Raków Częstochowa - Slavia Prague: head to head and statistics

Slavia Prague - Raków Częstochowa, 25 Aug 2022

The second leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round (2022-08-25) ended in tactical heartbreak for the Polish side as Slavia Prague defeated Raków Częstochowa 2-0 after extra time. This result overturned Raków's one-goal advantage from the first leg (a 2-1 victory in Częstochowa), eliminating them from the competition 3-2 on aggregate. Analytically, Slavia Prague dictated the tempo from the opening whistle, dominating possession metrics and offensive final-third entries, which eventually led to Moses Usor opening the scoring in the 62nd minute.

With the tie seemingly heading towards a penalty shootout, Ivan Schranz converted a late cross with a precise header in the 122nd minute of play. This dramatic, last-gasp goal in the final seconds of extra time secured Slavia Prague's progression to the group stage, denying Raków Częstochowa a historic European qualification at the literal death of the match.