Date: 07-06-1986
Stage: first round
Place: MONTERREY
Running time: 99 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/italian/german/spanish
My rating: **
Notes: Boniek,Dziekanowski,Smolarek, CarlosManuel,Gomes,Futre,Pacheco
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 7 June 1986, 16:00
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 19,915
Meteo: Clear, hot, 31°C
POLAND
Józef Młynarczyk
Witold Wenclewicz
Roman Wójcicki
Stefan Majewski
Marek Ostrowski
Waldemar Matysik
Andrzej Buncol
Zbigniew Boniek (c)
Jan Urban
Ryszard Komornicki
Włodzimierz Smolarek
Coach: Antoni Piechniczek (POL)
46′ Roman Wójcicki
89′ Dariusz Dziekanowski
57′ ↓Ryszard Komornicki ↑Jan Karaś
75′ ↓Włodzimierz Smolarek ↑Andrzej Zgutczyński
PORTUGAL
Manuel Bento (c)
Álvaro Magalhães
Frederico Rosa
João Pinto
António Oliveira
António André
Diamantino Miranda
Carlos Manuel
Jaime Pacheco
António Sousa
Fernando Gomes
Coach: José Torres (POR)
46′ ↓Fernando Gomes ↑Paulo Futre
73′ ↓António André ↑Jaime Magalhães
Referee: Ali Bennaceur (TUN)
Goals:
68′ Włodzimierz Smolarek, POL
Match overview
Poland secured a narrow win over Portugal thanks to Smolarek’s second-half goal. Both teams created chances, but Poland’s defence held firm to claim three vital points in a tight group.
Trivia
This was Smolarek’s 50th international appearance for Poland. The win was crucial for Poland’s progression to the next round.
