Like father, like son as Smolarek secures shock Polish win over Portugal

TWO first-half goals from striker Ebi Smolarek gave Poland a shock 2-1 win over Group A favourites Portugal in Chorzow.

Thu, 12 Oct, 2006 - 01:00

James Whelan

The win was Poland’s first against Portugal since Smolarek’s father Wlodzimierz scored the only goal in a group stage clash at the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico. Portugal’s Nuno Gomes had a consolation strike a minute into injury time.

Serbia remain at the summit of Group A after a comfortable victory over 10-man Armenia in Belgrade.

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Courts Soccer International Place: Chorzow Place: Mexico Place: Belgrade Place: Islands Place: Ta’Qali Place: Albania Person: Smolarek Person: Ebi Smolarek Person: Wlodzimierz Person: Nuno Gomes Person: Marko Pantelic Person: Dejan Stankovic Person: Danko Lazovic Person: Nikola Zigic Person: Daniele De Rossi Person: Giorgi Shashiashvili Person: Gianluigi Buffon Person: Jaba Kankava Person: Mauro Camoranesi Person: Simone Perrota Person: Nicolas Anelka Person: David Trezeguet Person: Thierry Henry Person: Louis Saha Person: Angelos Charisteas Person: Christos Patsatzoglou Person: Georgios Samaras Person: Kostas Katsouranis Person: Otto Rehaggel Person: Andre Schembri Person: Sandor Torghelle Person: Hakan Sukur Person: Pavel Pogrebnyak Person: Dmitry Sycheva Person: Arnar Vidarsson Person: Kim Kallstrom Person: Christian Wilhelmsson Person: Swedes Person: Jon Dahl Tomasson Person: Daniel Jensen Person: Michael Gravgaard Person: Robin van Persie Person: Nevil Dede Person: Debatik Curri Person: Aleksandar Tunchev Person: Sergei Kornilenko Event: 1986 World Cup Organisation: Portugal Organisation: Poland Organisation: Serbia Organisation: Armenia Organisation: Finland Organisation: Kazakhstan Organisation: Belgium Organisation: Azerbaijan Organisation: Italy Organisation: Georgia Organisation: France Organisation: Greece Organisation: Zenica Organisation: Malta Organisation: Hungary Organisation: Turkey Organisation: Moldova Organisation: Russia Organisation: Estonia Organisation: Republic of Macedonia Organisation: Northern Ireland Organisation: Sweden Organisation: Iceland Organisation: Denmark Organisation: Liechtenstein Organisation: Holland Organisation: Albania Organisation: Bulgaria Organisation: Luxembourg Organisation: Romania Organisation: Belarus Organisation: Slovenia

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