Poland 1-2 Slovakia LIVE RESULT: Skriniar gives Slovaks win as Krychowiak is sent off for Poles in Euro 2020 opener
TEN-man Poland have been beaten by Slovakia in their Euro 2020 opener.
The Poles suffered a disaster start after Wojciech Szczesny scored an own goal following a mazy Robert Mak run.
But Karol Linetty netted an equaliser straight after half time.
However they are up against it again after Grzegorz Krychowiak was sent off and Milan Skriniar netted a second for Slovakia.
THAT'S ALL FROM SAINT PETERSBURG
Slovakia picked up a major 2-1 victory over Poland at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in their Euro 2020 opener.
Stefan Tarkovic’s men opened the scoring after 18 minutes following an own goal by Wojciech Szczesny.
Robert Mak got the ball down the left flank and put together an incredible solo effort by dancing around both Kamil Jozwiak and Bartosz Bereszynski.
Mak stepped inside the area with a stunning nutmeg and fired a shot from a tight angle that Szczesny couldn’t hold on to.
But Poland came back stronger in the second half and equalised just 32 seconds after the referee’s whistle with a soft shot from Karol Linetty following a cross by Maciej Rybus from the left flank.
Paulo Sousa’s men dominated the game after Linetty’s goal but then disaster stroke as Grzegorz Krychowiak was sent off with a second yellow card on 62 minutes when he bundled on Jakub Hromada with a rough late challenge.
Slovakia then regained control of the match and sealed a winner after 69 minutes with a screamer by Milan Skriniar.
Mak delivered a corner-kick from the right side and found Skriniar at the edge of the box where he produced a tremendous shot and beat Szczesny in style.
That's all from us here in Saint Petersburg, have a great night!
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Inter Milan star Milan Skriniar amassed his 41st cap for Slovakia today against Poland.
Skriniar's screamer in the second half marked his third goal in his last four international matches.
It took the centre-back a whopping 37 matches until he scored his first ever international goal against Malta in March.
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TIME TO GO-RZ
Lokomotiv Moscow star Grzegorz Krychowiak went down in history as the third ever Polish player to be sent off in a major tournament.
The other two are Radislaw Sobolewski against Germany at the 2006 World Cup and Wojciech Szczesny against Greece at EURO 2012.
Krychowiak was sent off following a late challenge on Slovakia international Jakub Hromada in the second half.
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FAST KAR
Poland ace Karol Linetty's equaliser seems to have left a mark in Euro history.
That is because Linetty's finish was the second fastest goal after half-time ever as it occurred on 45 minutes and 32 seconds.
Former Romania international Marcel Coras still holds the record after his goal in 1984 against Germany on 45 minutes and 21 seconds
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Slovakia are now top of Group E following their victory over Poland, who are at the bottom.
However, all this could change soon as Spain and Sweden face off later tonight.
If Slovakia's other two opponents draw then this group is going to catch on fire!
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STATS
Poland dominated 57.3 per cent of possession against Slovakia throughout the match.
Paulo Sousa's men produced 17 shots but only three of them were on target.
Slovakia, on the other hand, registered 11 shots, with only two of them being on target.
Poland held more possession up until they lost Gregorz Krychowiak to a second yellow card
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Slovakia picked up a major victory over Poland at the Saint Petersburg Stadium.
Stefan Tarkovic's men opened the scoring after 18 minutes thanks to an own goal by Wojciech Szczesny.
Robert Mak got the ball down the left flank and put together an incredible solo effort by dancing around Kamil Jozwiak and Bartosz Bereszynski before stepping inside the area and firing a shot from a tight angle that Szczesny couldn't hold on to.
But Poland came back stronger in the second half and equalised just a minute after the referee's whistle with a soft shot from Karol Linetty following a cross by Maciej Rybus from the left flank.
Paulo Sousa's men dominated the game after Linetty's goal but then disaster stroke as Gregorz Krychowiak was sent off with a second yellow card on 62 minutes after bundling on Jakub Hromada with a rough late challenge.
Slovakia then regained control of the match and netted a winner after 69 minutes with a screamer by Milan Skriniar.
Mak delivered a corner-kick from the right side and found Skriniar at the edge of the box where he fired a tremendous shot and beat Szczesny in style
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FULL-TIME IN SAINT-PETERSBURG!!!!!!!
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90+4 CHANCE!
Poland fail to equalise again!
Lewandowski receives a cross from the right and sets Swiderski up for the shot at the edge of the box.
The PAOK star fires a good shot but it goes straight to Dubravka's hands!
Swiderski fails to be a late hero this time...
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90+2 SUBSTITUTION
Slovakia manager Tarkovic makes a late change as Duda makes way for Gregus
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90+1 WHAT A CHANCE!
How did Poland miss that?!
Bednarek tries a shot from the box but gets a bad touch initially, he tries a another one and just misses Dubravka's bottom left corner.
Struggling to expect Poland to get another chance as good as this during stoppage time!
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90 Poland have four more minutes to score an equaliser.
Slovakia are holding well so far...
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88 CHANCE!
Wow, that was actually quite close for Poland!
A corner comes in from the left and Lewandowski as well as Swiderski just fail to get an importnat touch that would push the ball to the net.
Dubravka needed to come off his goal for this!
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87 SUBSTITUTION
Slovakia manager Tarkovic responds with a double change of his own.
Duris takes Haraslin's place whereas Suslov replaces Mak
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Poland manager Sousa makes some more changes hoping for a late goal.
Moder replaces Klich and Sziderski takes Zielinski's place.
Reminding you that Swiderski scored a late equaliser for Poland in their last friendly against Iceland
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85 CHANCE
Poland ace Puchasz gains possession outside of the box following a corner-kick.
He fires a shot but sends it wide
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82 Poland dominated most of the second half but everything changed when Krychowiak was sent off.
That allowed Skriniar to give Slovakia the lead once more with a screamer!
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79 SUBSTITUTION
Looks like Slovakia manager Tarkovic is ready the blog as he makes a double change!
Hrosovsky replace Hromada whereas Koscelnik takes Pekarik's place
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78 Slovakia are showing signs of fatigue in the last few minutes and will need a change soon.
Poland are slowly finding their bearings after the shock red card
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75 Here is how Skriniar put Slovakia ahead once more.
Incredible finish from the Inter Milan star, a screamer indeed!
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74 SUBSTITUTION
Poland manager Sousa is trying to shake things up after Krychowiak's red card.
Frankowski and Puchasz replace Linetty and Rybus respectively - both scorer and creator make way
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72 Here's all the why and how behind Krychowiak's red card!
Slovakia have gained a lot of ground and have been enjoying much more of the ball since the midfielder was sent off
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69 Slovakia regain the lead just a few minutes after Krychowiak's red card with another beautiful finish!
A corner-kick from Mak down the right side sees the ball ending up with Skriniar on the edge of the box.
The Inter Milan star fires a wonderful shot and beats Szczesny in style
GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!
SLOVAKIA SCORE WITH SKRINIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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65 Poland's bench looks very concerned after Krychowiak's red card.
Sousa no longer looks upbeat as he is considering his next move.
Of course Krychowiak is going to miss the next game against Spain