Even before the ball began to roll, many football fans already had their eye on the “Green Hawks” of herve renard???????? Saudi Arabia reached this 2nd round after the victory that left the fans stunned: the victory (2-1) over Argentina. And the French coach of Saudi Arabia opted for a 4-5-1, which easily splits into 4-3-3 with support from Al-Dawsari and Al-Buraikan to striker Al-Shehri. In the other half of the field there was not only Poland, who had just drawn (0-0) with Mexico, but also the uncertainty of what the team led by Czeslaw Michniewicz had to present in this World Cup???????? Lined up in 5-3-2, the two Polish weapons aimed at the opposite goal were Arkadiusz Milik (from Juventus) and Robert Lewandowski (from Barcelona).
As soon as the Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio blew the whistle, it soon became known that the match at the Education City stadium in Al Rayyan was going to be intense???????? Several attacks practically always from the same team: Saudi Arabia. The Asian team totally dominated the game, with the first real danger shot (13′) at the feet of Mohamed Kanno. The Saudi team controlled the game but to the maximum “Whoever does not score, suffers” He nailed it in Hervé Renard’s class. In their first shot on goal (at 39′), Poland scored???????? Shot that still started in the Szczesny box, ball to the right wing of the attack, pass to Lewandowski who works well inside the box and takes the box late presentation by Piotr Zielinski???????? After the goal, the game continued in the same way. Saudi Arabia was superior, Poland held on as best they could. Right near the break capital opportunity for the Asian team. Krystian Bielik commits a penalty kick (only signaled with VAR) and calls to hit Al-Dawsari. The hero of the match against Argentina became a villain, but it was largely Szczesny’s fault, who not only saved the penalty but also Al Burayk’s rebound. Two interventions at the highest level!
In the second part, many were those who believed that the “effect” Hervé Renard would be seen again in the Saudi players (the talk at halftime against Argentina, when they also lost 1-0, went around the world). Saudi Arabia was even stronger in the game, but couldn’t get past the opposing goalkeeper (tight defense at 54′). At minute 60, lo and behold, a Polish reaction finally appears???????? First from Milik to the crossbar (61′) and then from Lewandowski to the post (65′). On two occasions, two Polish balls hit Saudi irons. Saudi Arabia was not scared, it returned to the charge, but it was once again Poland that, in the second shot into the square with the goal of Al Owais, reached the goal???????? Loss of the ball from Al-Malki, in a prohibited area, to Lewandowski, who only did not forgive. Poland reached 2-0, in what was the first goal of Lewy in the final stages of a World Cup (76 goals later). There was still time for the Barcelona striker to almost score twice (89′) – it was worth saving Al Owais.
Had they triumphed, Saudi Arabia would have been the first team to advance to the next stage of this edition of the World Cup. He finished with 16 shots (5 on target), compared to 7 Polish shots (of which 3 on target).???????? the Saudi defeat makes the accounts of this Group C much livelierwith teams like world champions France and Denmark still having their say.
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Source: Observadora
