UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Poland vs Estonia, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Playoff - Semifinals

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
  • 22': Przemyslaw Frankowski
  • 50': Piotr Zielinski
  • 70': Jakub Piotrowski
  • 73': Karol Mets (OG)
  • 76': Sebastian Szymanski
FT
5 - 1
  • Red Card 27': Maksim Paskotši
  • 78': Martin Vetkal

Poland to face Wales for Euro 2024 spot after thrashing Estonia

Poland hammered lacklustre Estonia 5-1 in their Euro 2024 playoff semifinal on Thursday after the visitors were left with 10 men before the half-hour mark.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Alex Tamm (Estonia).
  • 3': Jan Bednarek (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 3': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Karl Hein.
  • 4': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Karol Mets.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 11': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Karol Mets.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Poland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
  • 15': Foul by Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia).
  • 15': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Poland).
  • 18': Ragnar Klavan (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Jakub Piotrowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 21': Foul by Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia).
  • 21': Jakub Kiwior (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Goal! Poland 1, Estonia 0. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Piotrowski with a through ball.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 27': Foul by Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia).
  • 27': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Second yellow card to Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia) for a bad foul.
  • 28': Alex Tamm (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Poland).
  • 29': Foul by Markus Soomets (Estonia).
  • 29': Karol Swiderski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski with a cross.
  • 31': Substitution, Estonia. Kristo Hussar replaces Alex Tamm.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Jakub Piotrowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bartosz Slisz.
  • 37': Hand ball by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
  • 39': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Ken Kallaste.
  • 41': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Markus Soomets.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 41': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Martin Vetkal.
  • 42': Foul by Ken Kallaste (Estonia).
  • 42': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jakub Piotrowski.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Kristo Hussar.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Karol Swiderski (Poland) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Joonas Tamm.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Poland 1, Estonia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Poland 1, Estonia 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Poland. Matty Cash replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 50': Goal! Poland 2, Estonia 0. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 53': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Karol Mets.
  • 53': Foul by Kristo Hussar (Estonia).
  • 53': Karol Swiderski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Ken Kallaste.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Matty Cash (Poland).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Substitution, Poland. Tymoteusz Puchacz replaces Matty Cash because of an injury.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Foul by Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland).
  • 58': Joonas Tamm (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland).
  • 60': Kristo Hussar (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Foul by Ken Kallaste (Estonia).
  • 61': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Karl Hein.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior.
  • 63': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Kevor Palumets.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Swiderski.
  • 65': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Ragnar Klavan.
  • 65': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Ken Kallaste.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, Estonia. Artur Pikk replaces Ken Kallaste.
  • 67': Substitution, Estonia. Markus Poom replaces Kevor Palumets.
  • 67': Substitution, Estonia. Mark Lepik replaces Oliver Jürgens.
  • 68': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Karol Mets.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 69': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Karl Hein.
  • 70': Goal! Poland 3, Estonia 0. Jakub Piotrowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski following a corner.
  • 71': Delay in match (Poland).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Substitution, Poland. Adam Buksa replaces Karol Swiderski.
  • 72': Substitution, Poland. Sebastian Szymanski replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  • 73': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Moder replaces Jakub Piotrowski.
  • 73': Own Goal by Karol Mets, Estonia. Poland 4, Estonia 0.
  • 76': Goal! Poland 5, Estonia 0. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 78': Goal! Poland 5, Estonia 1. Martin Vetkal (Estonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Markus Soomets.
  • 80': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Artur Pikk.
  • 82': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Markus Poom.
  • 82': Substitution, Estonia. Mihkel Ainsalu replaces Markus Soomets.
  • 85': Foul by Adam Buksa (Poland).
  • 85': Ragnar Klavan (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Adam Buksa (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tymoteusz Puchacz with a cross.
  • 87': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Mark Lepik (Estonia).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Offside, Poland. Adam Buksa is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Poland 5, Estonia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Poland 5, Estonia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Poland 5, Estonia 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 18
6 Saves 0
15.4 Possession 84.6
1 SHOTS 25
1 ON GOAL 10
1.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
76 Accurate Passes 658
133 Passes 718
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 8
3 Crosses 45
0.0 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 22
10 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.2 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 8
4 Effective Tackles 4
8 Tackles 5
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 8
51 Effective Clearances 9
51 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: PGE Narodowy
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 53,868

Line-Ups

POL Poland (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
3 Pawel Dawidowicz
14 Jakub Kiwior
5 Jan Bednarek
6 Jakub Piotrowski
10 Piotr Zielinski
18 Bartosz Slisz
21 Nicola Zalewski
19 Przemyslaw Frankowski
9 Robert Lewandowski
7 Karol Swiderski

EST Estonia (5-3-2)

No. Name
12 Karl Hein (GK)
15 Ragnar Klavan
18 Karol Mets
16 Joonas Tamm
19 Ken Kallaste
13 Maksim Paskotši Yellow Card
10 Martin Vetkal
7 Markus Soomets
21 Kevor Palumets
9 Oliver Jürgens
17 Alex Matthias Tamm

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