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Remontada Poland vs Albania in UEFA WC Qualification

UEFA WC Qualification Thu 26/3·21:45
Poland
2-1 FT
Albania
  • Lewandowski63'
  • Zielinski73'
  • Hoxha42'
Stadion Narodowy56,412 spectatorsReferee: Anthony Taylor
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Difficulty
56

Poland trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 42'Trailed by one goal
  2. 63'Equaliser
  3. 73'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 42 to the final whistle: Poland had 11 shots (3 on target), Albania only 4.

Changes by coach J. Urban

O. Pietuszewski came on for F. Rózga (46'), Swiderski came on for Kedziora (62').

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 77% of fans backed Poland to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT42'63'73'Substitution 46'Substitution 62'Substitution 81'Substitution 90+1'Substitution 90+2'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadPoland goal Albania goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Poland chances, below: Albania. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
PolandAlbania04590

Match story

  1. 42'

    Hoxha opened the scoring for Albania, putting Albania ahead 1-0.

  2. 63'

    Lewandowski equalised for Poland, assisted by Szymanski, to make it 1-1.

  3. 73'

    Zielinski completed the turnaround for Poland, assisted by Szymanski, putting Poland ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

PolandAlbania
50%Possession50%
0.91Chance quality (xG)1.11
15Shots8
4On target2
1Big chances3
6Corners2
471Passes493

Top players

1
ZielinskiPoland · Central Midfield
8.2
2
SzymanskiPoland · Attacking Midfield
8.0
3
HoxhaAlbania · Left Forward
7.6
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Poland 77%Draw 12%Albania 11%
from 19,571 votes

Line-ups

Albania4-2-3-1
6.2 Grabara 7.1 Kiwior 6.9 Bednarek 6.8 Kedziora 6.6 Skóraś 8.2 Zielinski 8.0 Szymanski 5.3 Cash 6.7 Kaminski 7.0 Lewandowski 6.6 F. Rózga 4.9 Strakosha 6.5 Mitaj 6.5 Djimsiti 6.0 Ajeti 6.5 Hysaj 6.6 Asllani 7.1 Shehu 7.6 Hoxha 6.9 Laci 6.6 Uzuni 6.2 Bajrami
Poland3-4-3
Poland coach: J. Urban Albania coach: Sylvinho

Match events

PolandAlbania
  1. IsmajliSubstitution · for Ajeti
    18'
  2. MitajYellow card
    34'
  3. HoxhaGoal
    42'
  4. O. PietuszewskiSubstitution · for F. Rózga
    46'
  5. SwiderskiSubstitution · for Kedziora
    62'
  6. LewandowskiGoal · assist: Szymanski
    63'
  7. BrojaSubstitution · for Bajrami
    68'
  8. PiliosSubstitution · for Hoxha
    68'
  9. ZielinskiGoal · assist: Szymanski
    73'
  10. HysajYellow card
    80'
  11. ModerSubstitution · for Zielinski
    81'
  12. MuçiSubstitution · for Laci
    82'
  13. LewandowskiYellow card
    87'
  14. AsllaniYellow card
    88'
  15. PyrkaSubstitution · for Kaminski
    90+1'
  16. SliszSubstitution · for Lewandowski
    90+2'
  17. SwiderskiYellow card
    90+4'