Balanced By Poland, Rep. Czechs Still Have The Opportunity To Escape To Germany

Czech midfielder Tomas Soucek (right) celebrated a goal that equalized against Poland in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. (Twitter @EURO2024)

JAKARTA - Rep. Czechs keep their chances of qualifying for the Euro 2023 finals after drawing 1-1 against Poland in the Group E qualifying match at the National Stadium, Saturday, November 18 in the morning WIB.

A Rep. Czech draw is not too disappointing. Moreover, they almost lost the game after falling behind.

An additional one point makes Rep. The Czechs stay in second place with 12 points. Meanwhile, Poland, which has completed all qualifying matches, took third place after getting 11 points.

Despite failing to get a ticket to the finals automatically, Poland still has a chance to qualify through the playoffs.

Rep. The Czechs themselves actually competed with Moldova, which drew 1-1 against Albania. The draw made Moldova, which is ranked fourth, get a 10 point. Or two points adrift of Czech Rep.

With the results of the match, only Albania is sure to pocket the ticket to the final round. Albania, who is at the top of the standings, has 14 points and cannot be chased by a team that is in third or fourth place.

Meanwhile, Rep. Czech and Moldova will compete for the next ticket. The two teams will duel for tickets to accompany Albania, November 21 in the morning WIB.

The Czech Rep was a little over the wind because the game was held at home. They also just need a draw to make sure the ticket to the finals.

In that match, Poland, which was again strengthened by Robert Lewandowski, took the lead in the 38th minute. The goal was produced by Jakub Piotrowski, who has only played for the Polish national team twice.

After that goal, Poland struggled to penetrate the Czech Rep. defense. On the other hand, the visitors also couldn't score for 45 minutes of the first half.

But in the second half, Rep. Ceo managed to get up and immediately broke into the host's goal. Tomas Soucek's kick successfully equalized the score in the 49th minute.

No more goals were created. The score 1-1 for both teams lasted until the end of the match.