Poland rises to first place in its group after beating Saudi Arabia, thanks to Wojciech Szczęsny’s goalkeeping heroics—and Robert Lewandowski’s first World Cup goal
Fresh off beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina, the Saudis were out to take down another world player of the year when when facing Robert Lewandowski and Poland in the second game of play in Group C. But the Barcelona star finally scored the first World Cup goal of his career to double the lead in a 2–0 win, after Piotr Zieliński’s goal and Wojciech Szczęsny’s save of a penalty kick had given the Poles control.
Another push forward resulted in the first corner kick of the game in the eighth minute, but the inswinging service from the far corner was cleared, and Salem Al-Dawsari’s follow-up cross veered off course and to safety for the Poles. There was nothing Al-Owais could do about a blast from Zieliński, though, with the European side going ahead in the 39th minute on what was Poland’s first shot on target of the half. The pressure came from Matty Cash on the right-hand side, as the Aston Villa fullback’s cross was not fully dealt with by Al-Owais. Lewandowski chased down the loose ball and fed Zieliński, who made no mistake with his first-time finish.
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