Match report

Korona Kielce Defeats Widzew Łódź 1-0 in Ekstraklasa Clash

Korona Kielce
Korona Kielce
1–0
FT
Widzew Łódź
Widzew Łódź
May 15, 2026

Korona Kielce secured a narrow but significant 1-0 victory against Widzew Łódź in their Ekstraklasa encounter, with D. Błanik scoring the only goal of the game in the 61st minute. The match was marred by several yellow cards, including ones for T. Svetlin and S. Davidovic of Korona Kielce, and E. Kornvig, J. Shehu, and S. Bergier of Widzew Łódź.

Key Facts

  • • Korona Kielce defeated Widzew Łódź 1-0
  • • D. Błanik scored the only goal in the 61st minute
  • • T. Svetlin and S. Davidovic of Korona Kielce were given yellow cards
  • • E. Kornvig, J. Shehu, and S. Bergier of Widzew Łódź were also shown yellow cards
  • • Several substitutions were made by both teams in the latter part of the match

Lineups

Korona Kielce

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Xavier Dziekoński (G)
  • 23 Slobodan Rubežić (D)
  • 44 Constantinos Sotiriou (D)
  • 5 Pau Resta (D)
  • 37 Hubert Zwozny (M)
  • 8 Martin Remacle (M)
  • 88 Tamar Svetlin (M)
  • 6 Marcel Pięczek (M)
  • 10 Nono (F)
  • 7 Dawid Błanik (F)
  • 14 Mariusz Stępiński (F)

Substitutes

  • 9 Stjepan Davidović
  • 70 Antoñín
  • 3 Konrad Matuszewski
  • 11 Vladimir Nikolov
  • 87 Rafał Mamla
  • 26 Viktor Popov
  • 86 Simon Gustafson
  • 15 Nikodem Niski
  • 21 Konrad Ciszek
  • 27 Wojciech Kamiński

Widzew Łódź

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Bartłomiej Drągowski (G)
  • 5 Stelios Andreou (D)
  • 25 Przemysław Wiśniewski (D)
  • 53 Steve Kapuadi (D)
  • 3 Samuel Kozlovský (D)
  • 6 Juljan Shehu (M)
  • 77 Ángel Baena (M)
  • 10 Fran Álvarez (M)
  • 8 Emil Kornvig (M)
  • 7 Mariusz Fornalczyk (M)
  • 99 Sebastian Bergier (F)

Substitutes

  • 91 Marcel Krajewski
  • 18 Lindon Selahi
  • 22 Osman Bukari
  • 9 Andi Zeqiri
  • 98 Maciej Kikolski
  • 30 Veljko Ilić
  • 14 Ricardo Visus
  • 4 Mateusz Żyro
  • 19 Bartłomiej Pawłowski

Timeline

  1. Korona Kielce
    8' Korona Kielce Card · Yellow Card
    T. Svetlin
  2. Widzew Łódź
    21' Widzew Łódź Card · Yellow Card
    E. Kornvig
  3. Widzew Łódź
    45'+1 Widzew Łódź Card · Yellow Card
    J. Shehu
  4. Korona Kielce
    61' Korona Kielce Goal · Normal Goal
    D. Błanik
  5. Widzew Łódź
    63' Widzew Łódź subst · Substitution 1
    Off: S. Andreou · On: M. Krajewski
  6. Korona Kielce
    69' Korona Kielce subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. Błanik · On: S. Davidovic
  7. Korona Kielce
    72' Korona Kielce Card · Yellow Card
    S. Davidovic
  8. Widzew Łódź
    74' Widzew Łódź subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Mariusz Fornalczyk · On: L. Selahi
  9. Widzew Łódź
    74' Widzew Łódź subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Ángel Baena · On: O. Bukari
  10. Korona Kielce
    76' Korona Kielce subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Stępiński · On: Antoñín Cortés
  11. Korona Kielce
    77' Korona Kielce subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Marcel Pieczek · On: Konrad Matuszewski
  12. Widzew Łódź
    79' Widzew Łódź subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Fran Álvarez · On: A. Zeqiri
  13. Widzew Łódź
    83' Widzew Łódź Card · Yellow Card
    S. Bergier
  14. Korona Kielce
    84' Korona Kielce subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Nono · On: V. Nikolov
  15. Korona Kielce
    90'+6 Korona Kielce Card · Yellow Card
    V. Nikolov

Match Stats

Stat Korona Kielce Widzew Łódź
Fouls 23 16
Pass Accuracy 76% 80%
Offsides 4 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 11 7
Corners 3 2
Total Passes 295 388
Yellow Cards 3 3
Blocked Shots 6 2
Shots on Target 2 3
xG 0.81 0.56
Shots off Target 3 2
Possession 43% 57%
Goals Prevented -0.13 -0.13
Accurate Passes 224 309
Shots Inside Box 4 5
Saves 3 1
Shots Outside Box 7 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ D. Błanik's goal in the 61st minute proved decisive, giving Korona Kielce the lead and momentum
  • ▸ The accumulation of yellow cards, particularly to Widzew Łódź players, hindered their ability to mount a comeback