Cracovia win sack race

29th October 2010

Rafal Ulatowski was sacked at half time following his team's poor performance

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A third-round tie in the Polish Cup is not normally a prospect to get your mouth watering, but Wednesday night’s clash between Cracovia and Lech Poznan had a dramaturgy to match any this season, on and off the pitch. It was billed as a tie in which the losing manager was guaranteed to lose his job, only the predictions were wrong - Cracovia’s manager, Rafal Ulatowski, didn’t even last out the match and was given his marching orders at half-time, with his side already 2-0 down.

Lech may be enjoying glory nights in Europe against Juventus and Manchester City, but they have completely forgotten how to do the bread and butter stuff in the league, and are currently perched in the relegat ...

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