KRAKÓW (Interstat) — Motor Lublin erased an early deficit with two goals before halftime and beat Cracovia 2-1 on Friday at Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego in Kraków. Cracovia opened the scoring in the 13th minute when Ajdin Hasic found the net. Motor Lublin responded in the 23rd minute through Tin Plavotic, then took the lead in the 40th minute when Rony Lopes scored. Kikis recorded an assist for Motor Lublin. Cracovia did not score after Hasic’s opener, and Motor Lublin held its one-goal advantage through the second half. Motor Lublin led 2-1 at halftime. The home side took the early lead, but the visitors answered with two goals before the break.

Cracovia’s Burlet V. was booked in the 36th minute, and Hasic followed in the 42nd. Cracovia’s Zahiroleslam K. was booked in the 80th. In stoppage time, Henriksson G. of Cracovia and Plavotic of Motor Lublin were both booked in the 90+4th minute. Hasic played the full match, scored and was booked for Cracovia. Plavotic played the full match, scored and was booked for Motor Lublin. Rony Lopes played 85 minutes and scored for Motor Lublin. Kikis played the full match and provided an assist for the visitors. The first half produced three goals and two yellow cards, while the second half produced no goals and three yellow cards. The game had five yellow cards, four for Cracovia and one for Motor Lublin. The bookings were issued in the 36th, 42nd, 80th, 90+4th and 90+4th minutes.

Cracovia made substitutions for Nordas L. in the 66th minute, Knap K. in the 77th and Minchev M. in the 80th. Motor Lublin made substitutions for Bourhane Y. in the 70th minute, Fabio Ronaldo in the 77th, Bereszynski B. and Santos T. in the 78th, and Rony Lopes in the 85th. Cracovia made three substitutions, and Motor Lublin made five. The visitors protected their lead after the late changes and closed out the win.

The result moved Motor Lublin to three wins, no losses and one draw in the competition, and three wins, one loss and one draw across all competitions. Cracovia fell to three wins, seven losses and three draws in the competition, and three wins, eight losses and three draws overall. Motor Lublin’s previous results this season, in reverse date order, were Rakow 2 at Motor Lublin 1, Zaglebie 2 at Motor Lublin 2, Slask Wroclaw 2 at Motor Lublin 3 and Motor Lublin 3 at Radomiak Radom 2. Cracovia’s previous results this season, in reverse date order, were Cracovia 1 at Piast Gliwice 3, Legia 1 at Cracovia 1, Zaglebie 1 at Cracovia 3, Termalica B-B. 3 at Cracovia 2, Cracovia 2 at GKS Katowice 3, Cracovia 1 at Wisla Plock 3, Zabrze 1 at Cracovia 0, Cracovia 1 at RKS Radomiak Radom 2, Wieczysta 2 at Cracovia 3 and Rakow 1 at Cracovia 2. Cracovia’s listed next 10 games include Motor Lublin at Cracovia, Cracovia at Krakow, Jagiellonia at Cracovia, Cracovia at Kielce, Widzew at Cracovia, Lech at Cracovia, Cracovia at Pogon Szczecin, Slask Wroclaw at Cracovia, Cracovia at Rakow and Cracovia at Wieczysta.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Motor Lublin 2, Cracovia 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Motor Lublin a 58 percent probability to win. Cracovia had been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25, and the total of 3 went under the over-under line of 2.5.