Lewandowski scores as Poland defeat Saudi Arabia 2-0

Robert Lewandowski scored his first World Cup goal eight minutes from time to help earn Poland a 2-0 victory against Saudi Arabia in the Group C clash.

Piotr Zielinski opened the scoring six minutes before the break when, after failing to finish Matty Cash’s cross, Lewandowski reacted quickest to cut back to his team-mate who slammed home from six yards out.
Saudi Arabia dominated possession for most of the game and should have had scored a goal a minute into the injury time in the first half when Salem Al-Dawsari’s penalty was saved by Wojciech Szczesny, who then was smart to deny the rebound from Mohammed Al-Breik.
Although Saudi Arabia were attacking for much of the second half it was Poland who came closest to scoring as Arkadiusz Milik saw a header come back off the crossbar and Lewandowski also saw an effort strike the post.
The game was settled when Abdulelah Al-Malki lost control of the ball on the edge of his box and Lewandowski made no mistake.
The result sees Poland top Group C with four points from two games, the Saudis have three points and are also alive going into the last round of games.
Mexico will face Argentina later in the day.
With four points, Poland need a draw against Argentina to reach the second round.
The Saudis meanwhile should see no reason why they could not beat Mexico in their final game and assure themselves of qualification with a victory.