kept the ball well, but in terms of attacking Piast had the advantage. Piast keeper Grzegorz Kasprzik was tested only once before the strike by Takesure Chinyama. Which was an absolute beast of a play. Chinyama beat Kasprzik and shot it from a nearly impossible angle to the goal. There was a bit of confusion during the game when an apparent knife was thrown at Kasprizik. Piast should only blame themselves. You won’t win without scoring goals and Sebasitan Olszar and Kamil Wilczek had great chances but failed. Olszar actually had multiple chances.

Ekstraklasa Round 22 Wrap-up

The Polish Ekstraklasa returned after a week off due to international duty. Piast Gliwice can finally they they “arrived” to the Ekstraklasa, as they hosted their first game in Gliwice since getting their promotion. Piast Gliwice has been playing in Wodzislawiu Slaskim as their stadium was getting fixed to meet Polish FA regulations. And Piast did not disappoint, beating their rivals, Gornik Zabrze, 1-0, which also moved Piast from regulation battle to 9th place. The premier match of the weekend was in Poznan, between Wisla Krakow and Lech Poznan. In a very physical match, Krakow took the lead early in the 2nd half with a goal by Peter Singlar. Lech Poznan tied it though, in the 83rd minute, on a Semir Stilic strike to give his club the draw. Legia Warsaw got full points, in a tight game against Arka Gydnia, but a solid road victory for the capital team. Goal scoring machine Takesure Chinyama gave his team the advantage, which now moves Legia just 1 point behind leader Lech Poznan.

Poland – San Marino: Historic Victory

Rafal Boguski scored the quickest goal in Polish national team history in a 10-0 romp over San Marino, which also is the biggest victory in Polish history. Rafal ended the game with two goals. Ebi Smolarek scored 4 goals in the lopsided game. Robert Lewandowski, Ireneusz Jelen, Mariusz Lewandowski and Marek Saganowski also scored. The Polish team played a beautiful game right from the start. Took a 4-0 into half-time and they never looked back.