The visitors thought they had taken the lead in the seventh minute when Robert Lewandowski found the net following a set-piece, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Although Poland enjoyed more possession in the opening stages, Romania also created chances. In the 20th minute, Ianis Hagi struck from outside the penalty area, with the ball passing narrowly wide of Bartłomiej Drągowski’s goal.
Lewandowski came close again in the 39th minute, but his volley sailed over the crossbar. The teams went into the break level at 0–0.
Romania appeared to take the lead shortly before the hour mark when Florinel Coman scored after a deflected effort slipped past Drągowski. However, following a VAR review, the goal was ruled out because of a foul on Sebastian Szymański in the build-up. Two minutes later, Lewandowski threatened at the other end, but goalkeeper Otto Hindrich made the save.
The breakthrough finally came in the 68th minute. Alexandru Cicâldău's shot from outside the box took a deflection off Jakub Kiwior, wrong-footing Drągowski and giving Romania a 1–0 lead.
The hosts doubled their advantage four minutes later. Dennis Man finished a counterattack with a precise strike to make it 2–0.
Poland reduced the deficit in the 82nd minute when Marcel Reguła forced the ball over the line following a scramble in the penalty area.
Despite the late goal, Poland were unable to find an equaliser and fell to a 2–1 defeat. Jan Urban’s side will conclude their Nations League campaign on Tuesday, November 17, with a match against Sweden.
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Source: PolskieRadio24.pl