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Wales
v Poland - 2002 World Cup. |
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INFORMATION |
Wales (1) 1 |
Poland (1) 2 |
Blake 13 |
Olisadebe 32 |
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Kryazalowicz 72 |
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Match Report |
A vital victory for Poland edged them
a little closer to the 2002 World Cup finals. A disappointed Wales side who promised so
much in the first half could not match the determined Poles as the group leaders secured
the vital 3 points. The game now leaves Wales virtually out of the running for second
place and can only leave Mark Hughes to ponder what might have been with other results in
the group going are way.
Wales started well and were given the perfect start when Nathan Blake's drove home a left
foot drive on 13 minutes. Poland fought back and equalised on 32 minutes through
Olisadebe. In the second half Kryszalowicz put the visitors ahead and Wales were never
able to reply as Poland held out to comfortably win the game. |
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Key
moments |
First half |
to follow |
Half time score Wales..1
Poland..1 |
to follow |
Full-time
score Wales..1 Poland..2 |
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Reaction |
Nine times out of 10 Ryan would have
scored that one, but these things happen even to the best players. It was a very
disappointing result after the first-half performance when we played as well as we have
done in years. We really had them under pressure at times but when we give away
goals like we did, we don't deserve to win. - Mark Hughes on the game.
I don't like to talk about other people's players. We are no angels, but then neither are
Wales. - Poland coach Jerzy Engel.
We are still developing as a team, and it is the best Wales side I have played in for many
years. We have improved 100% from where we were a few years ago and we have a terrific
manager in Mark Hughes. - Gary
Speed on the team and Mark Hughes.He has done a fantastic job for Wales even if results
don't necessarily show that. - Ryan
Giggs on Mark Hughes. |
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Team line-ups |
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Wales |
Poland |
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1 - Paul Jones
2 - Kit Symons
3 - Darren Barnard
4 - Andy Melville
5 - Robert Page
6 - Mark Pembridge
7 - Robbie Savage
8 - Nathan Blake
9 - John Hartson
10 - Gary Speed
11 - Ryan Giggs
12 - Matthew Jones
14 - Carl Robinson
15 - Simon Davies
16 - Iwan Roberts
17 - Stephen Jenkins
18 - Jason Koumas
21 - Darren Ward
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1 - T Dudek
2 - T Ktos
3 - J Bak
4 - M Zewtakow
5 - A Bak
6 - T Hajto
7 - M Kozminski
8 - T Iwan
9 - A Juskowiak
10 - T Zdebel
11 - E Olisadebe
12 - R Majden
13 - T Rzasa
14 - M Zewlakow
15 - P Kryszalowicz
16 - G Pater
17 - M Kukielka
18 - J Krzynowek
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Half-time
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1-1 |
Full-time |
1-2 |
Date |
02.06.2001 |
Kick
off |
3.00pm |
Venue |
Millennium Stadium |
City
/ town |
Cardiff |
Attendance |
48,500 |
Referee |
Erol Erosy, Turkey |
to follow.
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