Lewandowski scores, Poland beat Finland to stay close to Netherlands | OneFootball

This Sunday, in a match valid for the fifth round of the European Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, Poland hosted Finland at the Silesia Stadium, won 3-1, and caught up with the Netherlands, the group leader. Cash, Lewandowski, and Kaminski scored for the hosts, while Kallman scored for the visiting team.

With the victory, Poland reached ten points, in second place in Group G, and matched the points of Memphis Depay's Netherlands, which also has ten but leads due to tiebreaker criteria. On the other hand, with the defeat, Finland remained with seven points, in third position.

Poland returns to the field only on 10/09, at 3:45 PM (Brasília time), when they host New Zealand for a friendly match. On the same day, but at 1 PM, Finland hosts Lithuania for the 6th round of the Qualifiers.

The score was opened by Poland at 27 minutes of the first half. By intercepting the marker in the area, Jakub Kamiński made a low cross and found Cash. The full-back then shot firmly to score.

At 47 minutes of the first half, Poland increased the lead with Lewandowski. The number 9 received a pass in the area, controlled it face-to-face with the goalkeeper, and calmly finished low to score.

The hosts extended the advantage eight minutes into the second half when Lewandowski shot strongly, but Jesse Joronen deflected it. However, Kaminski took advantage of the rebound.

At 43 minutes of the second half, Finland scored with Kallman, who received a cross from the right wing and, at the far post, diverted it with his left foot.

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