Irlandia Utara Gagal pada `Pengalaman Pertama` di Piala Eropa
Northern Ireland Beaten in Their First Ever European Championship Match
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
POLANDIA mendominasi babak pertama di Nice, tetapi tidak dapat menemukan jalan untuk menembus pertahanan Irlandia Utara.
Michael McGovern membuat penyelamatan penting untuk mematahkan ancaman dari Bartosz Kapustka lima menit sebelum turun minum di Stade de Nice.
Arkadiusz Milik memecah kebuntuan dan menjebol gawang Irlandia Utara setelah memanfaatkan umpan dari Jakub Blaszczykowski di babak kedua.
Irlandia Utara berupaya menekan permainan Polandia dalam menit-menit akhir tapi menemui jalan buntu untuk menyamakan kedudukan di persaingan Grup C pada Piala Eropa 2016.
Di bawah suhu terik dari Cote d'Azur, Irlandia tara berupaya menghindari kekalahan di penampilan pertama mereka di kompetisi penting Eropa selama 30 tahun terakhir. Mereka memburu waktu dan mereka tertahan dan ruang gerak terkunci ketika berupaya menembus pertahanan Polandia. Mereka hampir menyamakan kedudukan tapi gagal meraih hasil terbaik, seperti dilansir MailOnline.
POLAND DOMINATED the first half in Nice, but were unable to find a way through the Northern Ireland defence
Michael McGovern made a great save to deny Bartosz Kapustka five minutes before the break at Stade de Nice.
Arkadiusz Milik broke Northern Ireland's resolve after slotting home Jakub Blaszczykowski's pass in second half.
Northern Ireland pushed men forward in the latter stages but were unable to find an equaliser in the Group C clash.
In the searing heat of the Cote d'Azur, Northern Ireland ran themselves into the ground in a desperate attempt to avoid defeat at their first appearance at a major finals for 30 years. They chased and they harried and they blocked and they tackled in their efforts to keep a fine Poland side at bay. They came close but they could not quite manage it.
