Milik Helps Poland to Edge Northern Ireland 1-0

“We were nearly playing 5-4-1 at times which means Kyle does get very isolated”. “We are going to have to outrun the opposition, as simple as that”.

The game took place a day after nine people were injured during disorder in the city provoked by local fans advancing on Polish and Northern Irish fans near the seafront, French authorities said.

“We did not come into this tournament thinking we would be disgraced”. They also lack a world-class player of Gareth Bale’s stature.

“We tried to get something out of it, but didn’t manage to create anything of significance”.

“It wasn’t good enough in the end”. That was due to the fact we defended well as a team. For computers, you just have to go to WatchESPN.com and log in with your television provider, and on your smartphone, you just download the ESPN app and do the same thing. “We had to play sensibly”.

Michael O’Neill’s team made up largely of lower-league journeymen finished top of its qualifying group and came to Euro 2016 on a 12-match unbeaten run.

Northern Ireland, whose striker Kyle Lafferty was their only player in the opposing half for much of the game, soon paid for their defensive approach. We will face an equally stiff test against Ukraine on Thursday.

“Having got the opening game out of the way, we have to do better and see what we can take out of the second game”. “The players gave everything possible”, he added.

The Hornets defender, who was booked in the 69th minute after clattering Robert Lewandowski while restricting the Bayern Munich star’s impact throughout, did try and set up some attacks for his teammates with some long passes forward after they had fallen behind.

“Milik was not necessarily a bigger threat than Lewandowski. We know the next match. will be hard”. Robert Lewandowski was closely patrolled but Northern Ireland has less joy trying to suffocate Bartosz Kapustka, a nuisance on the left flank and ably supported by left back Artur Jedrzejczyk, and Milik, who buzzed around menancingly.

Goal scorer Milik, for one, missed the target with two efforts in the first 10 minutes and struck the side netting with a rising shot from a good position in the 31st.

Reports from Europe said the two teams’ fans were behaving well together until they were attacked by locals.