Motor Lublin suffered another league defeat, losing 2-1 to Raków Częstochowa. This result confirms a difficult start to the season, dropping the team to 15th place in the Ekstraklasa with just five points from six games.

Kamil Łukoszek opened the scoring for the visitors in the 34th minute following an assist from Ivo Rodrigues. Raków responded before the break, with Patryk Makuch equalising in the 42nd minute. The same player scored the decisive goal for the hosts in the 77th minute, finishing a move started by Vladyslav Kochergin. Motor could not find a way back into the game.

Tough run and defensive issues

This loss is the second in a row for the Lublin side and their third defeat in the last five league matches. Their recent form reads LLWLD. The team has already conceded ten goals, one of the worst records in the division. The Motor manager admitted after the match that the defence must improve. "We didn't capitalise on our chance to lead and we made mistakes that cost us," he said.

Table context and next challenge

Following this defeat, Motor Lublin sits in 15th position, seven points behind leaders Legia Warszawa. Their goal difference stands at minus four. The next test will be a home fixture against Widzew Łódź, scheduled for December 12th. Widzew currently occupies 13th place, making it a direct duel to climb out of the lower reaches of the table. The team will have time to analyse errors and improve before that match.

In attack, the main asset remains Karol Czubak, who has scored five goals this season. He was the key figure in the previous match, scoring twice in the 2-3 loss to Legia. The full schedule of upcoming games can be checked on our fixtures page, and the senior squad status is available in the squad section.

Motor Lublin must quickly find a way to reverse the negative trend to avoid being dragged into a relegation battle. Their next opportunity comes in almost three months, on December 12th, at their home stadium.

The report in full is at Sofascore

Raków's coach Tomasz Kaczmarek registered his team's first points of the season after taking charge. The Częstochowa club had lost its first six matches, which cost previous manager Dawid Kroczek his job. According to data as of September 16, Motor Lublin has fallen to 16th place in the Ekstraklasa, with five points from eight games and trailing leaders Górnik Zabrze by sixteen points.