Lech Poznań - Zagłębie Lubin 3:1

16 days into the preseason, Lech Poznań played the first training match. On Wednesday afternoon, the team from Bułgarska street faced Zagłębie Lubin – a top division side that finished three places higher than Lech last season – on the training pitches in Opalenica. However, the previous campaign is to be forgotten for the Poznań squad, hence they focus solely on the upcoming season which kicks off on July 23^rd.

The sparring match against Zagłębie was Lech’s first test ahead of the league start. A few new names appeared in Lech’s starting line-up, among them debutant Filip Wilak, the new signing Joel Pereira and two players who returned from loan – Joao Amaral and Mateusz Skrzypczak.

Amaral kicked off the match well and managed to create plenty of goal-scoring opportunities, the first of which was in the 8^th minute. Even though he didn’t get a goal the first time around, he was more effective in his next attempts. It was following Amaral’s pass that Konrad Forenc placed the ball in his own net. 5 minutes later, the Portuguese converted a precise cross from Pereira into a second goal for the team from Poznań. Meanwhile, on the other end of the pitch, just before halftime, Filip Bednarek saved Lech from conceding a goal as he stopped Jakub Wójcicki’s strong shot on target.

In the second half, only Jakub Kamiński remained on the pitch out of all players who were in the starting line-up. The second part of the match wasn’t as fast-paced as the first 45 minutes but both Lech and Zagłębie found a way to score. In the last 15 minutes of the game, Jesper Karlström impressed with a great through-ball which was successfully delivered to Dani Ramirez. The latter converted the pass into a beautiful lob and a third goal for the team from Poznań. Shortly afterwards, the same player made a mistake in Lech’s penalty area and the referee gave Zagłębie a penalty kick which Saša Živec effortlessly turned into a goal.

The match ended with a 3:1 win for the team from Poznań. The next sparring game is scheduled for Saturday, July 3^rd (5 pm). This time, Lech is going to face Lechia Gdańsk.

Lech Poznań - Zagłębie Lubin 3:1 (2:0)

Goals: Forenc (23., gol samobójczy), Amaral (28.), Ramirez (80.) - Živec. (83.)

First half: Filip Bednarek - Joel Pereira, Thomas Rogne (20. Djordje Crnomarković), Jakub Kamiński, Mikael Ishak, Filip Wilak, Michał Skóraś, Radosław Murawski, Joao Amaral, Pedro Tiba, Mateusz Skrzypczak

Second half: Mickey van der Hart - Djordje Crnomarković, Jesper Karlström, Jakub Kamiński, Dani Ramirez, Karlo Muhar, Antonio Milić, Bartosz Salamon, Aron Johannsson, Tymoteusz Klupś, Alan Czerwiński