“Nemanja Mijuskovic was cautioned for a foul in the opening stages, an early warning for Wisła Płock that set a physical tone for the first half.”
“Filip Cuic broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time, giving Pogoń Szczecin a crucial lead heading into the break just as it seemed the sides would be level at the interval.”
Pivotal“Cuic doubled his tally and Pogoń's lead on 75 minutes, effectively ending the match as a contest with 15 minutes remaining.”
Pivotal“Substitute Hussein Ali completed the scoring in stoppage time with a third goal, rounding off a polished home performance — despite having been booked just minutes earlier.”
Pogoń Szczecin
Wisła Płock
Outstanding performance
Pogoń Szczecin•AttackerPogoń Szczecin controlled proceedings at home from the off, and a Filip Cuic strike on the stroke of half-time broke what had been a competitive opening 45 minutes. Despite Wisła Płock generating more dangerous attacks on the night — 64 to Pogoń's 45 — they were unable to convert that pressure into shots of real quality, managing just three on target to the hosts' seven. Cuic's second goal on 75 minutes ended the contest as a spectacle, before substitute Hussein Ali added gloss to the scoreline deep in stoppage time, though Ali's evening was tempered by a booking just minutes after coming on. For Pogoń, the clean sheet and emphatic margin reinforce their credentials as genuine upper-half contenders in the Ekstraklasa, while Wisła Płock's inability to threaten despite controlling large stretches of territory will be a source of concern as they look to avoid the wrong end of the table.
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Leonardo Koutris is on, and Mads Agger is off.
On comes Benjamin Mendy, off goes Paul Omo Mukairu.
Hussein Ali comes on for Danijel Loncar.
Niarchos Ioannis takes a header, but it's saved.
Nemanja Mijuskovic attempts a header but misses the shot.
Mads Agger's left-footed shot is saved.
Filip CuicFilip Cuic takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Filip CuicGoal! Filip Cuic scores, making it 2-0.
On comes Djalo, off goes Tavares.
Filip Cuic's header is saved.
Jacek Czaplinski is on, and Natan Lawa is off.
Marco Kaminski takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Dani Pacheco takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Lukasz Sekulski comes on for Fabian Hiszpanski.
Lukasz Sekulski replaces Deni Juric.
Dani Pacheco comes on for Dominik Kun.
Leonardo Borges Da Silva misses a left-footed shot.
Dimitrios Keramitsis replaces Linus Wahlqvist.
Niarchos Ioannis takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Filip CuicFilip Cuic takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
The first half ends with a score of 1-0.
Filip CuicGoal! Filip Cuic scores, making it 1-0.
Leonardo Borges Da Silva takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Fredrik Ulvestad attempted a header but missed the shot.
Linus Wahlqvist takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Paul Omo Mukairu takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Deni Juric's right-footed shot is saved.
Deni Juric's right-footed shot is saved.
Wiktor Nowak takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Wiktor Nowak takes a left-footed shot but misses.
