Poland v Saudi Arabia: World Cup 2022 – live | Poland

45 min +5: You’ll discover we’re properly into added time. There’s going to be one other 5 minutes of it as properly.

45 min +4: Al Amri is booked for a pissed off lunge on Lewandowski.

45 min +3: Szczesny appeared off his line when Al Dawsari took that penalty. But right here we’re.

45 min +2: That’s sucked the air out of the stadium all proper. Poland celebrated Szczesny’s save as you’ll a aim.

45 min +1: … however Szczesny will get down and parries! The rebound falls to Al Burayk, who blazes over! There’s a query as as to whether Szczesny was off his line, however there gained’t be a retake, and the nook involves nothing.

45 min: Al Brikan prepares to take. Lewandowski trots up and stands in entrance of him. Delaying ways to unsettle Al Brikan … and so Saudi change the taker! Al Dawsari steps up and goals for the underside left …

Penalty for Saudi Arabia!

43 min: Noise again up! Al Shehri goes over within the field. It’s theatrical, however Bielik has made contact together with his ankle. VAR to test!

42 min: That’s quietened the stadium a bit of. “Media and BP section placement absolutely killing Mexican Waves this World Cup,” writes Hugh Molloy. “I’ll leave it with you to decide if this is a good thing!”

40 min: Poland, their tails instantly up, practically make it two briefly order. Lewandowski powers down the inside-right channel and whistles the ball throughout the face of aim. There’s no one in white there to trundle house.

GOAL! Poland 1-0 Saudi Arabia (Zielinski 39)

38 min: Al Bulayhi is bandaged and again up and operating.

37 min: Al Bulayhi is down, Lewandowski having unintentionally studded him on the arm unintentionally in that aforementioned incident. The pause in play permits Renard to present Al Naji and Al Shehri some useful tactical recommendation on this fashion:

36 min: Lewandowski thinks he’s battled his well past Al Bulayhi down the precise, however as he prepares to shoot from a decent angle, the referee penalises him for pulling his opponent to the bottom.

34 min: Al Amri crunches into Milik. Hard however honest. The crowd cherished that. An enormous roar. “Brilliant family, as well as febrile, atmosphere in today,” stories this report’s co-author Hugh Molloy.

32 min: Abdulhamid works his approach down the precise and cuts again for Al Naji, who whistles a cross by way of the Polish field. Al Shehri can’t get on the top of it. Poland aren’t settled in any respect.

30 min: A protracted ball practically releases Lewandowski down the center. The large man can’t management. Saudi counter, and Kanno foolishly however intentionally handballs on the sting of the Polish field. No want for it, however he doesn’t go into the e-book, a lot to the annoyance of a number of Poland gamers and diverse members of their bench.

28 min: One of Hervé Renard’s assistants cops a yellow card for extreme flapping of the neck. He accepts his punishment meekly and sits again down within the dugout.

26 min: Poland win their first nook down the precise, and practically convert it. Zielinski swings it in. Bielik rises and sends a robust header goalwards. Al Shehri, close to his personal goalline, eyebrows it over the bar. Nothing comes of the following nook.

24 min: Al Sawsari dribbles quick and onerous down the left. Poland backpedal quick. Al Sawsari is compelled to show tail, however Saudi probe once more, this time down the precise. Glik clears Abdulhamid’s cross.

22 min: After a short interval of remedy, Al Burayk is again up and about. Cash has the great grace to look a bit sheepish. He is aware of he might need acquired away with one there.

20 min: Cash sticks his elbow into Al Burayk’s neck. Al Malki isn’t comfortable in any respect with the foul, and tells the referee as a lot. He will get booked for his bother and can miss the following recreation. As for Cash, he’s very lucky to not see a second yellow. Another referee might need despatched him packing there.

19 min: Yet one other Polish reserving as Milik tugs on the in-flight Al Amri’s shirt. Poland aren’t coping properly with the Saudi press in any respect.

17 min: Al Burayk swings a innocent free kick into the Polish field. Easy for Szczesny.

16 min: … and Cash shortly follows him into the e-book, sliding in late on Al Dawsari. Kiwior’s yellow was barely harsh, however there was nothing for Cash to complain about there.

15 min: The first reserving of the match. Kiwior unintentionally high-kicks Al Shehri and sees yellow.

13 min: Cash thinks he’s despatched Lewandowski free down the center however the referee pulls the play again for a foul. There didn’t appear an entire lot flawed with that. The energetic Kanno goes up the opposite finish and goals for the highest proper, forcing Szczesny to tip over the bar. Nothing comes of the ensuing nook however the underdogs look like within the temper to do their factor once more.

11 min: Kanno is certainly within the temper to place it about. He slides in late on Krychowiak and is fortunate not to enter the e-book. “This is the best atmosphere by miles,” stories our man within the stand Hugh Molloy. “Arabia vs The World.”

10 min: Saudi have loved 57 p.c of possession thus far. But it’s Poland who practically style the primary large probability, Bereszynski rolling a move down the inside-left channel that just about finds Lewandowski within the field. The ball sails by way of to Al Owais within the Saudi aim.

8 min: A nook for Saudi on the precise. Nothing comes of it.

7 min: Sorry, we’re having some technical points. You’ve not missed a lot.

4 min: Saudi are on the entrance foot early doorways. Al Shehri dribbles into the Polish field from the left however can’t work sufficient house to shoot from a decent angle.

2 min: All Naji skitters in from the left and slips over. He needs a free kick on the sting of the field however he’s not getting one. The predominately Saudi-supporting crowd boo vociferously.

1 min: A reasonably brisk begin. Passes not sticking. Kanno leaves one on Lewandowski, simply to let him know he’s there.

Saudi pose for a gaggle picture. They maintain up the shirt of the stricken Yasser Al-Shahrani, a present of assist and love. Then Poland get the ball rolling.

The groups are out! Poland in white, the Saudis in second-choice inexperienced. Hugh Molloy is on the floor together with his four-year-old, Rufus. “It’s clear that the Qatari supporters are firmly on team Saudi today,” he writes. “As to fashion, there’s a brilliant 50/50 split between Saudi shirts and traditional white thobes. Those with white gutras, the head piece, tend to be Qatari, the red/white check style is more Saudi. It’s 99% Saudi fans and band wagon jumping neutrals today. Rufus is on team Poland because his favourite colour is red.” We’ll be off as soon as the anthems are performed.

Pre-match pep discuss.

“I found the video of Hervé Renard’s halftime team talk from the Argentina game really interesting,” writes Kári Tulinius. “His body language is so expressive that the Arabic interpreter is almost unnecessary. I feel I would’ve understood him even with the sound off.”

Poland boss Czeslaw Michniewicz has responded to accusations of being overly defensive by giving Robert Lewandowski a strike accomplice. Arkadiusz Milik will help their star man up entrance.

Saudi Arabia are with out Yasser Al-Shahrani. The defender collided together with his personal keeper, Mohamed Al-Owais, over the last throes of the win over Argentina and suffered a damaged jaw and inner bleeding. He’s had surgical procedure again house and fortunately has posted on Twitter that his “health is good”.

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