Poland beat Switzerland on penalties
Published on: Sunday, June 26, 2016
SAINT-ÉTIENNE: Poland became the first team to book their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 courtesy of a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Switzerland in their round of 16 match on Saturday.The match went to a penalty shootout after the regulation 90 minutes saw both sides tied 1-1 and extra time also failed to determine the winner.Poland began far the brighter of the two sides and could have gone in front within a minute but Arkadiusz Milik drove an effort high over the bar after Yann Sommer had been forced into a mistake by Robert Lewandowski.
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The Swiss struggled to get a foothold in the game with Haris Seferovic starved of service and fell behind six minutes before the break when Jakub Blaszczykowski found himself on the end of a flowing counter attack and slotted home.Switzerland returned from the break with the bit between their teeth but it did not appear to be their day when Lukasz Fabianski produced a stunning save to tip Ricardo Rodriguez's effort over the bar.The Swansea goalkeeper was in inspired form but was eventually beaten by a stunning individual strike by Xherdan Shaqiri.The Stoke City man flung himself into the air and unleashed a gorgeous overhead kick from the edge of the penalty area, which cannoned in off the inside of the post.
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