Ali KaneAn excellent strike in the second half was not enough to keep England at 100% in the World Cup qualifiers in Warsaw.
Three Lions team leader defeated Poland Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny started from all 35 yards and made a fine spin in 18 minutes, and on Wednesday night there was a hard and fierce clash at Stadion Narodowy.
Kane’s 41st goal in England-he has now scored in 15 consecutive qualifiers-looks to have scored six victories on the way to Qatar.
However, in stoppage time in the second half, Damian Simanski suddenly appeared in the back post of Robert Lewandowski to maintain Poland’s own World Cup hopes.
England are still among the top in the first group and are determined to reach the final next winter, but you may ask why Southgate chose not to make any substitutions.
Before the game, the ridicule of the visiting team’s national anthem was overwhelmed by enthusiastic applause, but when the England player knelt on one knee before the kick-off, loud boos and whistles sounded.
Southgate returned to the same XI where he defeated Hungary last week after being able to change his entire team in a 4-0 victory over Andorra’s Andorra at Wembley on Sunday.
In the first half, the competition was fierce, and the shooters Kane and Lewandowski both missed opportunities.
After the perfect setup by Raheem Sterling, Kane’s header pass was cleared, and Lewandowski couldn’t get enough ball power to lob Jordan Pickford after passing from the tricky Karol Linetty to the penalty area.
Adam Buksa is also associated with Tymoteusz Puchacz’s fascinating guard crossover.
The Polish team was fierce from the beginning, and tensions increased after the midfield whistle sounded. Harry Maguire and Camille Glick clashed and caused commotion among almost all the players on the field. The German referee Daniel’s chief After the time warning, both guards were given yellow cards to warn Sibert.
Just as they did in Budapest last Thursday, England picked up the pace immediately after the intermission. Sterling and Jack Greerich caused a lot of problems-the latter with a provocative cross in the sixth. The yard box flashed menacingly-and Calvin Phillips tested the long-range reaction of former Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny.
Maguire’s Luke Shaw’s free kick hit the foot of the post with a header, Sterling tried to bounce the rebound home, but the offside flag was against the Manchester City winger.
When impatient home fans whistled for every touch they made, the England team dominated, and when Puchatz was too easy to enter the penalty area but was forcibly pulled out and shot into the side net, the Polish team briefly threatened.
Kane finally found a breakthrough through great long-range efforts, cut into the ball and penalized Szcesny for his late dive.
Facing the continued pressure in the later period, the England team seemed to defend well, but when Lewandowski scored his first senior international goal for AEK’s Szymanski in Athens, they only had two minutes left. It broke in stoppage time.
Although opponent Paul Souza has changed five players in total and his team looks very long, Southgate chose not to change players-this is the first time England has not done it in a game since the European Cup in 1996. Make any changes.
