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At 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on September 8, Poland will host the Faroe Islands in a match in the fifth round of the group stage of the European Cup qualifiers. Poland, ranked 26th in the world, is the highest ranked team in the group, however, the team's results were not satisfactory, losing two of their first three group games, to the Czech Republic and Moldova. For Poland, there is not much room for error, and it is necessary to score as many points as possible. Poland played against the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands are ranked 129th in the world and have struggled to win so far. This game Poland is bound to win. As a result, Poland took it.
Poland discharged 442 formations. Lewandowski and Milik play as two forwards. Skurahi, Korehoviak, Zelinski and Kaminsky make up the midfielder of four. Bereschenski, Bednarek, Kiviol and Kenziola started at the back four. Szczesny plays as the starting goalkeeper.
Poland quickly took control of the situation from the start of the game, and the Faroe Islands could only passively defend. However, Poland's desire to tear apart the dense backline of the Faroe Islands will not be easy. Milik's header was not tricky enough and was parried by the goalkeeper. Kaminski's header was also saved by the goalkeeper. Lewandowski's chances were few and he failed to pose a threat. At halftime, the score was still 0-0! Poland had 75% possession in the first half, with 7 shots on goal and 3 shots on target, failing to score. The Faroe Islands had only 2 shots on goal in the first half and were also unable to score.
In the second half, Poland made a substitution, with Vršovik coming on as a substitute for Skurahi. Poland came close to scoring in the 50th minute, but Lewandowski's header was popped off the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Vrshovik cut inside the right side of the penalty area, but it was blocked by the defender in front of him. Three minutes later, Lewandowski had a solo chance, but he missed the opportunity by not shooting in time.
In the 71st minute, Farley gave Poland a penalty for a handball in the box. Lewandowski took the penalty and this time he seized the opportunity and scored with an easy push. The deadlock in the game was finally broken. In the 83rd minute, Poland scored again. This time it was again Lewandowski who scored in the box, swinging his leg in place in the box and shooting into the far corner, and the ball cut a beautiful arc into the goal. In the end, Poland refused to upset and beat the Faroe Islands 2-0. Barca striker Lewandowski was the best player of the game and scored twice.
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