Top Spaniard for Polonia?

Although Ruch Chorzow currently occupy second spot in the Ekstraklasa, they are not really regarded as a member of the exclusive ‘Big’ group, yet. The Wisla Krakow v Legia Warszawa clash, or first against third, was the game of round 13, but because of the stadium-rebuilding programme which is affecting all ‘Big 3’ clubs, this was not reflected by the 3,500 gate. The Krakowianie are having to play their home matches in Sosnowiec, 40 miles away. Miroslav Radovic scored the 34^th minute winner for Legia just two minutes after coming on for Sebastian Szalachowski.

Peszko: Puchar Polski Hero

Lech Poznan celebrates the first trophy of the season as they beat Ruch Chorzow 1-0 in Slaski Stadium today. Slawomir Peszko’s 51st minute strike was all it took to carry Lech to win it’s 5th Puchar Polski. The play was nicely set up by Hernan Rengifo who looked like he might get fouled, passed it at the last possible second, and Peszko made no mistake with the shot.

Wisla Krakow will be just fine without Brozek

The show must go on. As Wisla Krakow prepare for this Sunday’s Krakow derby against Cracovia Krakow, they are doing it without star player Pawel Brozek who injured himself last weekend against GKS Belchatow and could miss the remainder of the season. Many have already written Wisla off the title chase, however, I don’t see it that way. I think Wisla Krakow is still a strong team. Sure, they will have more troubles scoring, but everyone will change the way they play. From coaching, to the defense to the forwards, everyone will play a bit different to adjust to missing Brozek from the squad.

Ekstraklasa Round 19 wrap-up

Ekstraklasa got to a real crazy start to Round 19 on Friday with LKS Lodz holding on to a 4-3 victory over Cracovia Krakow. The game featured the most goals of any match this season, and also featured some late second heroics as LKS Lodz was down by two in their home stadium with only a minute to go. LKS Lodz needed a miracle. And they got it. First, Rafal Kujawa scored in the 89th minute, and then Wahan Geworgian scored give Lodz the all important 3 points. National team hopefuls Maciej Iwanski, Robert Lewandowski , Roger, and Pawel Brozek all scored for their clubs this weekend as well. Here’s the rest from around the Ekstraklasa in Round 19-

Ekstraklasa Round 18 Review

Round 18 is officially over, and the Polish Ekstraklasa is under way. The weekend featured two big derbies in Polish football, a 0-0 match between Polonia Warsaw and Legia Warsaw, and a 1-0 victory for Gornik Zabrze over Ruch Chorzow. A confident Lech Poznan team, over came a heart breaking end to their UEFA Cup run last Thursday after a 2-1 loss to Udinese, with a 3-2 victory over GKS Belchatow on Sunday. Poznan now sit in first place, 2-points clear of their closest competitor, Legia Warsaw. Here’s some of the best, and worst, from around the Ekstraklasa from the weekend.

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