FIFA World Cup

FT Tuesday, June 19, 2018
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Match Report

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Controversial goal helps Senegal surprise Poland in Group H

Senegal defeated Group H favourites Poland 2-1 at the World Cup on Tuesday thanks to an own goal and and a controversial second strike.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
1
41
Possession
59
8
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
279
Accurate Passes
469
359
Passes
568
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.3
72
Long Balls
67
28
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
12
11
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
1.0
15
Interceptions
6
21
Effective Clearances
17
21
Clearances
17

Lineups

POL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Wojciech SzczesnyG
  2. 2Michal PazdanCD-L
  3. 4Thiago CionekCD-R
  4. 13Maciej RybusLB
  5. 20Lukasz PiszczekRB
  6. 7Arkadiusz MilikAM
  7. 19Piotr ZielinskiLM
  8. 10Grzegorz KrychowiakRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 11Kamil GrosickiAM-L
  11. 16Jakub BlaszczykowskiAM-R

SEN · 4-4-2

  1. 16Khadim N'DiayeG
  2. 3Kalidou KoulibalyCD-L
  3. 6Salif SanéCD-R
  4. 12Youssouf SabalyLB
  5. 22Moussa WaguéRB
  6. 13Alfred N'DiayeCM-L
  7. 5Idrissa GueyeCM-R
  8. 10Sadio ManéLM
  9. 18Ismaïla SarrRM
  10. 19M'Baye NiangCF-L
  11. 9Mame Biram DioufCF-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 37' Own Goal by Thiago Cionek, Poland. Poland 0, Senegal 1.
  3. 45' Substitution, Poland. Jan Bednarek replaces Jakub Blaszczykowski because of an injury.
  4. 49' Salif Sané (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Goal! Poland 0, Senegal 2. M'Baye Niang (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  6. 62' Substitution, Senegal. Cheikh N'Doye replaces Mame Diouf.
  7. 72' Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Substitution, Poland. Dawid Kownacki replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
  9. 75' Substitution, Senegal. Moussa Konaté replaces M'Baye Niang because of an injury.
  10. 83' Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Bereszynski replaces Lukasz Piszczek.
  11. 86' Goal! Poland 1, Senegal 2. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki following a set piece situation.
  12. 87' Substitution, Senegal. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Alfred N'Diaye.

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