Sobczak: The most important thing is that the leaders didn't leave us

Szymon Sobczak immediately made his presence felt after coming on, securing a point for Wisła with a 75th-minute goal. The White Star returned from Gdynia with a 1-1 draw against Arka Gdynia.

The first half of the match in Gdynia showed the home side's better side. "I've emphasized this many times, and there's probably no point in repeating these obvious truths: if you want to win, you have to play well for most of the game," began Szymon Sobczak. After the break, the Kraków team improved steadily, but they had to wait until the 75th minute to score. "The question is, can you be physically better in the second half than in the first? It's probably more about mental attitude here. Of course, there are times when you score an equalizer and get extra energy. But overall, the energy was there. Sometimes you have to approach these types of matches intelligently. The opponent started strongly and showed they wanted to impose their own rules. They collected second balls, dominated in the center of the pitch, and that meant we couldn't create clear-cut chances. My goal is a good thing, because considering the way the match unfolded, we should probably be happier with that one point than Arka," he added.

The shot that resulted in a goal for Wisła was the first on target for the Kraków team in the match in Gdynia: "The important thing is that he found the back of the net first, which I think makes everyone in Kraków happy. I'm happy because we look for opportunities, we practice finishing, shots on target. However, I still feel unsatisfied when it comes to the second situation, when it could have been a penalty. Of course, the way the defender stopped me was decisive, otherwise at least the goalkeeper would have had to show his skills, and the ball went over the crossbar. And that's why I feel disappointed, because already in the match against Widzew, after three interventions on me, at least one penalty could have been given. Now this situation again. I don't want to get into this topic at the moment, but since there is VAR, let it favor the referees. In such a situation, they should simply check it thoroughly. I will only add that Martin Dobrotka and I exchanged opinions, because we know each other from the pitch, and it looked like at the beginning there was a tough fight between us for the goal." position, because the striker is looking for a good opportunity. The key, in my opinion, was that I was already in front of the defender when I took the shot, and that should have been the deciding factor. If there was contact, we simply deserved a penalty. End of story," he analyzed.

When asked if four points in the matches against Odra and Arka Gdynia was the minimum plan for Wisła Kraków, the striker replied: "First and foremost, we need to have our own style, and we didn't have that for most of the time on the pitch in Gdynia. Let's just say we're happy with the points. The most important thing is that the top teams haven't lost ground. We're about to play at home, which is always a real celebration, a double celebration for us and our fans. Miedź Legnica will be visiting us next, and in my opinion, they're not inferior to Arka Gdynia in terms of football. We'll have to prove our superiority. We'll have to prove that as a team, we can handle the weight of matches like this, because with each match, everything that happens in this league will weigh more and more heavily."

The match against Miedź will be the last before the international break, and it will also conclude a series of matches against direct rivals in the fight for promotion. "However, promotion isn't just about matches against the top teams, but also against the middle or bottom of the table. You have to be consistent throughout the season. We've already dropped a lot of points, and of course, it's worth winning away, but above all, you have to be consistent. We need to approach matches with more confidence. That's exactly what I lacked in Gdynia. We came to a strong Arka, but I don't think their strength was so great that they forced us into such a defensive position," he concluded.