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Poland ends qualifies with win against Malta. White-and-Reds to enter play-offs
The Polish national team ended the World Cup qualifiers with a 3-2 win over Malta. The hosts surprised the White-and-Reds, equalising twice, but Piotr Zieliński scored the winning goal in the final minutes. Earlier, Robert Lewandowski and Paweł Wszołek had scored as well. The White-and-Reds finished second in their group and will enter the play-offs in March next year.
Malta – Poland 2:3 (1:1)
Goals: Irvin Cardona 36, Teddy Teuma 68 z karnego – Robert Lewandowski 32, Paweł Wszołek 59, Piotr Zieliński 85
Malta: 1. Henry Bonello – 22. Zach Muscat (54, 21. Juan Corbalan), 5. Kurt Shaw, 4. Gabriel Mentz (87, 19. Trent Buhagiar), 3. Ryan Camenzuli – 7. Joseph Mbong (46, 17. Adam Magri Overend), 6. Matthew Guillaumier, 23. Alexander Satariano, 10. Teddy Teuma (77, 13. Enrico Pepe), 20. Ilyas Chouaref – 11. Irvin Cardona (77, 8. Paul Mbong).
Poland: 22. Bartłomiej Drągowski – 15. Paweł Wszołek (78, 11. Kamil Grosicki), 3. Przemysław Wiśniewski (78, 18. Bartosz Bereszyński), 4. Tomasz Kędziora, 14. Jakub Kiwior, 19. Michał Skóraś – 13. Jakub Kamiński (90, 20. Filip Rózga), 17. Bartosz Slisz (78, 8. Bartosz Kapustka), 10. Piotr Zieliński, 21. Nicola Zalewski (46, 7. Karol Świderski) – 9. Robert Lewandowski.
Yellow cards: Teuma, Satariano – Wiśniewski, Zalewski.
Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia).
