Poland's shootout preparations put the boot to Swiss
By Associated Press in Saint-Etienne, France | China Daily | Updated: 2016-06-27 07:42
Poland spent time preparing for a penalty shootout - and it showed.
Pinned back in its own half for long spells by Switzerland as fatigue appeared to take its toll in extra time, Poland focused on the defensive virtues that have served it so well at Euro 2016.
The strategy paid off, and Poland reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship for the first time, after it converted all its penalty kicks to beat Switzerland 5-4 in the shootout.
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