Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Blaszczykowski strike sends Poland into last 16 (Reuters)

Football Soccer - Ukraine v Poland - EURO 2016 - Group C - Stade Velodrome - Marseille, France - 21/6/16 Poland's Jakub Blaszczykowski celebrates after scoring a goal REUTERS/Yves Herman

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Jakub Blaszczykowski's goal gave Poland a 1-0 win over Ukraine in their final Euro 2016 Group C match on Tuesday and sent them into the knockout stages of the tournament for the first time. The substitute struck nine minutes after coming on at halftime to ensure Poland finished second in the standings on seven points, level with Germany, and they will play Switzerland in the last 16. Blaszczykowski received the ball on the right side of the penalty area and cut inside cleverly before hitting a sweet left-foot shot into the far corner of the net. ...


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