On June 22, Beijing time, the second round of Group D of the 2024 Euro Cup group stage ended the competition, and the Polish team led by Lewandowski lost 1-3 to Austria, suffered two consecutive defeats, and has been eliminated from the group one round in advance, and Poland has also become the first team to exit this European Cup. In this game, Austria's Trauner scored with a header in the eighth minute of the first half, and Poland pulled a goal back in the 29th minute by Pjantek. In the second half, Austria's Baumgartner and Arnautovic scored back-to-back goals as Austria won the match 3-1.
In this European Championship, Group D is considered the "Group of Death", and in addition to the World Cup winner France, the Netherlands, Poland and Austria are all in this group, and the competition for qualification from the group is particularly fierce. Austria and Poland both suffered defeats in the first round, so the outcome of the second round will have a direct impact on whether they can keep their qualification hopes alive.
Poland is a team full of impact, but due to the injury of key player Lewandowski, the overall strength of the team has dropped significantly. Austria may lack big names, but most of its players have experience playing in high-level professional leagues. In this encounter, Poland and Austria both used all their strength. In the first half, Austria were ferocious in attack, and in the eighth minute they set up Trauna through Mvenet, who managed to score in front of goal to give his team a 1-0 lead.
Poland, who had fallen behind, increased their attacking firepower on the flanks, and in the 29th minute, Pjantek seized the opportunity to score a goal to end the first half with a score of 1-1. In the second half of the game, the two sides were still fierce in the whole game. In order to strengthen the attack, the Polish team replaced the leader Lewandowski in the 60th minute of the game. However, due to injuries, Lewandowski's appearance did not bring significant improvement to the team's attack.
On the contrary, Austria found a chance in the attack, and in the 66th minute Baumgartner scored again, and the score was 2-1. In the final stage of the game, Austrian player Sabitzer burst into the penalty area with the ball and was brought down by Poland's Szczesny, the referee awarded a penalty, and Arnautovic, who took the penalty, easily scored the goal, and Austria sealed the victory 3-1.