Poland hold England
England were held to a 1-1 draw by Poland on Wednesday in a Group H qualifier that went ahead a day late after Tuesday's scheduled kick-off was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
Wayne Rooney sent the Poles' morale sinking fifteen minutes from half-time, heading in a corner from captain Steven Gerrard for his 30th goal in an England shirt.
Poland's answer came in the 70th minute, thanks to Torino defender Kamil Glik, courtesy of another header from a corner.
"It wasn't one of our best performances," admitted England manager Roy Hodgson, whose side still lead Group H by one point from Montenegro.
"But there were factors -- the pitch was difficult, soggy and the ball was not moving well. It was more suited to a long ball game rather than passing.
"We weren't good in possession but got a result and we showed the necessary character. We are still unbeaten and it's good to get something out of a game when we didn't play well."
Gerrard admitted it had not been one of the team's best nights.
"It's a decent point but we are disappointed," said Gerrard. "We know we can play better. We should have seen the game out but I still believe this will be a good point at the end of the day."
England goalkeeper Joe Hart took responsibility for the goal, having flapped as he tried to clear the corner.
"It was my fault and it cost us three points. They were knocking on the door but it was never going to open unless there was a mistake," he said.
England took their chance after 15 minutes but James Milner's lateral pass failed to find a team-mate before Polish goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton smothered the ball.
Manchester City's Milner fed Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe up front in the 26th minute, only for the latter to lose the battle with Poland captain Marcin Wasilewski, standing in for the injured Kuba Blaszczykowski.
Two minutes later, Poland powered back, with Grosicki finding Lewandowski in the box, only for newcomer Pawel Wszolek to fail to latch onto the pass.
A minute after Rooney's goal put England up, Grosicki again came up empty.
After the interval, Poland upped the pace in a drive to close the deficit, with corner-taking stalwart Obraniak firing over the bar in the 49th minute, followed by Lewandowski 10 minutes later.
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