Although the games in this group are still kind of disappointing, at least the nice thing is that all teams still have a decent chance of making it to the quarter-finals. Russia did not run away with it.
... Although I'm sure most people expect they would beat the Greeks in the last match to easily win the group in the end.
With a little bit of luck, the Polish could have beaten them, on the other hand.
Within the first ten minutes, Poland had a big chance to go ahead.
And, soon afterwards, Lewandowski scored from an offside position, which the referees promptly spotted.
But the Polish were looking good at that time.
Then, there was a stupid goal to concede, headed in by Dzagoev (who's now on three goals), in minute 37, and Russia looked poised to win again.
But, luckily for the hosts, Blaszczykowski had a flash of brilliance (57) which fooled two Russian defenders and saw the ball follow an unstoppable trajectory. Probably the goal of the tournament, thus far.
I must say, though, Poland did indeed improve after the match against Greece, even though they still did not get a win.
And, of course, all four teams are separated by one point from one another; as the standings go: Russia, Czech Republic, Poland, Greece. No team has assured progress to the next phase, although Russia is assured it could not finish bottom of the group.
Highlights:
Poland v Russia by greetop
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