Euro 2020: Sweden vs Poland Player Rating as Emil Forsberg scores twice and Robert Lewandowski’s brace falls short, Sweden edges out Poland 3-2 in a thriller
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Lewandowski curled one from the edge of the box to bring Poland back into the game
Emil Forsberg struck as early as 2nd min and doubled Sweden’s lead in the 60th min, before Robert Lewandowski pulled two goals back, which included an incredible curled effort from the edge of the box, however it was not enough as Claesson scored in the 94th min for Sweden making the score 3-2 in Sweden’s favour as the Polish crash out from the group stage of the EURO 2020. Poland started the match in a frenzied fashion as Sweden took a very early lead as they were ruing missed chances particularly as Lewandowski hit the woodwork in the first half with score 1-0 which turned out to be the pivotal moment of the thrilling match.
Sweden vs Poland Player Rating
Here are the player ratings of the heated up match of group E between Sweden and Poland as Poland misses out knockouts inspite of Lewandowski’s brace.
Sweden Player Ratings:
Robin Olsen (GK)- 7/10
Olsen made quite few saves, notably a one to keep Poland from scoring when the scores were tied 2-2 late in the game
Mikael Lustig – 7.5/10
Lustig was quite lively today and was a constant attacking threat from the right hand side of the pitch with his early crosses.
Victor Lindelöf – 6/10
Lindelof had a decent performance today, however the Swedish defence looked out of sort as they conceded twice
Ludwig Augustinsson – 5/10
Had a very average performance on the pitch today, was wasteful with his passes and didn’t provide the attacking support as expected
Marcus Danielson – 6/10
Had a decent show today alongside Lindelof, but looked all over the place in the later stages of the game when Poland started attacking.
Sebastian Larsson (C) – 7/10
Put in a decent performance in the middle of the park, was not quite accurate with his passing and had a shot off target late in the game.
Albin Ekdal – 6/10
Had a very average game in the middle of the passing, with his passing game well below standard.
Emil Forsberg – 9/10
Scored twice to put Sweden in a comfortable position. Had a brilliant game out on the pitch today and was pivotal in Sweden’s victory.
Alexander Isak – 7/10
Assisted the first goal of Sweden, he carried on with his lively form in the EURO 2020 and kept the Polish defence troubled.
Kristoffer Olsson – 6/10
Didn’t have a very good game, was decent overall with some good moments in patches.
Robin Quaison- 6/10
Didn’t have much impact on the game however kept the Polish defence alert with some good moments.
Substitute:
Kulusevski- 8/10
Kulusevski was brought on in the 55th min and was had an instant impact on the game, with two assist, including setting up the winning goal.
Marcus Berg- 6/10
Claesson – 7/10
He provided the moment of the match as the scored the winning goal with a cool and calm finish at the 94th min
Poland Player Ratings:
Wojciech Szczęsny (GK) – 6/10
He didn’t have a commanding performance between the post, as he came up with one save and shipped 3 goals.Jan Bednarek – 7/10
Had a decent game on a personal basis, but could not do much better as Poland conceded thrice.
Kamil Glik- 6/10
Had an average game by far, should have done better to defend in the first two goal that Poland conceded.
Bartosz Bereszyński – 7/10
Put in a decent performance, was better than his compatriot in the defence and played his heart out
Grzegorz Krychowiak – 6/10
Failed to stamp authority in the middle of the pitch, was quite inaccurate with his long balls too.
Karol Świderski – 7/10
Didn’t score a goal or assisted one, but ably supported Lewandowski as his striker partner.Mateusz Klich- 6/10
Failed to make any mark on the game, his crosses were inaccurate and dealt very easily by the Swedish defence.
Piotr Zieliński – 8/10
He put in a very good performance today as he was heart of every Polish attack and was rewarded with an assist to his name
Kamil Jóźwiak – 7/10
Was inaccurate as his crosses failed to land on the target men upfront, lacked tempo in his game
Tymoteusz Puchacz – 5/10
Failed to make any impact on the attacking front and hence was substituted during half time.
Robert Lewandowski (C) – 9/10
Single handedly turned the game around and almost gave Poland the home of making past the group stage. Was a fox in the box for his second goal topped with an incredible curling effort to bring Poland back into the game with his first goal.
Substitute:
Frankowski- 7/10
Was brought on at half time as answer to Poland’s attacking wise and rightly answered with an assist to his name
Swierczok- 6/10
Kozowlski- 6.5/10
Placheta- 6/10
Player of the Match: Emil Forsberg(Sweden) – 9/10
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Arunangsu Singh
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