Ukraine’s Taras Stepanenko and Poland’s Thiago Cionek in action during Euro 2016 at Stade Velodrome in Marseille, on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters
MARSEILLE: Without much help from star striker Robert Lewandowski, Poland has made it into the knockout round of the European Championship for the first time.
Poland cemented its place in the last 16 with a 1-0 win in Marseille on Tuesday against already eliminated Group C opponent Ukraine.
Second-half substitute Jakub Blaszczykowski struck the winner for Poland in the 54th minute. Poland qualified second from the group behind Germany, both with seven points.
Lewandowski’s continued inability to find the net, …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
