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EURO 2021 | Spain – Poland 1: 1, Spaniards lost to EURO again, did not maintain the lead with Poland and did not convert the penalty

Jose Manuel Vidal placeholder image, ČTK / AP

The Spaniards drew in the third of the last four duels and lost to Poland for the first time since 1994 after three previous triumphs. At the same time, this is only their third loss to this opponent from the previous 11 matches so far.

Spain will thus necessarily have to succeed in the final duel with Slovakia, which it will welcome in Seville on June 23. On the same day, the Poles will compete in St. Petersburg for promotion to Sweden.

Pole Karol Swiderski in front of the Spanish goal.

Marcelo del well, Reuters

The Poles, who after the initial defeat with Slovakia (1: 2) fought for the hope of staying in the tournament, started the match actively and Klich fired from a distance at the beginning, but his shot flew just above.

Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny holding the ball at his feet, Jan Bednarek bends him.

Julio Munoz, Reuters

As expected, the home team locked their opponent in the penalty area, as expected, but their territorial superiority was toothless for a long time. That only changed in the 26th minute, when Moreno found Morat in the penalty area and he sent the ball promptly into the net. Although the referee did not recognize his shot at the first moment due to an offside, after consulting the video, he changed the verdict and the Spaniards were able to rejoice in the first goal of the tournament. At the same time, it was Morat’s 20th hit in the national team.

The favorites could have increased their lead immediately, but Moreno just narrowly missed after a direct kick. Nevertheless, the Poles were not without a chance, even in an unfavorable situation. Ten minutes before the end of the first half, Lewandowski found Šwiderský in front of the goal, who shot just in the immediate vicinity. In addition, Thessaloniki’s striker remained dangerous and in the 43rd minute even knocked down the post, with Lewandowski catching the goal again by Simon.

EURO 2021

The European Football Championship, which was originally scheduled to be played a year ago, it starts on June 11 and ends on July 11. EURO is hosted by eleven countries, the Czech national football team is in group D together with England, Croatia and Scotland. The championship finale is played at the legendary Wembley.

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Coach Sousa’s Polish charges continued their fighting performance in the second half and survived nine minutes after the break. Jožwiak centered on the right side directly at Lewandowski’s head, who was right. Bayern’s gunner scored the 67th goal in the national team and became the first Pole to make his mark at three European championships.

The Spaniards immediately launched an attack and were immediately given the opportunity to return to the lead. After a foul, Modera ordered a penalty kick after watching the video. A previously fouled Moreno stood up to him, but hit only the left stick. The arriving Morata completely missed the exposed goal.

Polish sniper Robert Lewandowski (right) equalized in the duel against Spain to 1: 1 and kept his team’s advancing hopes.

David ramos, ČTK / AP

The Poles sent midfielder Kozlowski to the field, who at the age of 17 and 246 days became the youngest player to start at the European Championships in history, and in the further course they resisted the opponent’s raids. Morata in particular was still active, who got to another opportunity after an hour of play, but his shot was replaced by a great intervention by goalkeeper Szczesny. Subsequently, Torres failed completely free after the header and Rodri’s shot flew straight into Szczesný’s arms.

Six minutes before the end, the Polish goalkeeper picked up Morata again and kept the team hoping to continue fighting for the defense in the quarterfinals. On the contrary, the favored Spaniards came under even more pressure before the match with Slovakia.

“I want to look at the match and analyze it. I don’t feel the best about it. We may have been dominant, but it wasn’t enough to win. On the contrary, I liked the way the Poles played. They created pure chances. We probably tried too hard. and some combinations were exaggerated. I’m sorry for the unchanged penalty, because it came at an absolutely crucial moment, “Spanish coach Luis Enrique said on the UEFA website.

“Another win has flowed through our fingers and now we have a match ahead of us, which will be like the final for us,” Morata added. “Before the match, few people believed us, but sometimes you need to take two steps back to move one step forward. I’m glad we won a decisive match with Sweden and I hope, although it may seem too late for us to play the championship. starts today, “said defender Kamil Glik.

European Football Championship – Group E (Seville):
Spain – Poland 1: 1 (1: 0)
Goals: 25. Morata – 54. Lewandowski. Judges: Orsato – Giallatini, Preti – Irrati (video, all It.). ZK: Torres, Rodri – Klich, Moder, Jožwiak, Lewandowski. Audience: limited number.
Spain: Simón – M. Llorente, Laporte, P. Torres, Alba – Koke (68. Sarabia), Rodri, Pedri – Moreno (68. Ruiz), Morata (87. Oyarzabal), Olmo (61. Torres). Trenér: Enrique.
Poland: Szczesny – Bereszyňski, Glik, Bednarek (85. Dawidowicz) – Jožwiak, Moder (85. Linetty), Klich (55. Kozlowski), Puchacz – Šwiderski (68. Frankowski), Zieliňski – Lewandowski. Trenér: Sousa.
Table:
1. Sweden 2 1 1 0 1:0 4
2. Slovakia 2 1 0 1 2:2 3
3. Spain 2 0 2 0 1:1 2
4. Poland 2 0 1 1 2:3 1

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