2024-07-11, 22:58 PAP/Editorial Workplace
Wisła Kraków gained at house towards the Kosovo group Llapi Podujevo within the first match of the first spherical of the Europa League qualifiers. The return match in Podujevo shall be performed on July 18.
For Wisła gamers, this was their first Europa League match in over 12 years. Though they usually play within the 1st league, the Cracovians secured the suitable to take part on this competitors by successful the Polish Cup.
The match began brilliantly for the “White Star”. Already within the seventy fifth second, Igor Sapała intercepted the ball on the penalty space line and despatched it into the objective with a exact shot.
The short lead gave the hosts confidence, who closed the opponents of their half and didn’t enable them to maintain the ball for lengthy. Over time, the sport evened out, the friends began to launch counterattacks, and had a number of corners and free kicks close to Wisła’s penalty space.
The Krakow group regained the initiative in direction of the top of the primary half. Within the thirty fourth minute, Angel Rodado missed a ball handed to him from the wing by Bartosz Jaroch, who was standing just a few meters in entrance of the objective. Then Landrit Rama nearly scored an personal objective. Earlier than the break, Angel Baena shot once more, but it surely was broad of the publish.
Within the 52nd minute, Ilir Avdyli had a harmful shot from Rodado, and Baena, who was rebounding the ball, hit the crossbar. A second later, Alan Uryga shot a volley, however into the center of the objective. As time went on, the match turned much less attention-grabbing. Wisła was now not capable of create scoring alternatives.
In added time, nonetheless, the sport struck a second blow. After a nook kick, Uryga fired a header that bounced off the crossbar. Nonetheless, Rodado fought for the ball and hit the web simply off the publish. This objective considerably improved Wisła’s scenario earlier than the return match, which shall be performed in per week. The visiting coach Tahir Batatina couldn’t come to phrases with dropping this objective and was given a crimson card by the referee for his blunders.
The winners of the two-legged tie will face Fast Vienna within the second spherical of the Europa League, whereas the losers will face Brondby IF within the Convention League.
Wisla Krakow – Llapi Podujevo 2:0 (1:0)
Objectives: for Wisła – Igor Sapala (2), Angel Rodado (90+5).
Colour chart: Wisła – Bartosz Jaroch, Olivier Sukiennicki; Llapi – Arbnor Ramadani, Hamdi Namani, Besar Musolli.
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal (Netherlands). Viewers: 24,403.
Wisla: Anton Cziczkan – Bartosz Jaroch, Alan Uryga, Joseph Colley, Rafał Mikulec – Igor Sapala (68. Mateusz Młyński), Marc Carbo – Angel Baena (81. Giannis Kiakos), Patryk Gogół (68. Karol Dziedzic), Olivier Sukiennicki – Angel Rodado.
Llapi: Ilir Avdyli – Landrit Rama, Ergyn Ahmeti (78. Luizim Peci), Ilir Krasnioi, Diar Vokrri, Muhamed Useini – Mix Baftiu, Ilir Blakcori (78. Arber Bytyqi), Arbnor Ramadani (46. Besar Musolli), Hamdi Namani – Januzi Ahmed (73. Elvir Gashijan).
