UEFA Nations League

Poland vs Portugal, 2018-19 UEFA Nations League, League A

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  • 18': Krzysztof Piatek
  • 77': Jakub Blaszczykowski
FT
2 - 3
  • 31': André Silva
  • 42': Kamil Glik (OG)
  • 52': Bernardo Silva

Portugal atop Nations League group after away win against Poland

Portugal's Bernardo Silva scored a fine individual goal as their new-look side recovered to win 3-2 away to Poland in the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
  • 2': Rafa (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
  • 4': Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Foul by Mário Rui (Portugal).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Kamil Glik (Poland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafal Kurzawa with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
  • 7': Attempt missed. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Offside, Poland. Rafal Kurzawa tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
  • 12': Mário Rui (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Rafa (Portugal) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 16': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
  • 16': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Mário Rui.
  • 18': Goal! Poland 1, Portugal 0. Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafal Kurzawa with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Attempt missed. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 21': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by William Carvalho.
  • 23': Offside, Portugal. André Silva tries a through ball, but Rafa is caught offside.
  • 26': Dangerous play by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
  • 26': Mário Rui (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 27': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 28': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 28': Foul by André Silva (Portugal).
  • 28': Jan Bednarek (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
  • 29': Pizzi (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 29': Rafa (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Goal! Poland 1, Portugal 1. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pizzi.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Pizzi (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Silva.
  • 34': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Rafa (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by André Silva.
  • 36': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
  • 36': Rafa (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by André Silva (Portugal).
  • 37': Kamil Glik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': André Silva (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': André Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).
  • 39': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Carvalho with a through ball.
  • 41': Offside, Portugal. João Cancelo tries a through ball, but André Silva is caught offside.
  • 42': Own Goal by Kamil Glik, Poland. Poland 1, Portugal 2.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Poland 1, Portugal 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Poland 1, Portugal 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Poland. Tomasz Kedziora replaces Bartosz Bereszynski.
  • 48': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Poland).
  • 48': William Carvalho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Mateusz Klich (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Offside, Portugal. Bernardo Silva tries a through ball, but Pepe is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 49': Rafal Kurzawa (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rafal Kurzawa.
  • 52': Goal! Poland 1, Portugal 3. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by William Carvalho.
  • 58': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Mário Rui.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Artur Jedrzejczyk (Poland) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
  • 58': Offside, Poland. Artur Jedrzejczyk tries a through ball, but Piotr Zielinski is caught offside.
  • 59': Offside, Poland. Rafal Kurzawa tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Mário Rui (Portugal).
  • 59': Mateusz Klich (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Hand ball by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
  • 61': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
  • 61': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': André Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 62': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Delay in match André Silva (Portugal) because of an injury.
  • 63': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Blaszczykowski replaces Mateusz Klich.
  • 64': Substitution, Poland. Kamil Grosicki replaces Rafal Kurzawa.
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Mário Rui (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
  • 67': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
  • 67': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': William Carvalho (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 71': Jakub Blaszczykowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Mário Rui.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Artur Jedrzejczyk (Poland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
  • 74': Jakub Blaszczykowski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Pepe (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Portugal. Renato Sanches replaces Pizzi.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Jan Bednarek (Poland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Foul by Krzysztof Piatek (Poland).
  • 76': William Carvalho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt saved. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Carvalho.
  • 77': Goal! Poland 2, Portugal 3. Jakub Blaszczykowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 78': Mário Rui (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 83': Renato Sanches (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Renato Sanches (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by André Silva.
  • 84': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Tomasz Kedziora.
  • 85': Substitution, Portugal. Danilo Pereira replaces Rafa.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Renato Sanches following a corner.
  • 87': Offside, Portugal. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but André Silva is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 88': William Carvalho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Renato Sanches (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 90': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by André Silva.
  • 90'+3': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
  • 90'+3': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 90'+4': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Poland 2, Portugal 3.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Poland 2, Portugal 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 15
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 5
53.9 Possession 46.1
19 SHOTS 8
8 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
466 Accurate Passes 382
549 Passes 462
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
70 Long Balls 54
37 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 9
12 Tackles 14
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 18
13 Effective Clearances 9
13 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stadion Slaski
Location: ,
Attendance: 48,783

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Germany 4 +7 10
2 Netherlands 4 +2 5
3 Hungary 4 -3 5
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 -6 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

POL Poland (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
22 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
5 Jan Bednarek
15 Kamil Glik
10 Grzegorz Krychowiak Yellow Card
3 Artur Jedrzejczyk
18 Bartosz Bereszynski
20 Piotr Zielinski
21 Rafal Kurzawa
14 Mateusz Klich Yellow Card
23 Krzysztof Piatek
9 Robert Lewandowski

POR Portugal (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Rui Patrício (GK)
6 Rúben Dias
3 Pepe Yellow Card
18 Rúben Neves
19 Mário Rui Yellow Card
2 João Cancelo
14 William Carvalho
20 Pizzi
17 Rafa Silva
10 Bernardo Silva
11 André Silva

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