Despite winning 2-1 over fellow UEFA Euro 2024 competitors Turkey, Poland’s preparation for the tournament was marred by an injury to their record goalscorer, Robert Lewandowski, which left his participation in doubt. 

Two teams in the final stages of their preparations for Euro 2024 faced off, with Poland welcoming Turkey to Warsaw five days before the tournament officially got underway. It was the hosts that looked more prepared in the early stages, as one long ball from Jan Bednarek found its way to Lewandowski, who then put the ball into the path of Karol Świderski to score his 11th goal for his country with a neat finish. However, unfortunately for Świderski, that was his last involvement in the game, as the forward had to come off shortly after with an injury that may put his Euros involvement in doubt.

Victory brings no Turkish delight for Eagles after Lewandowski injury

The momentum swung back towards Turkey after Świderski’s departure, and the visitors came inches away from drawing level when Hakan Çalhanoğlu got in behind the Polish defence and fired a low effort just wide of the post. Things then got even worse for the Eagles just after the half-hour mark. Another injury – this time to their record goalscorer Lewandowski – forced off the Barcelona forward, leaving the Eagles with doubts over their strikers heading into the tournament.

Turkey continued to look threatening after the restart, in particular through their HT substitute Barış Alper Yılmaz, who should have scored after weaving past two defenders only to be denied by a great Wojciech Szczęsny stop. However, Poland were unbeaten in their last nine home games, and they did grow into the second half, almost doubling their advantage when Kacper Urbański forced Mert Günok into a superb stop. Promising Real Madrid youngster Arda Güler also looked dangerous for Turkey in the second half, testing Szczęsny several times from range.

The visitors’ pressure finally paid off with 10 minutes left to play, with Yilmaz redeeming himself from the earlier miss with a fine strike from the edge of the area that gave Szczęsny no chance. However, Poland confirmed their 12th victory over Turkey in their 18 H2H meetings thanks to a Nicola Zalewski wonder goal that saw the winger dance past two Turkish defenders and find the bottom corner to win the game 2-1 in stoppage time.  ​​

Poland and Lewandowski now have until Sunday to recover before facing the Netherlands in their opening game at the Euro’s while Turkey have over a week until they face Georgia in their opening game.

Flashscore Man of the Match: Barış Alper Yılmaz (Turkey) 

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