Warta Poznań vs Górnik Polkowice

The match exploded into life inside the first nine minutes. Warta goalkeeper Mikołaj Kwiatek handled the ball outside his penalty area in the 7th minute and received a straight red card. However, the coaching staffs of both sides had agreed beforehand that no player would be forced off in a friendly, so Kwiatek remained on the pitch.

From the resulting free kick, Górnik's Kamil Sobczak opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Warta responded instantly — Górnik's goalkeeper, attempting to clear the ball, smashed it straight off Mateusz Stanek and watched it rebound into the net for 1-1 in the 9th minute.

Michał Nagrodzki restored Górnik's lead from the penalty spot in the 28th minute, but Stanek struck again for Warta in the 33rd minute, his second goal of the afternoon making it 2-2. Filip Baranowski then put Górnik ahead 3-2 just before half-time in the 45th minute.

The second half's opening goal was as bizarre as the first. In the 51st minute, a routine back-pass to the Górnik goalkeeper was allowed to roll under his foot and into the net — an own goal that levelled the match at 3-3.

Just as Warta appeared to have seized momentum, Przemysław Marcjan struck the winner for Górnik in the 67th minute, sealing a 4-3 victory for the I liga side.

The 51st-minute own goal — a back-pass that squirmed under the Górnik goalkeeper's foot — should have been the platform for Warta to push on. Instead, it was Górnik who regrouped, and Marcjan's winner 16 minutes later proved decisive. Warta were unable to fashion a third equaliser.

Mateusz Stanek (Warta Poznań) — Two goals in the first half (9', 33'), the first a gift from the Górnik goalkeeper, the second a composed finish. Warta's most dangerous attacking outlet.

Kamil Sobczak (Górnik Polkowice) — Opened the scoring with a well-taken free kick in the 8th minute and was a constant threat.

Przemysław Marcjan (Górnik Polkowice) — Scored the 67th-minute winner, showing composure in a chaotic second half to give Górnik the edge.

Player of the match: Mateusz Stanek — Two goals in a losing cause, but his movement and finishing kept Warta in the game throughout.

The provider data shows seven goals from 11 events (including the red card). The 2-3 half-time scoreline reflected the frenetic start — three goals in the opening 33 minutes, then two more before the interval. The second half was slightly calmer despite the two goals, with the own goal (51') and Marcjan's winner (67') bookending a period where both sides appeared to tire. The red card in the 7th minute, rendered moot by agreement, had no numerical impact but shaped the game's chaotic early character.

For Warta Poznań (Betclic I liga, Polish second division), this was the second of two Saturday friendlies — they had earlier lost 1-2 to Lechia Zielona Góra the same day on adjacent training pitches. The two defeats conclude a phase of their pre-season preparations as they build towards the 2026/27 I liga campaign.

For Górnik Polkowice (III liga, fourth tier), the win over a side two divisions higher will be a genuine confidence boost. Their pre-season continues with further friendlies before the III liga season begins.

A chaotic friendly shaped by individual errors rather than tactical coherence — which is precisely what pre-season is for. Warta will be concerned by defensive lapses that gifted three of Górnik's four goals, but Stanek's double offered encouragement. Górnik will take genuine belief from beating a higher-division opponent, even in a friendly where the red card was effectively waived.