FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Poland vs Romania, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Poland
  • 29': Robert Lewandowski (P)
  • 57': Robert Lewandowski
  • 62': Robert Lewandowski (P)
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3 - 1
Romania
  • 77': Bogdan Stancu

About

Poland are hosting Romania at PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Kamil Grosicki (Poland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a headed pass.
  • 6': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Alexandru Chipciu.
  • 10': Florin Andone (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Michal Pazdan (Poland).
  • 13': Florin Andone (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Jakub Blaszczykowski (Poland).
  • 15': Alin Tosca (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
  • 16': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
  • 16': Jakub Blaszczykowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Florin Andone (Romania).
  • 20': Karol Linetty (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Artur Jedrzejczyk (Poland) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lukasz Piszczek with a cross.
  • 22': Bogdan Stancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Artur Jedrzejczyk (Poland).
  • 24': Foul by Florin Andone (Romania).
  • 24': Karol Linetty (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Penalty Poland. Robert Lewandowski draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 28': Penalty conceded by Cristian Sapunaru (Romania) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 28': Cristian Sapunaru (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Goal! Poland 1, Romania 0. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 30': Foul by Mihai Pintilii (Romania).
  • 30': Krzysztof Maczynski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Romario Benzar.
  • 33': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Alin Tosca.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Thiago Cionek (Poland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Offside, Poland. Artur Jedrzejczyk tries a through ball, but Kamil Grosicki is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Kamil Grosicki (Poland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Krzysztof Maczynski with a through ball.
  • 39': Delay in match Krzysztof Maczynski (Poland) because of an injury.
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Iasmin Latovlevici (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Romario Benzar with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Florin Andone (Romania) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romario Benzar with a cross.
  • 44': Alexandru Chipciu (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
  • 44': Substitution, Poland. Grzegorz Krychowiak replaces Krzysztof Maczynski because of an injury.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Bogdan Stancu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jakub Blaszczykowski (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross following a fast break.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Poland 1, Romania 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Poland 1, Romania 0.
  • 47': Bogdan Stancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Artur Jedrzejczyk (Poland).
  • 47': Foul by Karol Linetty (Poland).
  • 47': Razvan Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Iasmin Latovlevici (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 50': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Cristian Sapunaru.
  • 55': Cristian Sapunaru (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Artur Jedrzejczyk (Poland).
  • 56': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Alin Tosca.
  • 57': Goal! Poland 2, Romania 0. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Romania. Nicolae Stanciu replaces Alexandru Chipciu.
  • 60': Substitution, Romania. Gheorghe Grozav replaces Iasmin Latovlevici.
  • 61': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Artur Jedrzejczyk.
  • 61': Penalty Poland. Piotr Zielinski draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Penalty conceded by Alin Tosca (Romania) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 62': Goal! Poland 3, Romania 0. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 69': Foul by Alin Tosca (Romania).
  • 69': Jakub Blaszczykowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bogdan Stancu.
  • 71': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Michal Pazdan.
  • 72': Substitution, Poland. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Karol Linetty.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 77': Goal! Poland 3, Romania 1. Bogdan Stancu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 78': Bogdan Stancu (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Foul by Kamil Grosicki (Poland).
  • 79': Substitution, Romania. Sergiu Hanca replaces Razvan Marin.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bogdan Stancu.
  • 81': Substitution, Poland. Lukasz Teodorczyk replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  • 81': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Lukasz Piszczek.
  • 82': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
  • 82': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Jakub Blaszczykowski (Poland).
  • 83': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Mihai Pintilii (Romania).
  • 87': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Sergiu Hanca (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alin Tosca with a cross.
  • 88': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Artur Jedrzejczyk.
  • 89': Foul by Lukasz Teodorczyk (Poland).
  • 89': Vlad Chiriches (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Gheorghe Grozav (Romania).
  • 90': Jakub Blaszczykowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Bogdan Stancu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sergiu Hanca.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Poland 3, Romania 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Poland 3, Romania 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 1
42.3 Possession 57.7
11 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
307 Accurate Passes 457
381 Passes 547
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
29 Crosses 12
0.1 Cross % 0.4
55 Long Balls 62
26 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 10
11 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
18 Effective Clearances 24
18 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: PGE Narodowy
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 57,128

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
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2 Türkiye 6 +5 13
3 Georgia 6 -8 3
4 Bulgaria 6 -16 3
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Line-Ups

POL Poland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
2 Michal Pazdan
4 Thiago Cionek
3 Artur Jedrzejczyk
20 Lukasz Piszczek
19 Piotr Zielinski
5 Krzysztof Maczynski
8 Karol Linetty
9 Robert Lewandowski
11 Kamil Grosicki
16 Jakub Blaszczykowski
Poland Substitutes:
Maciej Rybus, Jacek Góralski, Lukasz Teodorczyk, Marcin Kaminski, Slawomir Peszko, Lukasz Fabianski, Igor Lewczuk, Lukasz Skorupski, Arkadiusz Milik, Bartosz Bereszynski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Kamil Wilczek.

ROU Romania (5-4-1)

No. Name
12 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
22 Cristian Sapunaru Yellow Card
3 Alin Tosca
6 Vlad Chiriches
14 Iasmin Latovlevici
2 Romario Benzar
8 Mihai Pintilii
18 Razvan Marin
7 Alexandru Chipciu
19 Bogdan Stancu
9 Florin Andone
Romania Substitutes:
Dorin Rotariu, Gheorghe Grozav, Alexandru Baluta, Andrei Ivan, Bogdan Ionut Tiru, Sergiu Hanca, Nicolae Stanciu, Florin Gardos, Costel Pantilimon, Florin Nita, Eric Bicfalvi, Cristian Ganea.

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