FIFA World Cup

Poland vs Saudi Arabia, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Poland
  • 39': Piotr Zielinski
  • 82': Robert Lewandowski
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2 - 0
Saudi Arabia

    Lewandowski scores at World Cup, Poland beats Saudis 2-0

    — Finally!

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
    • 2': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia).
    • 4': Krystian Bielik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Al Burayk (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
    • 8': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
    • 11': Foul by Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
    • 11': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).
    • 13': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid.
    • 13': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
    • 15': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Poland).
    • 15': Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Jakub Kiwior (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).
    • 16': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Matty Cash (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Foul by Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia).
    • 18': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Poland).
    • 19': Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 20': Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 26': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Salem Al Dawsari.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Krystian Bielik (Poland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
    • 26': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Saleh Al Shehri.
    • 29': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia).
    • 29': Krystian Bielik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Hand ball by Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
    • 33': Foul by Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia).
    • 33': Krystian Bielik (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
    • 39': Goal! Poland 1, Saudi Arabia 0. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
    • 43': Penalty Saudi Arabia. Saleh Al Shehri draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 43': Penalty conceded by Krystian Bielik (Poland) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 44': VAR Decision: Penalty Saudi Arabia.
    • 45'+1': Penalty saved! Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Mohammed Al Burayk (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
    • 45'+4': Hand ball by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
    • 45'+4': Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+7': Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+7': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
    • 45'+10': First Half ends, Poland 1, Saudi Arabia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Poland 1, Saudi Arabia 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Nawaf Al Abid replaces Sami Al Naji.
    • 47': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Matty Cash.
    • 47': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
    • 47': Mohammed Al Burayk (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia).
    • 51': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Arkadiusz Milik.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Al Burayk following a corner.
    • 52': Hand ball by Matty Cash (Poland).
    • 53': Foul by Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia).
    • 53': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Poland).
    • 54': Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 57': Foul by Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia).
    • 57': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Saleh Al Shehri.
    • 61': Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
    • 63': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Kaminski replaces Piotr Zielinski.
    • 63': Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
    • 64': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
    • 64': Jakub Kaminski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
    • 65': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Sultan Al Ghannam replaces Mohammed Al Burayk.
    • 66': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
    • 66': Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).
    • 66': Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Poland).
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nawaf Al Abid.
    • 70': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).
    • 70': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Poland. Krzysztof Piatek replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
    • 71': Foul by Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia).
    • 71': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
    • 76': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Poland).
    • 76': Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Sultan Al Ghannam (Saudi Arabia).
    • 77': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 81': Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia).
    • 81': Attempt missed. Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski with a cross.
    • 82': Goal! Poland 2, Saudi Arabia 0. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 85': Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).
    • 85': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulrahman Al Obud replaces Abdulelah Al Malki.
    • 86': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Nasser Al Dawsari replaces Saleh Al Shehri.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Abdulrahman Al Obud (Saudi Arabia) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nasser Al Dawsari with a cross.
    • 89': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia).
    • 89': Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Sultan Al Ghannam.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Abdulrahman Al Obud.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Hattan Bahbri replaces Nawaf Al Abid.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Poland 2, Saudi Arabia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Poland 2, Saudi Arabia 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 18
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 5
    64 Possession 36
    16 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    456 Accurate Passes 228
    537 Passes 297
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    20 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    45 Long Balls 66
    27 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 6
    14 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 9
    11 Effective Clearances 27
    11 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Education City Stadium
    Location: Doha, Qatar
    Attendance: 44,259

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    Line-Ups

    POL Poland (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
    14 Jakub Kiwior Yellow Card
    15 Kamil Glik
    18 Bartosz Bereszynski
    2 Matty Cash Yellow Card
    10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
    6 Krystian Bielik
    24 Przemyslaw Frankowski
    20 Piotr Zielinski
    9 Robert Lewandowski
    7 Arkadiusz Milik Yellow Card
    Poland Substitutes:
    Szymon Zurkowski, Damian Szymanski, Krzysztof Piatek, Jakub Kaminski, Kamil Grabara, Robert Gumny, Kamil Grosicki, Michal Skoras, Sebastian Szymanski, Jan Bednarek, Karol Swiderski, Artur Jedrzejczyk, Mateusz Wieteska, Nicola Zalewski, Lukasz Skorupski.

    KSA Saudi Arabia (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    21 Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)
    5 Ali Al-Bulayhi
    4 Abdulelah Al-Amri Yellow Card
    8 Abdulelah Al-Malki Yellow Card
    6 Mohammed Al-Burayk
    12 Saud Abdulhamid
    23 Mohamed Kanno
    16 Sami Al-Najei
    10 Salem Al-Dawsari
    9 Feras Al-Brikan
    11 Saleh Al-Shehri
    Saudi Arabia Substitutes:
    Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Hassan Al-Tambakti, Mohammed Al-Yami, Nawaf Al-Abid, Haitham Asiri, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Abdullah Otayf, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Ali Al-Hassan, Abdullah Madu, Abdulrahman Al-Obud, Hatan Bahbri.

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