Poland 6-0 Romania: Lewandowski hat-trick ends eight-match winless run (full match highlights)

Poland ended an eight-match winless run in the Nations League with a ruthless 6-0 demolition of ten-man Romania at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, their biggest victory in five years. The match turned decisively in the 22nd minute when Radu Dragusin was sent off for bringing down Robert Lewandowski inside the box. The Chicago Fire striker picked himself up and converted the resulting penalty with typical composure, sending goalkeeper Otto Hindrich the wrong way for his 90th international goal. Poland remained frustrated until the break, with Przemyslaw Frankowski striking the post and Karol Swiderski wasting a golden chance to tee up the unmarked Lewandowski. The floodgates opened after the restart. In the 47th minute, Nicola Zalewski danced past his marker and squared for Lewandowski to tap in from close range. Two minutes later, Frankowski's cross deflected off Virgil Ghita and into the Romanian net for an own goal. Piotr Zielinski made it four in the 62nd minute, intercepting Razvan Marin's careless backpass, rounding the goalkeeper and finishing into an empty net. Jan Bednarek headed home the fifth from Sebastian Szymanski's corner four minutes later. Lewandowski completed his hat-trick in the 86th minute, dribbling past several defenders before firing into the bottom corner. Poland dominated possession with 67 percent, registered 24 shots to Romania's 10, and completed 672 passes to their opponents' 339. The result lifts Poland to four points from three games in Group B4, keeping their promotion hopes alive, while Romania remain rooted to the bottom without a point. Can Jan Urban's side build on this statement win in their remaining fixtures.

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