Raków is the second semifinalist of the Polish Cup. A repeat from a year ago

and Arka Gdynia met at the beginning of May last year in the final of the previous edition of the Polish Cup. The team from Pomerania was leading 1-0 after a goal by Mateusz Żebrowski in the 57th minute, but the last 10 minutes belonged to the players. First, in the 81st minute, Ivi Lopez led to a draw, and a minute before the end of regular time, David Tijanić scored a trophy goal.

Raków was leading until the break

In the rematch for the final from almost exactly 10 months ago, the favorite was obviously Raków, who started with the currently sixth team of Fortuna of the 1st Liga with a slightly changed line-up. Only on the bench were Vladan Kovacević, Mateusz Wdowiak and Ben Lederman, among others. The winter purchase of Deian Sorescu was given another chance to play.

The match in the first half was not impressive – the goal opportunities were like medicine, but the Raków team managed to use one of them. In the 20th minute, after a good cross from Ivi Lopez, Sebastian Musiolik found the way to the net with a nice header. By the end of the first half, the result had not changed.

Increasing the lead and promotion to the semi-finals

The image of the game in the second part of the match did not change significantly, although this time it was even worse under Raków’s goal. The guests, on the other hand, took advantage of one of the hosts’ defensive mistakes. In the 66th minute, Vladislavs Gutkovskis took advantage of the inattention of the defenders and raised it to 2: 0 with an accurate shot from several meters. By the end of the match, the result had not changed.

The first unexpected semi-finalist was Olimpia Grudzidz, the third league player, who defeated after a series of penalties. The two other participants of this phase of this year’s edition will be announced on Wednesday. At 18:00, Górnik Zabrze will play against Lech Poznań at home, and at 20:45 against Grnik czna.