UEFA Nations League

Poland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Poland
  • 40': Robert Lewandowski
  • 45': Karol Linetty
  • 51': Robert Lewandowski
FT
3 - 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Red Card 14': Anel Ahmedhodzic

Lewandowski double steers Poland to 3-0 win over Bosnia

Robert Lewandowski showed his scoring instincts again with two superb goals to help Poland to a 3-0 home rout of 10-man Bosnia.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Karol Linetty (Poland).
  • 1': Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Poland).
  • 2': Gojko Cimirot (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rade Krunic.
  • 3': Hand ball by Gojko Cimirot (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 5': Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edin Visca.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Kamil Grosicki (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jacek Góralski following a fast break.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Karol Linetty (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kamil Jozwiak.
  • 10': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Poland).
  • 10': Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Kamil Jozwiak (Poland).
  • 11': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edin Visca with a cross.
  • 14': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 14': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the red card.
  • 15': Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Kamil Grosicki (Poland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Foul by Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 18': Kamil Jozwiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Poland).
  • 19': Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Mateusz Klich (Poland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacek Góralski.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
  • 24': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 24': Karol Linetty (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacek Góralski.
  • 26': Foul by Kamil Jozwiak (Poland).
  • 26': Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 30': Foul by Kamil Jozwiak (Poland).
  • 30': Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dennis Hadzikadunic replaces Miralem Pjanic because of an injury.
  • 35': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Arkadiusz Reca.
  • 36': Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
  • 36': Jan Bednarek (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Edin Visca (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 38': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Branimir Cipetic tries a through ball, but Edin Visca is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 38': Kamil Jozwiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Karol Linetty (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki.
  • 40': Goal! Poland 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kamil Jozwiak.
  • 41': Edin Visca (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Poland).
  • 42': Branimir Cipetic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Jacek Góralski (Poland).
  • 43': Attempt saved. Kamil Grosicki (Poland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomasz Kedziora with a cross.
  • 44': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 44': Kamil Jozwiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Goal! Poland 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Karol Linetty (Poland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Rade Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 45'+2': Kamil Jozwiak (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Poland 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Poland 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
  • 49': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
  • 50': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 51': Goal! Poland 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Kamil Grosicki (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
  • 57': Dennis Hadzikadunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
  • 58': Substitution, Poland. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  • 58': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Smail Prevljak replaces Edin Dzeko.
  • 58': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amer Gojak replaces Edin Visca.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Jacek Góralski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Dennis Hadzikadunic.
  • 60': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 63': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 63': Kamil Jozwiak (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Substitution, Poland. Krzysztof Piatek replaces Mateusz Klich.
  • 64': Substitution, Poland. Damian Kadzior replaces Kamil Grosicki.
  • 65': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Amir Hadziahmetovic.
  • 68': Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Karol Linetty (Poland).
  • 68': Offside, Poland. Arkadiusz Reca tries a through ball, but Krzysztof Piatek is caught offside.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Jacek Góralski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Krzysztof Piatek.
  • 72': Substitution, Poland. Michal Karbownik replaces Kamil Jozwiak.
  • 72': Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Bereszynski replaces Tomasz Kedziora.
  • 73': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Deni Milosevic replaces Rade Krunic.
  • 74': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Haris Hajradinovic replaces Amir Hadziahmetovic.
  • 75': Damian Kadzior (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Haris Hajradinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 76': Offside, Poland. Kamil Glik tries a through ball, but Bartosz Bereszynski is caught offside.
  • 79': Offside, Poland. Damian Kadzior tries a through ball, but Krzysztof Piatek is caught offside.
  • 79': Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Deni Milosevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 80': Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Karol Linetty (Poland).
  • 82': Foul by Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 82': Jacek Góralski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Haris Hajradinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 83': Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Haris Hajradinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
  • 86': Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
  • 87': Smail Prevljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Deni Milosevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Damian Kadzior (Poland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Michal Karbownik (Poland).
  • 90'+2': Haris Hajradinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Poland 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Poland 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 2
35.6 Possession 64.4
5 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
265 Accurate Passes 541
345 Passes 626
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 7
11 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.4
55 Long Balls 50
19 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 8
6 Effective Tackles 10
8 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
16 Interceptions 14
21 Effective Clearances 8
21 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Tarczynski Arena
Location: Wroclaw, Poland
Attendance: 8,152

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 6 +8 14
2 Croatia 6 0 8
3 Scotland 6 -1 7
4 Poland 6 -7 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

POL Poland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
5 Jan Bednarek Yellow Card
15 Kamil Glik
13 Arkadiusz Reca
4 Tomasz Kedziora
14 Mateusz Klich Yellow Card
8 Karol Linetty
6 Jacek Góralski
9 Robert Lewandowski
11 Kamil Grosicki
21 Kamil Jozwiak
Poland Substitutes:
Michal Karbownik, Damian Kadzior, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Pawel Bochniewicz, Arkadiusz Milik, Bartosz Bereszynski, Lukasz Fabianski, Jakub Moder, Sebastian Szymanski, Bartlomiej Dragowski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Krzysztof Piatek.

BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Ibrahim Sehic (GK)
17 Sinisa Sanicanin
3 Anel Ahmedhodzic Red Card
5 Sead Kolasinac Yellow Card
15 Branimir Cipetic
13 Gojko Cimirot
6 Amir Hadziahmetovic
10 Miralem Pjanic Yellow Card
11 Edin Dzeko
19 Rade Krunic
8 Edin Visca
Bosnia and Herzegovina Substitutes:
Kenan Piric, Stjepan Loncar, Dennis Hadzikadunic, Bojan Nastic, Haris Hajradinovic, Deni Milosevic, Amer Gojak, Smail Prevljak, Benjamin Tatar, Goran Bra¿nic, Milan Djuric, Darko Todorovic.

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