Raków Częstochowa defeated Flora Tallinn 1:0 in the first qualifying match for the Champions League. The victory of Dawid Szwarga’s players promoted Poland in the UEFA ranking.
After huge torment, Raków Częstochowa finally won with Estonian Flora Tallinn 1:0 in the first meeting of the 1st round of qualifying for the Champions League. The winning goal in the 54th was scored by Władysław Koczerhin, defeating the rivals’ goalkeeper with a flat shot from outside the penalty area, after which the ball ricocheted into the goal. It was a successful debut for coach Dawid Szwarga, who recently replaced Marek Papszun in this position.
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Raków helped the entire Ekstraklasa. Poland goes up in the UEFA ranking
The team of Polish champions was definitely the better team in the match against Flora. Raków’s players dominated the midfield, quickly received the ball in the opponent’s half and created a lot of chances, but it all translated into a one-goal advance before the rematch in Estonia.
The victory of Dawid Szwarga’s players contributed to Poland’s advancement in the national UEFA ranking. Before the start of this season, Poland was in 23rd place, slightly behind Russia. For the victory of Rakowa Poland got 0.250 points and currently has 18.750 points, while Russia – 18.632 points. Thanks to this, the Poles advanced to the 22nd place.
This situation may change depending on the decision that UEFA will take regarding awarding points to the Russians for the coming season. Last year, the federation decided to extend a helping hand to the Russians. They were awarded 4,333 points. Why? This was the lowest result achieved by Russian clubs in the last five years, and such a period is counted in the UEFA ranking. For now, however, there is no decision regarding this season, and the Russians have 0 points for this season.
On Tuesday there were two favorable results for Poland. The Hungarians (Ferencvaros’s draw) and the Bulgarians (Ludogorets Razgrad lost) lost points. The former are on the 26th place with 17,500 points, the Bulgarians with 16,250 points are on the 27th position.
Who should football fans pay attention to? These are also the Swedish BK Hacken and the Romanian Farul Konstanca. Both teams will play Champions League qualifying matches on Wednesday.
UEFA ranking after Raków match:
20. Croatia – 19,650 21. Sweden – 19,625 22. Poland – 18,750 23. Russia – 18,632 24. Cyprus – 18,350 25. Romania – 18,125 26. Hungary – 17,500 27. Bulgaria – 16,250
Although Rakow’s victory is a very important step towards the next round, the promotion is still open. The return leg in Tallinn will take place next week on Tuesday, July 18 at 19:00.
2023-07-12 04:20:00
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