When the march of Igor Angle, Zabrze panicked. The Bilbao striker, who scored 88 goals in 154 games for Górnik, signed with FC Goa and left the miners' attack an orphan. “Igor had a great influence on the team for four years. As a scorer, as an assistant and as a teammate. It will be difficult to replace him, so we will try to distribute his goals among the rest of the team,” said Marcin Brosz, coach of the team just a few weeks ago. Gornik. Difficult, yes, but not impossible. Among other things because the solution is at home: Jesús Jiménez assumed responsibility and started the season with a hat-trick against Podbeskidzie.
“The scoring responsibility now rests on me, but it is something that does not pressure me. It is a challenge and I hope to be able to face it in the best possible way,” said Jiménez just a few days ago, who started as a starter and it barely took 50 seconds to score his first league goal of the season. After a great assist from Sobczyk, the Spaniard stood alone in the area and defined under Polacek's legs to make it 1-0. From a more centered position –Last year he played as a left winger and this year he will act accompanied at the top– Jesús Jiménez set up an Arena Zabrze that only 7,368 fans were able to attend. Already on the edge of the break, the Madrilenian made it 3-0 from the penalty spot.
The second half was different. Górnik, relaxed by the wide lead gained in the first act, watched as Podbeskidzie got into the match. Bilinski, doubly, cut the gap, but then Jesús Jiménez appeared again to confirm that the three points remained in Zabrze. On this occasion, the Spanish striker completely made the goal that meant the 4-2: he received the ball in the middle of the opposite field and left because of the speed of the first rival that came his way. Once inside the area, Jiménez got rid of Jaroch with a cut and beat the opposite goal with a beautiful shot from the outside of his right boot.
It is still too early to confirm, but it seems that the 3-5-2 devised by Marcin Brosz will give more than one joy to the Górnik Zabrze fans. Although the first victory of the season at the Ekstraklasa came against a newly promoted, the tricolor box lived up to its history and did so thanks to the goals of Jesús Jiménez, who proved to be capable of inheriting Igor Angulo's boots. The Spaniard, who ended the game being praised by fans and teammates, has already scored in the Cup and has scored four goals in two games this season.