“Gold” Swinderski for Santos’ Poland, the Czech Republic stuck in Moldova

He smiled because Carol Swinderski The Fernando Santos! THE Poland prevailed 1-0 welcoming her Albania in the context of the 2nd matchday of the 5th qualifying group of Euro 2024, with the former coach of Greece and AEK, PAOK and Panathinaikos scoring the first victory at the helm.

“Golden” scorer for the Poles was Swinderski. The former PAOK striker scored the only goal of the match in 41′, when he got the “rebound” after Kaminski’s shot that sent the ball to the left post, to score from close range. Although they were under pressure from Albania in the final, Poland managed to defend their lead until the final. For the home team, a change was made in the 78th minute Damian Szymanski of AEK, while the Timoteus Puchach of Panathinaikos remained on the bench.

It should be noted that the home team warmed up wearing t-shirts with the names of the women of the respective representative group, wanting to show their support for Poland’s candidacy as host of the European women’s championship in 2025 and also to send a message of equal treatment between the two teams.

Thus, Poland rose to 3 points and 2nd place, i.e. at -1 from Czech republicwhich “stuck” (0-0) at its headquarters of Moldova. The visitors had more chances, but were unable to send the ball into the net. Despite this, they remained top, with their opponents at the same time getting a result against a top 40 team after 9 years. The main player for the Czech Republic was Jakub Brambetz of Aris, while for Moldova there was a change in the 83rd minute Victor Stina of Panserraikos.

In detail, the results of the 2nd matchday of the 5th group:

Moldova-Czech Republic 0-0

Poland-Albania 1-0

(41′ Swinderski)

Repo: Faroe Islands

Grading:

1. Czech Republic 4

2. Poland 3

3. Moldova 2

4. Faroe Islands 1

5. Albania 0

Next matchday (17/6):

Faroe Islands-Czech Republic

Albania-Moldova

Rest: Poland