KKS Lech Poznań - Underdogs of Europa League video

KKS Lech Poznań - Underdogs of Europa League

A video about Lech Poznań made by YT User ozinjusz.

In simple words: the beauty of football.

UEFA Cup: Lech Poznań - Juventus 1-1, 1 Dec 2010, picspam and video highlights

Lech Poznań advanced to the 2nd round of UEFA Cup after the dramatic game against Juventus, which was more similar to a snowball than a football game.

The 1-1 draw was a lucky for Lech. Rudnevs scored the opening goal in 12' and was better team in the first half. Juve kept attacking and finally Iaquinta managed to equalize to 84'. The weather condition were getting worse and worse. It started snowing and soon the pitch was almost completely covered with snow.





Hard time for the goalkeepers especially. They don't run so much like the other players and it's harder for them to keep the warmth.

One of the heores of Lech was the goalkeeper Krzysztof Kotorowski. According to ESPN he made 12 saves (!), including two in the last minutes of the game (he catched the ball going straight into the goal in the literally last second of the match).



During the game I was only worried if he can see the ball, especially near the end of the first half, when it started snowing.

Before the second half started the lines were cleared off the snow and painted pink. They also changed the ball from yellow on bright orange one.









Match picspam:



























Highlights, including goalkeepers' saves.

European League: Lech Poznań - Manchester City 3-1, 4 November 2010, video of all goals

What a game! Lech took the lead in the first half, City equalized the game in the second, then the lucky goal of Arboleda and beautiful gol scored from the distance by Możdżeń. Really, really nice to watch.

Watch the video of the goals:

Injac, 30' (1:0)

Adebayor, 51' (1:1)

Arboleda, 86' (2:1)

Możdżeń, 90+1' (3:1)

Juventus - Lech Poznań 3-3 16 Sep 2010

What a game!

I didn't really expect that Lech Poznań, the only Polish team in European League, to start winning 2:0 with Juventus. They dominated the game in the first half but after a mistake in the defence lost a goal in the last seconds. Juve managed to tie the game in the second half and only several minutes later Del Piero scored an amazing goal from the distance.

It seemed Lech is going to lost. But in the last minute of the game Rudnevs scored a goal. Couldn't believe my eyes. Polish team tends to lose goals in the last minutes, not to score them.

According to ESPN stats Kotorowski and Manninger both made 2 saves. Thought it was more. It was strange to watch Juve without Buffon in the goal. He is not going to be back till January.



Artjoms Rudnevs - the man of the match. He scored all three goals for Lech.



Lech Poznań's players celebrating



Del Piero celebrating after scoring the goal



Krzysztof Kotorowski - he was not flawless today, but made a crucial save in the last minutes of the game.



Lech Poznań's players celebrating after the end of the game.

Watch the videos of the goals.

Rudnevs, 14', pen (0:1)

Rudnevs, 30' (0:2)

Chiellini, 45' (1:2)

Chiellini, 50' (2:2)

Del Piero, 68' (3:2)

Rudnevs, 93'+3 (3:3)

Lech Poznań - Inter Baku (9) 0-1 (8) Kotorowski photos of the match

Kotorowski scored the final penalty himself...



...and saved Giorgi Lomaia's shots. In the penalty shoot-out Lomaia saved 2 penalties, Kotorowski 3.

Lech Poznań - Inter Baku 0 (9) - 1 (8), Krzysztof Kotorowski saved 3 penalties in penalty shoot-out

Polish Champion Lech Poznań made through into the third qualifing round to Champions League after 22-penalty shoot-out.

Lech Poznań win the first leg 1-0 but after the poor performance on home soil lost 0-1. It came to a tie and in the result the penalty shoot-out.

Goalkeeper Krzysztof Kotorowski saved Lech Poznań from an ashaming defeat with Inter Baku. He saved three penalties in total, and scored the final one himself.

It's nice that he had his moment of glory. He plays for the club since 2004 and has his ups and downs including being reduced to a second choice goalkeeper.

Lech Poznań is going to play with Sparta Praha in the next round.

Watch the video of the penalty shoot-out.