[國家] Poland pleased to ride their luck
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Poland pleased to ride their luck
Sunday 9 September 2007
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Portugal were left to bemoan an unlucky deflection as Leo Beenhakker praised
his Poland side for earning a 2-2 draw in Lisbon in "emotional circumstances".
Lucky break
Poland maintained their position atop Group A with a defence-minded display,
taking the lead through Mariusz Lewandowski before going 2-1 down as Maniche
and Cristiano Ronaldo struck for Portugal. However, they were handed a lucky
break with two minutes of normal time remaining as Jacek Kryznowek's
long-range shot went in after hitting the post and goalkeeper Ricardo's
shoulder.
Positive thinking
"I can't say we've had perfect match because some of my boys did not handle
the pressure well, but of course you must think positively when you get a
draw in such emotional circumstances," said Poland's Dutch coach Leo
Beenhakker. Defender Marcin Wasilewski added: "The tactics were well-prepared
and for most of the time we did well. We were not at our best but we got a
great result. Cristiano Ronaldo knew about my yellow card so I was very
careful marking him."
Sizeable following
A sizeable Polish contingent cheered Beenhakker's side on in Lisbon and will
now be dreaming of following the national team to next summer's UEFA EURO 2008
finals in Austria and Switzerland. Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari,
meanwhile, was left to reflect on his side's bad luck as the result left his
side in third place in the section, four points behind Poland and two adrift
of Finland.
'No explanation'
"That is the way soccer is - there is no explanation," said the Brazilian as
he pondered the Poland equaliser and a Cristiano Ronaldo effort that hit the
bar in the first half. Of the fateful goal, he added: "We had seven or eight
players behind the ball but it hit Ricardo's back. Poland are a quality team
and played with nine players behind the ball making it difficult to create
opportunities. My players only did what was possible."
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