Poland face Iceland in final International Friendly ahead of UEFA Euro 2020

Paulo Sousa’s Poland welcome Arnar Viðarsson’s Iceland to the Municipal Stadium in Poznan for the last chance to try out tactics and formations ahead of the European Championships that start this Friday.

The White and Reds will be confident that they can get a result against the Scandanavian side after a relatively good display against Russia last week.

Jakub Świerczok put Poland in front after only four minutes. A wonderful pass from Mateusz Klich found the path of Przemysław Frankowski, who in turn laid the ball off to Świerczok with the forward slotting the ball past Anton Shunin.

Vyacheslav Karavayev put Russia on level terms after he was able to tap the ball in through the legs of Łukasz Fabiański after a fantastic cross from Aleksandr Golovin in the 21st minute.

The game ended in a 1-1 draw with only three shots on target were recorded, but Poland needed to go back to the training ground to remove the mistakes that they made throughout the 90 minutes against Stanislav Cherchesov’s men.

Iceland meanwhile travelled to the Faroe Islands, as the Nordic nations met in their first International Friendly. Mikael Anderson’s goal with 20 minutes to go was the midfielder’s first for Iceland and the one that allowed Arnar Viðarsson’s men to come out as the superior side.

Poland and Iceland last locked horns back in 2015 with the White and Reds welcoming the Icelandic side to the National Stadium in Warsaw.

It was the visitors that took the lead early on. Midfielder Gylfi Sigurðsson gave them the lead after only four minutes after converting from the penalty spot.

That was the only goal of the first-half, however, the second 45 minutes gave the Polish and Icelandic fans a lot to cheer about.

Poland hit back in the 52nd minute through Kamil Grosicki and briefly took the lead in the 66th minute after Bartosz Kapustka scored for the hosts.

Alfreð Finnbogason equalised for Iceland just three minutes after the youngster’s goal, but Robert Lewandowski put any Icelandic hopes to bed as his quick-fire double ensured that Poland would come out on top.

In the fixture between these two sides, the Whites and Reds have been victorious on five occasions out of the six times they have faced Iceland. The sixth game in question finished as a 1-1 draw back in August 2001, meaning that Poland are yet to taste defeat against their Nordic counterparts.

Both sides will be looking to get a win under their belt, but it may mean that little bit more for Poland as they looked to head into the Euros with plenty of confidence.

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