The Poles scored the second fastest goal after a break in European Championships history, but lost to the Slovaks in the remaining ten.

On Monday, in the match of group E of the Euro 2020 championship, the Slovak team after a tense and equal fight twenty-one broke the remaining ten of the Polish team.

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The Slovak team took the lead in the 18th minute Robert Makas, who individually managed to overcome two of the opposing defenders, took a shot and one of the Poles slightly changed the direction of the ball. The ball hit the goalpost, the goalkeeper and hit the goal. Officially, the goal was scored by the goalkeeper Wojciechui Szczesny, who is the first goalkeeper in the history of the European Championship to score a goal.

1 – Wojciech Szczesny of Poland is the first goalkeeper to score an own goal in the history of the European Championships. UPS. # EURO2020 #POL #SVK pic.twitter.com/UKBfO0cTxN

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The Poles controlled the ball more and after the first half they went down a bit towards the goal (7 against 8). And here Lenia’s team started the second half fantastically: in just 32 seconds they organized an ideal attack, which they completed with an accurate shot. Karolis linetty and leveled the score to 1 – 1.

Linetty’s goal is the second fastest in European championship history after half-time. Only descends in 1984. Marcel Coras, who scored a goal in 21 seconds in a match between Romania and Germany.

However, the referee awarded a penalty 62 minutes into the game after an infringement that seemed outside the area. Grzegorzas Krychowiakas and left his team to play in the minority.

G.Krychowiak is only the third player in the history of the Polish national team to finish the match early in European or world championships due to scorecards. Two Others – 2006 Radislaw Sobolewski was sent off in a match against Germany in Wojciech Szczesny did not finish in the European Championship against Greece.

The Slovaks did not need much time, already in the 69th minute after the corner Milan Scrinear received a very strong and very sudden blow, and neither the defenders nor the goalkeeper managed to react.

The best player of the match was Milanas Škriniaras from Slovakia.

🇸🇰 Match winner and warrior Milan Škriniar gets the applause 🥇@Heineken | #EUROSOTM | # EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/PpKVB0baZZ

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The Polish team has won only one match in the last 8 international matches.

🇵🇱 Poland have won only 1 of their last 8 international matches.# EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/L8Ub6FG2sm

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The next game will be played by the Poles in Spain on June 19, and the Slovaks will play against Sweden on the same day.

Match progress:

90 + 5 min. The match ends 2-1.

90 + 3 min. The Poles storm the Slovak gate, but are rescued by goalkeeper Martin Dubravka.

90 + 1 min. Another change in the Slovak national team: Jan Gregusz instead of Ondrej Duda.

90 min. Added 4 minutes.

87 min. The Slovaks replace Lukashas Haraslin with Michal Durys and Robert Makas with Thomas Suslov.

85 min. Even more changes: in Poland, Mateusz Klinch is replaced by Jakub Moder and Piotr Zielinski by Karol Schwiderski.

79 min. Slovakia is also making the switch: instead of Jakub Hromada, Patrick Hrošovsky, and instead of Peter Pakarik, Martin Koscelnik.

74 min. Substitutions: In the Polish national team instead of Maciej Rybus – Tymoteusz Puchacz and instead of Karol Linetty – Przemyslaw Frankowski.

69 min. OBJECTIVE !!! The Slovaks did not need long to take advantage of the quantitative advantage. The referee allowed Milan Škriniaras to take it quickly, much to the dismay of the unprepared goalkeeper.

62 min. After several obvious jerking incidents, Grzegorzo Krychowiako managed to caution. The Poles were left with one less player.

46 min. OBJECTIVE !!!!!Fantastic start for the Polish team: it only took them 30 seconds to organize the ideal attack, which was completed by Karol Linetty with a well-aimed shot. Level 1 – 1.

45:32 – Karol Linetty’s draw against Slovakia was the second fastest goal after HT in EC history, after Marcel Coras in 1984 for Romania-Germany (45:21). Flash of lightning. #POL # EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/CuoQug2tgS

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45 min. The second half begins.

45 min. The teams went to rest with 1-0.

34 min. An impressive shot by Grzegorzo Krychowiako goes wide of the goal.

25 min. The dangerous Polish attack was once again quelled by the blocking of the Slovak players.

22 min. Grzegorz Krychowiak of Poland, who tried to catch up with his opponent, is sanctioned with a yellow card for holding on.

20 minutes. Slovak Tomasz Hubočan commits a yellow card.

18 min. OBJECTIVE !!! Robertas Makas decided to push one of the opponents’ defenders into the penalty area and it paid off – R.Mako’s direction of the ball was slightly changed by one of the Polish defenders, the ball hit in the left turn of the goal, the goalkeeper and ran towards the goal. The ball clears from the defender’s boot, W.Szczesny.

5 minutes. Lewandowski’s first attempt to hit the goal was blocked by the Slovak defense.

0 min. The match begins!

Initial compositions:

🌍 | Half an hour to go!

We are getting closer to the second # EURO2020 match of the day – a Group E clash between Poland and Slovakia in St. Petersburg!

Both teams made it to the knockout stages in 2016, so they both hope to start this tournament off right!# EURO2020 #POLSVK pic.twitter.com/7wqEGIjzaZ

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Interesting facts before the game:

• This is the first caret when the national teams of Poland and Slovakia meet in European or world championships.

• Only one of the eight games between Poland and Slovakia has ended in a draw (3 wins for Poland, 4 for Slovakia). The last time the Polish and Slovak teams met each other was in 2013. 2-0 lead for the home team.

• For Poland, this will be the fourth European Championship in history, as well as the fourth in a row. The 2016 championship is the only one in which they left the group and reached the playoffs.

• For Slovaks, this is the third major tournament (European or world championship) in the history of the country. Before that, they participated in 2010. World Championships and 2016 European Championships. In both tournaments, they finished their performance in the round of 16.

• Poland have won only one of the last nine opening matches in major tournaments (4 losses, 4 draws). The only victory of Euro 2016 was an opening match against the Netherlands (1-0).

• Polish international star Robert Lewandowski has only scored one goal in the last 10 games at the major championships. He was scored at Euro 2016 in the quarterfinals against Portugal.

• Poland have not scored more than one goal in 11 Euro Cup games.

Coaches’ comments before the game:

Paulo Sousa, strategist of the Polish national team: “All the players we brought in are healthy and ready for the game. I have no doubts about the starting eleven: maybe just one or two players. We know that we represent the whole of Poland, we want to go home with a smile. Monday will be one of the most important days of my coaching career. Thank God that football has given so much to me and my family. I am very happy to be able to participate in the Euro 2020 championship. “

Štefan Tarkovic, strategist of the Slovak national team: “I am very happy that all my players are healthy. The whole team is ready and motivated to win. The match will be a real challenge. What is on the paper does not matter to me at all. I will be happy if we leave the field with our heads raised and if we show our fans that we have come here to fight for our country. “

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