Lewandowski misses opportunities, Poland and Ukraine ties at 0-0 in half

Fomenko had appeared to intimate to Ukrainian media that the game against Poland would be his last after Ukraine were eliminated from the tournament with defeat to Northern Ireland.

Instead, it was Poland’s half-time sub Blaszczykowski who broke the deadlock with a delightful strike.

The Group C win in Marseille propelled Poland further than they have ever gone in a European Championship and they will meet Switzerland in the last-16.

The 2016 UEFA Euro Cup is held in France between June 10 and July 10 with matches played in 10 different locations, namely in Bordeaux, Lens, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Paris, Saint-Denis, Saint-Etienne and Toulouse.

Poland s formidable strike pair Arkadiusz Milik and Robert Lewandowski each had early chances, the Bayern Munich star volleying the more clearcut of the two over Andriy Yatov s crossbar.

Robert Lewandowski is still looking to open his account at Euro 2016.

“He is doing a lot of hard work and has had a big influence on our wins and how we have played”.

Ukraine found themselves in behind the Poland defence in the 17th minute, but Lukasz Fabianski narrowed the angle to force Andriy Yarmolenko to fire wide.

Mueller twice went close, thrashing a shot across goal and then striking the base of the right-hand post with a plunging header, before creating the opener for Gomez.

He worked tirelessly, set up a good chance for Milik with a fine flick inside the opening minute and was constantly available for the ball even when things were not coming off. Poland would be rudderless without him and the prospect of that flashed before the eyes briefly during the first half when Ukraine centre-back Oleksandr Kucher scythed through him and briefly left him in a crumpled heap.

Winger Yevhen Konoplyanka drilled a low effort narrowly wide on the half hour.

Bartosz Kapustka should have increased Poland’s lead two minutes later when he was sprung clear by Lewandowski but shot into the side-netting.

“I think seven points in the group stage looks impressive”, Fabianski told the press.

“We didn t have as much possession as we wished, but despite the fact that we didn t play particularly well we won”, he added.

“I don’t have any complaints about my players today as we played [some good] football”, he said. He’s a player who can help us.