Match between Cracovia and Pogoń Szczecin was in serious doubt due to heavy rainfall. Reports on social media indicated that water had entered the club’s building, and images of flooded substitute benches circulated throughout Poland.

Significant damage

A few hours before the match was scheduled to begin, Cracovia announced that at this moment, it is impossible to play. Then, 45 minutes before kickoff, Marzena Młynarczyk-Warwas, the club’s spokesperson, wrote on social media that the game would go ahead but added, Due to the heavy rain, the stadium's infrastructure has suffered significant damage that we cannot repair in such a short time, and we cannot open the stands.

Some fans received this information only when they were already at the stadium. Despite the ban, many of them managed to enter the venue, though officially this was prohibited. However, football is not the only form of entertainment worth your attention. There is a platform worth checking out offering a crypto casino and variety of games without leaving home.

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Financial losses

The total damages are estimated at 110,000 PLN, with an additional 200,000 PLN lost from matchday revenue. The main damage is to the power system for the stadium's monitoring as well as to club facilities, which were flooded during the intense downpour. Currently, work is underway to remove the flood damage and carry out repairs at Cracovia's stadium to meet the requirements for hosting mass events with public attendance, said Marzena Młynarczyk-Warwas, Cracovia’s spokesperson, in an interview with WP SportoweFakty.

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Awaiting further decisions…

Unfortunately, Cracovia's problems don't end there. The police and the League Commission are investigating how fans managed to enter the stadium despite the club’s official statement that the match would be played without an audience. The decision to close the stands came after security was dismissed at 2:00 p.m., as it was expected that the PZPN delegate would not allow the match to go ahead due to the poor condition of the pitch and the heavy rain.

However, Cracovia fans showed up outside the stadium and somehow gained access to the facility. When fans managed to enter the stands, the police did not intervene, as security personnel were no longer present. This led to a breach of mass event regulations, as more than 999 fans were inside the stadium.

The League Commission was set to discuss the violations surrounding the Cracovia-Pogoń match on September 18, but no decisions were made. The issue appears to be complex and requires more time for thorough investigation. The matter of the Cracovia-Pogoń match organization has been postponed to the next meeting. This is a standard procedure for larger and more complicated cases. The League Commission wants an additional week to analyze the collected materials, said Dominik Mucha, the press office manager of Ekstraklasa SA, as quoted by sport.interia.pl.