Defeat in Upper Silesia: #GKSLGD 2:0

Lechia Gdańsk were defeated 0:2 away to GKS Katowice in Saturday’s Ekstraklasa match. The goals for the hosts were scored by Mateusz Wdowiak and Ilya Shkurin.

The opening minutes belonged to the home side, who tried to impose their tempo from the start. Early in the game Mateusz Wdowiak attempted a shot, but the ball sailed over Lechia’s goal. Moments later Sebastian Milewski tried his luck from distance, though his effort did not trouble Alex Paulsen.

In the 10th minute the hosts won a corner kick. Bartosz Nowak attempted to surprise Lechia’s goalkeeper with a direct delivery towards goal, but the ball ended up in the side netting.

As the game progressed, the White-and-Greens began to grow into the match and became more involved in attacking play. In the 17th minute Tomasz Wójtowicz sent in a dangerous cross that caused problems for Rafał Strączek.

A few minutes later Ivan Zhelizko unleashed a powerful effort from around 30 meters, but the GKS goalkeeper managed to push the ball away for a corner.

Lechia tried to build quick attacking moves and spent more time in possession, though the final pass was often lacking precision. One of the best opportunities of the first half fell to Dawid Kurminowski. The Lechia striker latched onto a through pass from Tomasz Neugebauer, went past the goalkeeper, but his shot hit the side netting.

In the 39th minute the hosts took the lead. After a quick attacking move Mateusz Wdowiak fired a powerful shot that found the back of the net. The score remained unchanged until the break, with GKS Katowice leading 1:0 at halftime.

Second half and the hosts extend their lead

The start of the second half once again belonged to the home team, who attempted several crosses into Lechia’s penalty area. The White-and-Greens responded after several minutes. Ivan Zhelizko took a shot from distance, but his effort was blocked by a GKS defender.

In the 60th minute the hosts doubled their lead. Bartosz Nowak delivered a precise pass to Ilya Shkurin, who finished the move and put the ball into the net.

Despite attempts to get back into the match, Lechia were unable to create clear scoring chances. The hosts maintained control of the game and protected their lead comfortably. In the 83rd minute GKS even found the net for a third time, but Shkurin’s goal was ruled out for offside.

GKS Katowice – Lechia Gdańsk 2:0 (1:0)
1:0 Mateusz Wdowiak 39’
2:0 Ilya Shkurin 60’

GKS Katowice: Strączek – Wasielewski, Klemenz, Kuusk – Jirka, Milewski (83’ Rasak), Kowalczyk, Galan, Wdowiak (75’ Wędrychowski), Nowak (89’ Błąd) – Shkurin (83’ Kokosiński)

Lechia Gdańsk: Paulsen – Wójtowicz (68’ Kłudka), Diachuk, Rodin (46’ Pllana), Vojtko – Sezonienko (73’ Głogowski), Zhelizko, Kapić, Neugebauer (64’ Tsarenko), Cirković – Kurminowski (64’ Viunnyk)