World Cup 2018: Robert Lewandowski loses his temper as Kazakhstan claim surprise point against Poland
POLES squander two-goal lead as star striker scraps and Artur Boruc is left cherry-faced against minnows
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ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI had an action-packed night as Poland and Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc were left cherry-faced by minnows Kazakhstan.
The White Eagles travelled to the former Soviet republic to begin their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign but surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 in Astana.
And they seemed to be in confident spirits before kick off as sub goalkeeper Boruc trolled the host nation on Instagram.
The 36-year-old posted a picture of Sacha Baron Cohen's fictional Kazakhstani character Borat Sagdiyev, with the caption "Still like you... dzień dobry", with the latter meaning good morning.
While the trip east appeared to be a bit of a joke to the shotstopper, he will not have been laughing at full-time as the tiny populated nation held his side to a draw.
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Poland looked bang on course to claim three points as they raced into a two-goal first half lead.
Bayern Munich striker Lewandowski fired them ahead before doubling the advantage from the penalty spot.
Things then got worse for the hitman and his team-mates and frustration threatened to get the better of him.
Firstly, the 28-year-old elbowed Yeldos Akhmetov before then grabbed and put home captain Baurzhan Islamhan in a headlock as things threatened to boil over.
Meanwhile, as the red mist was descending on Poland’s talisman, their defence was caught napping twice as Kazakhstan hit back to claim a surprise draw.