Karol Świderski’s late equaliser ensured Poland would draw against Iceland in their final International Friendly ahead of UEFA Euro 2020

Another game full of mistakes from the White and Reds saw Paulo Sousa’s men draw 2-2 with the Scandanavian’s in Poznan.

Expectations were high and with the crowd inside the Lech Poznan Stadium, Poland had the 12th man with them throughout the whole 90 minutes.

Grzegorz Krychowiak had the first chance of the first-half inside the opening 10 minutes. A rebound came to the midfielder but his strike was blocked out for a corner.

Minutes later, the rapid Przemysław Frankowski made a bursting run down the right flank and crossed the ball into the box. Robert Lewandowski found the ball at his feet as he laid the ball off to Jakub Moder with the midfielder’s shot easily saved by Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson.

Iceland had their first chance of the game through Birkir Bjarnason. The number eight found his way into the box and took a shot with his effort only being able to hit the side netting.

Only five minutes after that chance, the visitors had the lead. A corner came in and captain Aron Gunnarsson flicked the ball into the path of Albert Guðmundsson who tapped the ball into the back of the net. Initially, the goal was ruled out for offside but after a VAR check, the goal was given.

It took Poland 10 minutes to level the game up at 1-1. Lewandowski was fouled but the referee waved the play on for advantage. Tymoteusz Puchacz played a delightful ball into the box which allowed Piotr Zieliński to equalise from close range with an easy tap-in.

Moder had one more chance for the hosts before the end of the first 45 minutes with his shot wayward as the referee ended proceedings for the first-half.

The second-half could not have started any worse for Poland. Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason had the ball in the back of the net after he was left unmarked which allowed him to smash his effort past Wojciech Szczęsny.

Jakub Świerczok had the next chance to note as the hosts looked for an equaliser once more. The forward received the ball from Puchacz but his effort didn’t cause any trouble to Ögmundur Kristinsson.

A free-kick for Poland saw Moder have a go from a good shooting range. His effort was unable to clear the Iceland wall as the ball was deflected out for a corner.

Lewandowski found Przemysław Płacheta with a fantastic crossfield pass but the winger’s effort was saved and he was deemed to be in an offside position.

In the dying embers of the match, Poland were able to grab an equaliser through Karol Świderski. Kacper Kozłowski fired in a beautiful cross which the forward controlled with his chest and simply turned and fired the ball low into the bottom corner.

A draw, in the end, was probably a fair reflection on the match as a whole with Poland now setting their sights on Slovakia as they face them in Saint Petersburg in only a couple of days time.

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