Sweden vs Poland, 2020 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European ChampionshipLewandowski, Poland out of Euro 2020 with 3-2 loss to Sweden
— Even with two goals, Robert Lewandowski still couldn’t stop Poland from an early exit the European Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Sweden 1, Poland 0. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 7': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Kamil Jozwiak (Poland).
- 10': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Kristoffer Olsson.
- 10': Marcus Danielson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).
- 14': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 16': Foul by Robin Quaison (Sweden).
- 16': Kamil Glik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Swiderski.
- 17': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Marcus Danielson.
- 17': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) hits the bar with a header from very close range following a corner.
- 20': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
- 25': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sweden).
- 25': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Poland).
- 28': Foul by Robin Quaison (Sweden).
- 28': Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Emil Forsberg (Sweden).
- 31': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Kamil Jozwiak (Poland).
- 32': Carl Mikael Lustig (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland).
- 33': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sweden).
- 33': Kamil Jozwiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Carl Mikael Lustig.
- 35': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
- 37': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
- 37': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Sebastian Larsson.
- 40': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Robin Quaison.
- 40': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
- 40': Jan Bednarek (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Sebastian Larsson.
- 41': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Kristoffer Olsson.
- 42': Attempt missed. Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamil Glik.
- 43': Foul by Robin Quaison (Sweden).
- 43': Kamil Glik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 45'+1': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sweden 1, Poland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sweden 1, Poland 0.
- 45': Substitution, Poland. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Tymoteusz Puchacz.
- 46': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
- 47': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kamil Jozwiak.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 49': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 49': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Poland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski following a corner.
- 50': Attempt saved. Robin Quaison (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carl Mikael Lustig.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 51': Attempt missed. Carl Mikael Lustig (Sweden) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Isak with a headed pass following a corner.
- 52': Attempt saved. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kamil Jozwiak.
- 52': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
- 52': Marcus Danielson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Substitution, Sweden. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Robin Quaison.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
- 57': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Mateusz Klich.
- 58': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 59': Goal! Sweden 2, Poland 0. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski following a fast break.
- 61': Goal! Sweden 2, Poland 1. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a through ball following a fast break.
- 61': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Swierczok replaces Kamil Jozwiak.
- 63': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
- 63': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Swiderski.
- 65': Offside, Poland. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Jakub Swierczok is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Sweden. Marcus Berg replaces Alexander Isak.
- 68': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Krafth replaces Carl Mikael Lustig.
- 69': Emil Krafth (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Jakub Swierczok (Poland).
- 69': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
- 69': Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
- 71': Attempt missed. Emil Krafth (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 71': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
- 71': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Poland. Kacper Kozlowski replaces Mateusz Klich.
- 74': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
- 74': Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Sweden. Viktor Claesson replaces Emil Forsberg.
- 78': Substitution, Poland. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Grzegorz Krychowiak.
- 80': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
- 80': Jan Bednarek (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 81': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 83': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).
- 83': Kamil Glik (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Goal! Sweden 2, Poland 2. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 86': Attempt saved. Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 87': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
- 87': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Jakub Swierczok (Poland) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Placheta with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Poland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 90'+3': Goal! Sweden 3, Poland 2. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 90'+5': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
- 90'+5': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sweden 3, Poland 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sweden 3, Poland 2.
Statistics
 POL |
SWE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 60 | Possession | 40 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 386 | Accurate Passes | 140 |
| 480 | Passes | 251 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 49 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 9 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 41 |
| 20 | Clearances | 41 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 14,252
Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 14,252
EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | -2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Sweden (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
| 24 | Marcus Danielson  |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 6 | Ludwig Augustinsson |
| 2 | Mikael Lustig |
| 8 | Albin Ekdal |
| 20 | Kristoffer Olsson |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
| 7 | Sebastian Larsson |
| 11 | Alexander Isak |
| 22 | Robin Quaison |
Poland (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 15 | Kamil Glik |
| 5 | Jan Bednarek |
| 18 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 14 | Mateusz Klich |
| 10 | Grzegorz Krychowiak |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 26 | Tymoteusz Puchacz |
| 21 | Kamil Jozwiak |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 11 | Karol Swiderski |
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