Northern Ireland beaten by Poland

Northern Ireland’s first match at a European Championship finals ended in defeat as Arkadiusz Milik gave Poland a 1-0 win in Nice.Ajax star Milik slotted in after being picked out by Jakub Blaszczykowski early in the second half.
Poland had dominated the first half but were thwarted by some superb defending by Michael O’Neill’s men.
Northern Ireland did not manage to get a decent effort on target and must now regroup to play Ukraine on Thursday.
Poland deserved the three points, the first time they have won an opening match at a Euro finals, inflicting a first defeat in 13 games on their Group C opponents.
Northern Ireland endured an anxious opening and must have been relieved to get to the break still on level terms – they have now conceded just one first-half goal in their last 21 matches.
But the mood changed when Milik, scorer of 24 for his club last season, took one touch before finding the net with a left-foot shot.
Northern Ireland’s best hope was a well-worked free-kick which ended with skipper Steven Davis just failing to get in his shot
More than 10,000 green-shirted fans travelled to Nice full of an optimism fired by their team’s qualification and 12-match unbeaten run.
But that fantastic vocal support failed to inspire Northern Ireland, who struggled badly in the opening exchanges, letting Poland dominate.
And despite the significance of the match for O’Neill’s side, it will not be one they will look back on with much pleasure.
On a positive note, they finished the match much better than they had started it, with substitute Washington providing support for sole striker Lafferty, while they also produced a determined defensive display to shackle Robert Lewandowski, one of Europe’s leading strikers.(BBC Sport).

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