International Friendly

Poland vs Turkey, 2024 International Friendly

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Poland
  • 12': Karol Swiderski
  • 90': Nicola Zalewski
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2 - 1
Turkey
  • 77': Baris Alper Yilmaz

Lewandowski, Swiderski limp off as Poland sweat over strikers' fitness for Euros

Poland beat 2-1 Turkey in the final warmup match for both sides on Monday before the Euro 2024 but the Polish side will be worried over injuries to strikers Karol Swiderski and Robert Lewandowski.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Foul by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye).
  • 5': Jakub Piotrowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Offside, Türkiye. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye).
  • 7': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Irfan Can Kahveci.
  • 9': Foul by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye).
  • 9': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Karol Swiderski with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Jan Bednarek (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Poland).
  • 11': Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Goal! Poland 1, Türkiye 0. Karol Swiderski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 16': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
  • 17': Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Karol Swiderski (Poland).
  • 19': Substitution, Poland. Krzysztof Piatek replaces Karol Swiderski because of an injury.
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Samet Akaydin.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior following a corner.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a through ball.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Mert Müldür (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jakub Piotrowski.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Irfan Can Kahveci.
  • 26': Foul by Mert Müldür (Türkiye).
  • 26': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
  • 26': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland).
  • 28': Mert Müldür (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Pawel Dawidowicz.
  • 31': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Substitution, Poland. Kacper Urbanski replaces Robert Lewandowski because of an injury.
  • 34': Foul by Semih Kiliçsoy (Türkiye).
  • 34': Pawel Dawidowicz (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Poland).
  • 35': Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 38': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Poland).
  • 38': Kaan Ayhan (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 39': Foul by Krzysztof Piatek (Poland).
  • 39': Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Kaan Ayhan (Türkiye).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Offside, Türkiye. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Poland 1, Türkiye 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Poland 1, Türkiye 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Salamon replaces Pawel Dawidowicz.
  • 45': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Moder replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  • 45': Substitution, Poland. Sebastian Szymanski replaces Jakub Piotrowski.
  • 45': Substitution, Türkiye. Arda Güler replaces Irfan Can Kahveci.
  • 45': Substitution, Türkiye. Baris Alper Yilmaz replaces Semih Kiliçsoy.
  • 47': Bartosz Salamon (Poland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arda Güler.
  • 48': Foul by Kacper Urbanski (Poland).
  • 48': Mert Müldür (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Krzysztof Piatek.
  • 49': Foul by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye).
  • 49': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Bartosz Slisz (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye).
  • 51': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Kaan Ayhan (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye).
  • 53': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Jakub Moder (Poland).
  • 54': Salih Özcan (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arda Güler.
  • 55': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Samet Akaydin.
  • 55': Foul by Krzysztof Piatek (Poland).
  • 55': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Bartosz Slisz (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Salih Özcan (Türkiye).
  • 59': Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Poland).
  • 59': Kaan Ayhan (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Mert Müldür (Türkiye) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 61': Substitution, Türkiye. Merih Demiral replaces Kaan Ayhan because of an injury.
  • 61': Substitution, Türkiye. Okay Yokuslu replaces Salih Özcan.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Baris Alper Yilmaz.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Kacper Urbanski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 66': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Poland).
  • 67': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Bartosz Slisz (Poland).
  • 67': Bartosz Slisz (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Kacper Urbanski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski.
  • 69': Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Kacper Urbanski (Poland).
  • 69': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Bartosz Salamon.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Samet Akaydin (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samet Akaydin.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 71': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
  • 71': Substitution, Türkiye. Kenan Yildiz replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Bartosz Slisz (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye).
  • 76': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Goal! Poland 1, Türkiye 1. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
  • 78': Substitution, Poland. Damian Szymanski replaces Bartosz Slisz.
  • 79': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) hits the bar with a right footed shot from long range on the left.
  • 83': Substitution, Türkiye. Cenk Tosun replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 84': Foul by Damian Szymanski (Poland).
  • 84': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Offside, Poland. Damian Szymanski is caught offside.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kacper Urbanski with a through ball.
  • 88': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Nicola Zalewski.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Goal! Poland 2, Türkiye 1. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski.
  • 90'+2': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jakub Moder (Poland).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Poland 2, Türkiye 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Poland 2, Türkiye 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 6
57.2 Possession 42.8
22 SHOTS 11
7 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
479 Accurate Passes 347
537 Passes 401
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 5
19 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.4
40 Long Balls 40
19 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
5 Blocked Shots 3
17 Effective Tackles 3
23 Tackles 6
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 8
11 Effective Clearances 29
11 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: PGE Narodowy
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 48,677

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
24 Bartosz Slisz Yellow Card
21 Nicola Zalewski
19 Przemyslaw Frankowski
9 Robert Lewandowski
7 Karol Swiderski
Poland Substitutes:
Kacper Urbanski, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Adam Buksa, Sebastian Szymanski, Michal Skoras, Marcin Bulka, Damian Szymanski, Lukasz Skorupski, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Taras Romanczuk, Kamil Grosicki, Jakub Moder, Bartosz Bereszynski, Bartosz Salamon, Krzysztof Piatek.

TUR Turkey (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mert Günok (GK)
14 Abdülkerim Bardakci
4 Samet Akaydin
18 Mert Müldür
22 Kaan Ayhan
6 Orkun Kökçü Yellow Card
15 Salih Özcan
10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
24 Semih Kiliçsoy
7 Kerem Aktürkoglu
17 Irfan Can Kahveci
Turkey Substitutes:
Ugurcan Çakir, Kenan Yildiz, Baris Alper Yilmaz, Altay Bayindir, Ismail Yüksek, Merih Demiral, Yasin Ozcan, Okay Yokuslu, Cenk Tosun, Arda Güler, Ferdi Kadioglu, Bertug Yildirim, Yunus Akgün, Yusuf Yazici.

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