Gornik Zabrze defeated Wisla Krakow 2-1 in an Ekstraklasa fixture that featured three goals in under thirty second-half minutes and a red card. L. Sadilek opened the scoring in the 27th minute, M. Khlan doubled the lead in the 53rd minute, and J. Sanchez pulled one back for Wisla Krakow two minutes later.

First-half pressure and the opening goal

Gornik Zabrze started brightly and earned four corners inside the opening half-hour. Wisla Krakow picked up three yellow cards before the break, shown to J. Ertlthaler, K. Duda and A. Uryga. The home side took the lead when L. Sadilek found the net from open play in the 27th minute. Gornik continued to threaten from set pieces but could not add a second goal before half-time.

Second-half goals and red card

Two minutes after the restart a yellow card was shown to M. Maisonneuve. Gornik then struck twice in quick succession. M. Khlan scored in the 53rd minute to make it 2-0. Wisla Krakow responded immediately through J. Sanchez in the 55th minute. Three minutes later Gornik were reduced to ten men when S. Liseth received a red card. The home side defended their lead through six further corners and held on despite the numerical disadvantage.

Standout numbers included six corners for Gornik against three for Wisla, two yellow cards for the home side against four for the visitors, and one red card shown to Gornik. No penalty kicks were awarded to either team.

The result gives Gornik Zabrze the points in a match defined by set-piece pressure, quick second-half goals and disciplinary incidents. For the latest Ekstraklasa scores and tips visit AltBets.