Czechia vs Poland, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingCzechs down Poland 3-1 in Euro qualifier thanks to quick-fire goals
Two goals within the first three minutes and a second-half Jan Kuchta strike helped the Czech Republic to cruise past Poland 3-1 in their opening Eu
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Czech Republic 1, Poland 0. Ladislav Krejcí II (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
- 3': Goal! Czech Republic 2, Poland 0. Tomás Cvancara (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Jurásek with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Matty Cash (Poland).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Offside, Czech Republic. Alex Král tries a through ball, but Jan Kuchta is caught offside.
- 9': Substitution, Poland. Robert Gumny replaces Matty Cash because of an injury.
- 10': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 10': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Alex Král (Czech Republic).
- 12': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland).
- 13': Tomás Holes (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': David Jurásek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Robert Gumny (Poland).
- 17': David Jurásek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Robert Gumny (Poland).
- 17': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adam Hlozek with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 18': Foul by Jakub Brabec (Czech Republic).
- 18': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Poland).
- 19': Tomás Cvancara (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 19': Krystian Bielik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski.
- 22': Offside, Poland. Sebastian Szymanski tries a through ball, but Karol Linetty is caught offside.
- 22': Tomás Soucek (Czech Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Poland).
- 28': Jan Kuchta (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': David Jurásek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
- 29': Alex Král (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
- 32': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Tomás Holes.
- 36': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 37': Foul by Jakub Brabec (Czech Republic).
- 37': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Jakub Brabec (Czech Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Michal Karbownik.
- 39': Foul by Tomás Cvancara (Czech Republic).
- 39': Krystian Bielik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Karol Linetty (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Krystian Bielik (Poland).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Tomás Cvancara (Czech Republic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Král.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Tomás Cvancara (Czech Republic) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by David Jurásek (Czech Republic).
- 45'+1': Robert Gumny (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí II (Czech Republic).
- 45'+2': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Offside, Czech Republic. Vladimír Coufal tries a through ball, but Jan Kuchta is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Czech Republic 2, Poland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Czech Republic 2, Poland 0.
- 45': Substitution, Poland. Karol Swiderski replaces Krystian Bielik.
- 45': Substitution, Poland. Michal Skóras replaces Michal Karbownik.
- 47': Foul by Jan Kuchta (Czech Republic).
- 47': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Tomás Holes.
- 49': Foul by Jakub Brabec (Czech Republic).
- 49': Karol Swiderski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': David Jurásek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Robert Gumny (Poland).
- 52': Adam Hlozek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Karol Linetty (Poland).
- 54': Offside, Czech Republic. Vladimír Coufal tries a through ball, but Alex Král is caught offside.
- 54': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí II.
- 55': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Karol Swiderski with a headed pass.
- 61': Attempt saved. Tomás Cvancara (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Jurásek.
- 62': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 64': Goal! Czech Republic 3, Poland 0. Jan Kuchta (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Král.
- 64': Substitution, Poland. Nicola Zalewski replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
- 65': Substitution, Czech Republic. Mojmír Chytil replaces Tomás Cvancara.
- 66': Hand ball by Ladislav Krejcí II (Czech Republic).
- 67': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 69': Offside, Czech Republic. Tomás Soucek tries a through ball, but Jan Kuchta is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Czech Republic. David Doudera replaces Vladimír Coufal.
- 71': Substitution, Czech Republic. Antonín Barák replaces Jan Kuchta.
- 73': David Doudera (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland).
- 74': Hand ball by Mojmír Chytil (Czech Republic).
- 75': Attempt missed. Adam Hlozek (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mojmír Chytil.
- 76': Substitution, Poland. Damian Szymanski replaces Karol Linetty.
- 79': David Doudera (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Michal Skóras (Poland).
- 79': David Jurásek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Robert Gumny (Poland).
- 81': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Swiderski.
- 83': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 83': Michal Skóras (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Adam Hlozek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Damian Szymanski (Poland).
- 86': Attempt blocked. Robert Gumny (Poland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 86': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí II.
- 87': Goal! Czech Republic 3, Poland 1. Damian Szymanski (Poland) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Michal Skóras following a corner.
- 88': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí II (Czech Republic).
- 88': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Substitution, Czech Republic. Jaroslav Zeleny replaces David Jurásek.
- 89': Substitution, Czech Republic. Václav Cerny replaces Adam Hlozek.
- 90': Foul by Karol Swiderski (Poland).
- 90': Tomás Holes (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Antonín Barák (Czech Republic).
- 90'+1': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Poland) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Poland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Czech Republic 3, Poland 1.
- 0': Match ends, Czech Republic 3, Poland 1.
- 0': Match ends, Czech Republic 3, Poland 1.
Statistics
 POL |
CZE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 63.8 | Possession | 36.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 439 | Accurate Passes | 193 |
| 536 | Passes | 298 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 11 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 15 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Fortuna Arena
Location: Prague, Czechia
Attendance: 19,045
Venue: Fortuna Arena
Location: Prague, Czechia
Attendance: 19,045
EURO Qualifying Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 8 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Czechia | 8 | +6 | 15 |
| 3 | Poland | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Moldova | 8 | -3 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Czechia (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jirí Pavlenka (GK) |
| 4 | Jakub Brabec  |
| 8 | Ladislav Krejcí |
| 3 | Tomás Holes |
| 22 | Tomás Soucek |
| 21 | Alex Král |
| 15 | David Jurásek |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 9 | Adam Hlozek |
| 11 | Jan Kuchta |
| 19 | Tomas Cvancara |
Poland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 14 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 5 | Jan Bednarek |
| 16 | Michal Karbownik |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 6 | Krystian Bielik |
| 8 | Karol Linetty |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 19 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 10 | Sebastian Szymanski |
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