Olimpia Grudzi ± dz’s players hoped that they would bring another surprise in the Polish Cup games. This season they eliminated, among others Warta Poznań, beating her 2-0 at home. As a result, the team led by Marcin Płuska repeated the greatest success in the club’s history in this competition. In the 2012/2013 season, she was also in the quarter-finals.
A sensational start. Goal after 80 seconds
On Tuesday afternoon, Olimpia Grudziądz wanted to take advantage of the crisis of Wisła Kraków, which this year lost three out of four league matches. On the other hand, the team of Jerzy Brzêczka also wanted to finally achieve a good result in the Polish Cup. She was in the semi-finals for the last time nine years ago. Then Wrocław was eliminated on aggregate with Silesia.
The beginning of the match was sensational. After only 80 seconds, in the first dangerous action of the meeting, the hosts took the lead. After a pass from the right, Jakub Bojas defeated the goalkeeper from close range. After a few minutes, Wisła shook off her shock and started playing the game. She was playing the ball for much longer (73-27% in this part) and was trying to even out.
The guests fired eleven shots in the first half, and the rivals only two. The Cracovians had good situations to compensate, but they lacked efficiency. Adrian Olszewski, Olympia’s goalkeeper, also performed very well. In the 31st minute he was saved by a post. After Hanousek’s free-kick was crossed by Nikola Kuveljić. Even if there was a goal, it might have been canceled because the referee called offside.
Great reserve entrance
During the break, coach Jerzy Brzęczek made two changes to the squad. Cisse and Starzyński entered after Kliment and Młyński. After only 120 seconds of this part, the Cracovians could lose 0: 2. After a throw-in from the car, Krzysztof Wicki shot from close, but he missed the ball incorrectly. , this is the first goal for Wisła Kraków.
In response, the favorites made an equal. In the 58th minute the action from the center of the pitch was distributed by Dor Hugi, he passed it to Cisse, who tried it nicely from the corner to the long corner. A quarter of an hour later, after a nice counterattack, Hugi could have scored a goal himself this time, but he hit the post. The hosts looked better in the last quarter of an hour, but they were unable to score the second goal. Mikołaj Biegański stopped them twice (once during the action and once during the free one).
In extra time, there was still no difference at all that the team from the first league is playing against the third league. Wisła did not create any situation in the extra time of the game. Not only that, the hosts were closer to the victory. After a corner kick, Adrian Karankiewicz scored twice. First, his header was defended by Biegański, and a moment later, by tapping the ball from three meters, he missed the goal.
As a result, there were penalties. In them, Michal Skvarka made a mistake and this made the hosts win them 5: 3. Euphoria reigned in the stands. Olimpia Grudziądz achieved the greatest success in the club’s history.
And Wisła in the third consecutive season is eliminated from the Polish Cup with a third-league driver.
On Tuesday (20.45) the second quarter-final match of the Polish Cup: – Raków Częstochowa. On Wednesday, the last two clashes for the semi-final: Górnik Zabrze – Lech Poznañ (18:00) and Legia Warszawa – Górnik Łęczna (20:45). Broadcast of all meetings on Polsat Sport.
Source: Sport
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