Unbelievable! The historic defeat of Poles has become a fact! Goal in the 93rd minute

• In recent years, in matches against Scotland, it was the Poles who tipped the scales in their favor in the last seconds. Now the roles have been reversed, and Andy Robertson’s goal has deprived the White and Reds of any hope of remaining in the A division of the Nations League.
• The Scots beat the posts and crossbars for a long time, and Łukasz Skorupski saved the White and Reds with several phenomenal interventions. However, he was also helpless during the second goal for the Scots
• After four years, the Poles are relegated from the top division of the Nations League. And this after a match in which they wasted great opportunities to power. We could have decided the fate of this match already before the break
• Michał Probierz’s team lost as many as 16 goals in five matches in this competition. The disastrous statistics speak for themselves
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It was a match that verified the future of the Polish national team in the Nations League. After a 1:5 defeat against Portugal that was embarrassing in many respects, on Monday evening at the PGE National Stadium, Michał Probierz’s players found themselves up against the wall.

The defeat against the Scots meant relegation from the A division of the Nations League. Both teams had four points before the decisive clash. And the Scots also flew to Warsaw elated by their 1-0 win against Croatia in Glasgow.

Before the clash with the Scots, Michał Probierz had a huge headache related to the starting lineup. After the match in Porto, injuries eliminated Jan Bednarek, Bartosz Bereszyński and Taras Romańczuk from the game. We haven’t seen a squad so depleted due to injuries for a long time, but Probierz didn’t want to make any calculations.

The coach chose an offensive formation. Karol Świderski and Adam Buksa were to take care of scoring goals up front. The surprise in the starting line-up was the presence of Jakub Moder in the midfield.

The beginning is like something out of a nightmare

In recent weeks, identifying the biggest problem of the Polish team was extremely simple. 11 goals conceded only in the last three matches, and a total of 14 in five Nations League matches. It speaks for itself. And our defense was still leaking, which the Scots took advantage of in the third minute. And in a trivial way.

Ben Doak received the ball in the penalty area, who spotted John McGinn, and the Aston Villa captain beat Łukasz Skorupski with a flat shot. When was the last time we played zero from behind? This is terrifying – in the play-off match for promotion to Euro 2024 against Wales.

After a few minutes, the White and Reds recovered from the quick gong. Jakub Kamiński gave the signal to fight, and after a while Kamil Piątkowski hit hard from a distance. In both cases, 41-year-old Craig Gordon successfully intervened.

The White and Reds took the initiative, but were extremely ineffective. He wasted good opportunities, among others. Karol Świderski, who lost the duel with the Scots goalkeeper after Piątkowski’s pass from deep in the field.

The hearts of Poles trembled again. A veritable siege

And the missed opportunities could have taken revenge on the White and Reds. In the last minutes, there was a lot of chaos in the Poles’ penalty area. In the 32nd minute, Lyndon Dykes shot dangerously, and a moment later Skorupski was saved by the crossbar after a shot by Billy Gilmour.

Four minutes later, Scott McTominay easily entered the penalty area and this time the Bologna goalkeeper successfully intervened. A few minutes later, McTominay’s shot stopped at the post.

The debut goal resulted in the play-offs. Until the 93rd minute

The Poles were beating their heads against the wall for a long time and wasting numerous opportunities. And finally the 59th minute came and… a phenomenal shot by Kamil Piątkowski. The Red Bull Salzburg defender did not look for subtle solutions. He hit hard, but above all accurately. The football fluttered right in the “window” of Gordon’s goal and the 24-year-old drowned in the arms of his friends.

The Scots started attacking again, but Łukasz Skorupski was on duty and performed excellently between the White and Red posts for a long time. But this was not the last word of the Scots.

In the third minute of added time, Andy Robertson’s hopes were brutally dashed with a header that secured the victory for the Scots. And he pushed our team to the second division of the competition.

In the first match of this year’s edition of the Nations League, Nicola Zalewski scored a goal in the hearts of Scottish fans in stoppage time. And now the AS Roma player was directly involved in conceding the goal that led to the historic relegation of the White and Reds.