Everything was pending Lewandowski could be. This was the case during the run-up to Poland’s debut against the Netherlands. In the last friendly against Turkey, the striker suffered a puncture in his femoral biceps that, at first, seemed like a small thing, but which prevented him from being in the Euro Cup debut and, although everything indicated that he could be in the second game against Austria , it was not so. Serious setback for the team led by Michał Probierz, in need of a victory to move forward that did not come. His continuity now depends on a miracle in which no one believes.
With or without Robert, Poland continued to show serious deficiencies that their rival took advantage of from the first minute. The first quarter of an hour had not yet reached and Austria was already monopolizing the ball, moving it at will against a Polish team that was dedicated to getting water as best it could. Ralf Rangnick’s team was the only one that proposed things, that attacked, that arrived at the area with unfriendly intentions and that, by coming so far, ended up scoring..
To understand the drawing and the evolution of the match, it is enough to say that the one who placed the center of the goal practically attached to the baseline was the left-handed back, Philip Mwene, but the one who finished off with an accurate header was the left-footed center back, Gernot Trauner. The play between the two defenders occurred in the ninth minute. Far from changing the dynamics, Arnautovic, Sabitzer and company continued to press. Only after a quarter of an hour, Poland washed his face, refreshed his face and prepared to compete.
Poland – Austria. / EFE
Zielinski arrived in the area to shoot and was repelled by Mwene with his arms. He asked for a penalty, but the referee interpreted that there was no penalty. The VAR did not come in, but the play was absolutely interpretable, one of those in which the truth usually appears diffuse and according to each person’s point of view. He then tried Dawidowicz with a header and also missed. The Poles, however, reacted. Not even Arnautovic’s frank offside shot that was stopped by Szczęsny prevented Poland’s reaction from consolidating. In fact, it could be safely said that the second quarter of an hour belonged to Lewandowski’s team, who was seen eager on the bench to help his teammates.
A well deserved goal
The goal arrived. They deserved it by insistence. Center from the right, header from the left, first shot by Bednarek that should have already gone in, rejection by the defense, collection by Piatek and, this time, the tie. Extremely difficult to explain how, in fifteen minutes, it had gone from the domain of one team to the domain of the other. Clarifying in both cases. Football things.
The third quarter of an hour, as if it were a pact, was the tiebreaker. Everyone attacked and everyone created danger. Sabitzer was the one who tried the most, but without luck. The Poles were also close, as they had a foul on the front that Zielinski was about to convert into a goal. Pentz stopped. Huge first half between Poland and Austria: fun, intense and exciting.
Lewandowski, seen and not seen
In the second part, Lewandowski He started to warm up, so everything revolved around the moment he would enter the grass. There was an exchange of blows until the 58th minute, which was when Robert put an end to his forced ostracism to once again attend an official international event. The Euro Cup awaited him and the Blaugrana came in for Piatek. Poland was going for victory. Of course, he entered with so much enthusiasm that he saw yellow in one of his first actions for a jump with his elbow open.
Lewandowski started Poland-Austria on the bench. / EFE
The second half was boring until a brilliant play by Austria ended with a shot inside the area by Baumgartner that was a goal. The Austrian victory put Poland on the ropes with just over twenty minutes remaining. The Euro Cup gives no respite, but Poland’s life was definitely complicated when they received, from a penalty, the third, by Arnautovic. Szczesny knocked him down when he was facing the goal, although, looking at the review, the penalty was doubtful because the image showed that Sabitzer fell, hitting the face of the goalkeeper as he fell.. Poland, after the match, was at the expense of a practically impossible carom to be in the quarterfinals. Very difficult.
2024-06-21 18:34:13
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