Qolizadeh scores stunner to give Lech Poznań title momentum
Ali Qolizadeh scored a sensational goal as Lech Poznań secured a massive 1-0 victory at Legia Warszawa to move atop the Polish Ekstraklasa table with two rounds of fixtures left to play.
The Iranian wizard winger showed magnificent footwork to go past his marker before his left-footed curling effort from the edge of the box found the top corner 13 minutes from normal time at the Polish Army Stadium.
The victory left Lech Poznań on top of the Polish league table with 66 points – one point clear of Raków Częstochowa, which fell to a 2-1 defeat against third-placed Jagiellonia Białystok at home on the preceding night.
Lech Poznań will play away to GKS Katowice next Sunday before hosting Piast Gliwice on the final day of the season. Raków, meanwhile, will be next in action at Korona Kielce, followed by a home game against Widzew Łódź on May 24.
Sunday’s strike – Qolizadeh’s fifth in eight games – took the Iranian international’s tally to eight goals and six assists in 31 league outings.
Having joined from the Belgian top-flight club Royal Charleroi for a club-record €1.80m fee in July 2023, Qolizadeh missed the best part of last season with two lengthy injury spells, raising doubts over his future at the club.
His contribution was often limited to cameo appearances in the early stages of the ongoing season, before he found his way into the starting XI in late October and went on to play a pivotal part in the club’s title run-in.