On Friday in the Polish Ekstraklasa, Alvis Jaunzems played the full match for Stal Mielec, who unfortunately squandered a two-goal lead against Piast Gliwice, ultimately losing out on three crucial points. In the Romanian Super Liga Aleksejs Saveļjevs remained an unused substitute as his team Gloria Bužau suffered their 5th straight league defeat.
Ekstraklasa, Poland
Jaunzems, now an undisputed starter for Stal Mielec, made his 11th consecutive start in the Ekstraklasa for the club. Valmiera FC’s former captain has certainly earned his coach’s trust. The match began positively for Stal Mielec when, in the 36th minute, veteran player Krystian Getinger’s shot trickled past all defenders and the goalkeeper, finding the bottom left corner of the net.
At the start of the second half, Stal Mielec was awarded a penalty, which was successfully converted by another veteran, Piotr Wlazlo. However, Piast Gliwice responded quickly, with Spaniard Jorge Felix narrowing the gap shortly after. The comeback was completed in the 71st minute when Michal Chrapek scored the equalizer.
Piast Gliwice couldn’t net a third goal despite dominating the match and creating numerous chances. In the end, Stal Mielec realistically escaped with a valuable point from Gliwice.
Jaunzems logged his 21st Ekstraklasa appearance of the season with this full match. Looking ahead, Stal Mielec will face Korona Kielce next Saturday, a crucial game as both teams are currently tied on points. Stal Mielec sits in 12th place in the Ekstraklasa with 23 points after 22 games, with no space for errors as the bottom of the table is tightly contested; the 16th place team has just 21 points.
Super Liga, Romania
Meanwhile, in Romania, Aleksejs Saveļjevs’ new club, Gloria Bužau, is struggling, having suffered their fifth consecutive defeat in the Romanian Super Liga after falling to FC Hermannstadt 1-2. Saveļjevs, who joined the club in January, was named on the bench and did not see any game time today. He has made five appearances since his arrival and has contributed one assist.
Currently, Gloria Bužau finds itself at the bottom of the league table with just 19 points from 28 matches, trailing the team above them Poli Iasi by five points.
Saveļjevs and his teammates will hope to turn their fortunes around in their next match on March 3rd, when they host UTA Arad in league play.
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