FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Thursday, September 2, 2021
Albania WLWDL 1
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Poland DDLDL 4
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ALB101
POL224
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Match Report

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Lewandowski leads Poland to convincing win over Albania

Robert Lewandowski led Poland to an emphatic 4-1 win over Albania on Thursday while MLS star Adam Buksa scored on his debut.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
25
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
3
51
Possession
49
12
SHOTS
6
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
324
Accurate Passes
324
420
Passes
414
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
23
Crosses
9
0.1
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
45
24
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
9
12
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
12
Interceptions
21
13
Effective Clearances
27
13
Clearances
27

Head to Head

POL leads series 2-0

Lineups

POL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Wojciech SzczesnyG
  2. 5Jan BednarekCD-L
  3. 15Kamil GlikCD-R
  4. 13Maciej RybusLB
  5. 18Bartosz BereszynskiRB
  6. 10Grzegorz KrychowiakCM-L
  7. 16Jakub ModerCM-R
  8. 21Przemyslaw FrankowskiLM
  9. 7Kamil JozwiakRM
  10. 9Robert LewandowskiCF-L
  11. 14Adam BuksaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Kamil PiatkowskiSUB
  2. 6Michal HelikSUB
  3. 4Tomasz KedzioraSUB
  4. 3Pawel DawidowiczSUB
  5. 20Bartosz SliszSUB
  6. 17Damian SzymanskiSUB
  7. 22Bartlomiej DragowskiSUB
  8. 12Lukasz SkorupskiSUB
  9. 11Karol SwiderskiSUB
  10. 23Tymoteusz PuchaczSUB
  11. 8Karol LinettySUB
  12. 19Jakub KaminskiSUB

ALB · 3-5-2

  1. 1Etrit BerishaG
  2. 15Marash KumbullaCD
  3. 6Berat DjimsitiCD-L
  4. 18Adrian IsmajliCD-R
  5. 22Amir AbrashiCM-L
  6. 7Keidi BareCM-R
  7. 8Klaus GjasulaAM
  8. 20Lorenc TrashiLM
  9. 4Elseid HysajRM
  10. 10Rey ManajCF-L
  11. 16Sokol CikalleshiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Ramen CepeleSUB
  2. 21Odise RoshiSUB
  3. 13Enea MihajSUB
  4. 5Ylber RamadaniSUB
  5. 19Bekim BalajSUB
  6. 11Myrto UzuniSUB
  7. 23Thomas StrakoshaSUB
  8. 17Albi DokaSUB
  9. 2Erion HoxhallariSUB
  10. 14Qazim LaçiSUB
  11. 9Endri CekiciSUB
  12. 12Gentian SelmaniSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Amir Abrashi (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 7' Keidi Bare (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 11' Elseid Hysaj (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 12' Goal! Poland 1, Albania 0. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kamil Glik with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  5. 25' Goal! Poland 1, Albania 1. Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Klaus Gjasula with a through ball.
  6. 33' Substitution, Poland. Pawel Dawidowicz replaces Bartosz Bereszynski because of an injury.
  7. 44' Goal! Poland 2, Albania 1. Adam Buksa (Poland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross following a corner.
  8. 54' Goal! Poland 3, Albania 1. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  9. 55' Klaus Gjasula (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 62' Substitution, Poland. Karol Linetty replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  11. 65' Rey Manaj (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 67' Substitution, Albania. Odise Roshi replaces Lorenc Trashi.
  13. 68' Substitution, Albania. Bekim Balaj replaces Rey Manaj.
  14. 74' Substitution, Albania. Endri Çekiçi replaces Amir Abrashi.
  15. 81' Substitution, Poland. Karol Swiderski replaces Adam Buksa.
  16. 81' Substitution, Poland. Tymoteusz Puchacz replaces Maciej Rybus.
  17. 82' Karol Swiderski (Poland) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 83' Substitution, Albania. Myrto Uzuni replaces Sokol Cikalleshi.
  19. 86' Jan Bednarek (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 89' Goal! Poland 4, Albania 1. Karol Linetty (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karol Swiderski.

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