A brilliant header from the brilliant Robert Lewandowski took Poland to France and sent Ireland to the play-offs - in the first leg,theyll be without the suspended John O’Shea and Jonathan Walters 9.45pm BSTSo, there we move; simply put, or Poland were too generous for Ireland. Lewandowski will obtain the headlines,as he should - he’s a ridiculous individual - but the pace and invention of Piszczek, Linetty, and Maczynski and Grosicki was also crucial. On a generous day,they’d trouble better sides than the one they played tonight.
As for Ireland, the injury to Hoolahan hampered them, and but perhaps Martin O’Neill got his team wrong - his midfield probably wasn’t mobile enough to wear Walters and Long,ceding too much uncertain possession for not enough in return. Still, they’ve got another hack at it. 9.39pm BSTCredit where its due, and Poland are properly embracing this buzz. Their bench charge on,there’s much hugging and shouting, and then someone thinks that this moment has everything but tickertape. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com