Football. Pogoń lost, Koulouris missed a penalty...

The Port team lost their second away match of the season, falling to Gdynia, whose first victory since returning to the top flight. After a rather surprising one-match absence, Szczecin's best striker, Koulouris, played for the team, but he didn't put in a strong performance, including missing a penalty...

PKO BP Ekstraklasa football: ARKA Gdynia - POGOŃ Szczecin 2:1 (1:1); 0:1 Danijel Lončar (38), 1:1 Sebastian Kerk (45+1), 2:1 Kamil Jakubczyk (80).

ARKA: 77. Damian Węglarz - 2. Marc Navarro, 29. Michał Marcjanik, 18. Julien Célestine, 33. Dawid Abramowicz - 11. Dawid Kocyła (66, 27. João Oliveira), 35. Kamil Jakubczyk (88, 23. Kike Hermoso), 37. Sebastian Kerk (74, 10. Aurélien Nguiamba), 8. Alassane Sidibé, 17. Marcel Predenkiewicz (66, 9. Tornike Gaprindashvili) - 22. Diego Percan (66, 99. Edu Espiau)

CHASE: 31. Krzysztof Kamiński - 28. Linus Wahlqvist (85, 17. Jakub Lis), 22. Danijel Lončar, 2. Marian Huja, 4. Léo Borges (65, 32. Leonárdo Koútris) - 7. Musa Juwara (60, 18. Paul Mukairu), 19. Mor N'Diaye (85, 10. Adrian Przyborek), 8. Fredrik Ulvestad, 14. José Pozo, 11. Kamil Grosicki (85, 99. Kacper Kostorz) - 9. Efthýmis Kouloúris.

Yellow cards: Percan, Jakubczyk, Célestine - Huja, Wahlqvist, Lončar. Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock). Attendance: 12,997.

The first half began with the home side attacking, but the Port team quickly seized the initiative, exemplified by a goal. After conceding a goal, Gdynia pressed again, equalizing in stoppage time just before the break. Besides the goals, there was also a controversial moment when Juwara was fiercely challenged in the corner of the Arka penalty area, but the referee didn't consider a penalty...

In the fifth minute, Koulouris played a close-range pass from Borges, but the ball didn't reach Huja and went half a meter wide. Ten minutes later, Pozo shot from distance, but the ball flew wide. In the 28th minute, Kamiński saved Predenkiewicz's shot, and three minutes later, Koulouris finished Juwara's solo effort with a header over the crossbar. In the 36th minute, Kamiński, a rather nervous goalkeeper, made a significant error in the area and had to save himself with a fierce challenge from Kocyła. Two minutes later, after a short corner, Grosicki passed the ball to Loncar, who headed it in from close range to take the lead. A minute before halftime, after a fine move by Arka, the unattacked Kerk shot from inside the penalty area, and the ball, deflected off Huja, found the back of the net.

The second half began with Pozo's shot blocked, and then the Tricity team took the initiative, firing a flurry of crosses into the Szczecin penalty area. In the 74th minute, Grosicki shot from close range after a pass from Koutris, but the ball, deflected by Celestine, narrowly missed the post. In the 74th minute, after one of Grosicki's rare good runs, Pozo extended the ball from close range, and Celestine cleared it with his hand. The referee paused play for a while, reviewed the controversial situation on the monitor, and awarded a penalty. Koulouris probably shouldn't have been the penalty taker, as he'd had a stressful week, but the Greek shot nonetheless, and it wasn't a good one, being too light and at a height most comfortable for a goalkeeper. Węglarz saved last season's top scorer. In the 80th minute, Koutris kicked the ball out from under the Szczecin goal directly to Pogoń alum Jakubczyk, who fired into the top corner to give Arka the win. He then provocatively ran towards the Szczecin bench, sparking a heated argument that ended with yellow cards, including for the scorer. Both teams had another good chance late in the period; first, Przyborek's shot was saved, and moments later, Koulouris lost the ball near the other goal, but Oliveira's shot was saved by Kamiński. ©℗ (mij)

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