Robert Lewandowski scored the primary World Cup aim of his prolific profession on Saturday when he netted in Poland’s 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia, bursting their bubble following the workforce’s giant-killing act towards Argentina. Barcelona ahead Lewandowski made certain Poland took an enormous step in direction of the final 16 in Qatar when he rolled dwelling within the 82nd minute after being gifted the ball by Abdulelah Al-Malki. Nevertheless it was a battle for Czeslaw Michniewicz’s aspect, who have been main at that time due to Piotr Zielinski’s roofed end and an unimaginable double save from Wojciech Szczesny after Salem Al-Dawsari’s penalty late within the first half.
Poland leapfrogged the Saudis into first place in Group C, with Lionel Messi’s Argentina going through Mexico afterward Saturday.
Egged on by a vocal crowd, Herve Renard’s Saudi workforce got here out with the bit between their enamel and the Poles regularly struggled to deal with their aggressive press.
Poland have been proven three early yellow playing cards.
Mohamed Kanno had the sport’s first respectable effort on aim, tipped over by Szczesny within the thirteenth minute.
Lewandowski initially discovered it exhausting to get into the sport as he was instantly surrounded by a gang of defenders led by Ali Al-Bulayhi, who at one level seemed to be heading out of the sport after being unintentionally studded by the Barca star.
Tremendous Szczesny
Lewandowski performed a key function in Poland’s opener towards the run of play within the thirty ninth minute, pulling again for Zielinski to complete after almost clipping dwelling his first World Cup aim.
Szczesny then stepped as much as save his workforce minutes later after referee Wilton Sampaio awarded a mushy penalty, when Saleh Al-Shehri went down closely underneath stress from Krystian Bielik.
The Juventus goalkeeper did effectively to bat away Dawsari’s nervy spot-kick however the ball fell to Mohammed Al-Burayk, who was denied on the rebound by a sensational cease.
Szczesny was once more Poland’s saviour 9 minutes after the break when he charged off his line to maintain out Dawsari following a chaotic passage of play that ended with the ball being ballooned over the bar.
Poland have been once more near buckling underneath intense Saudi stress however ought to have been additional forward halfway in by means of the second half when Arkadiusz Milik and Lewandowski each struck the woodwork within the house of three minutes.
Malki then scuffed huge from the sting of the field and it was his mistake that allowed Lewandowski to seal the factors. Nothing seemed on when Malki obtained a cross on the sting of his personal space however he let the ball slip previous him and proper into Lewandowski’s ft, permitting him to roll in a easy end and finish his hoodoo.
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