NT Squad vs South Africa: Łukasz Załuska - Jakub Rzeźniczak, Bartosz Bosacki, Michał Żewłakow, Jacek Krzynówek - Sławomir Peszko, Rafał Murawski, Dariusz Dudka, Roger, Jakub Wilk - Robert Lewandowski.
Re: Friendly: South Africa v Poland 06.06.2009 [R] 6 June 2009, 15:00 - Johannesburg South Africa 1-0 Poland Lawley Thembinkosi Fanteni 6 South Africa: 16. Itumeleng Isaac Khune - 2. Siboniso Pa Gaxa, 4. Aaron Mokoena, 14. Matthew Paul Booth, 15. Innocent Thembinkosi Mdledle - 10. Steven Jerome Pienaar (76, 8. Lawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala), 13. Kagisho Evidence Dikgacoi, 5. Benson Simphiwe Mhlongo, 6. Ntuthuko MacBeth-Mao Sibaya - 18. Lawley Thembinkosi Fanteni (61, 21. Katlego Evidence Mashego), 17. Bernard Melvin Parker (88, 11. Elrio van Heerden). Poland: 1. Łukasz Załuska - 21. Jakub Rzeźniczak, 2. Bartosz Bosacki, 14. Michał Żewłakow, 8. Jacek Krzynówek - 7. Sławomir Peszko (46, 11. Marek Saganowski), 5. Dariusz Dudka (79, 23. Dawid Janczyk), 10. Rafał Murawski (60, 18. Łukasz Trałka), 6. Roger, 16. Jakub Wilk (59, 15. Marcin Komorowski) - 9. Robert Lewandowski. An experimental squad. Still, I expected more, much more.
Re: Friendies: Poland v South Africa, Iraq 06.06, 06.09.2009 [R] Sport.pl Player ratings for the friendly v South Africa http://www.sport.pl/pilka/1,65029,6695122,Sport_pl_ocenia_kadre__Najslabsi_Wilk_i_Roger.html
9 June 2009, 17:15 - Cape Town Poland 1-1 Iraq Roger 71 - Mahdi Karim Ajeel 53 Poland: 1. Sebastian Przyrowski - 20. Piotr Polczak, 2. Bartosz Bosacki (46, 21. Jakub Rzeźniczak), 14. Michał Żewłakow, 8. Jacek Krzynówek (46, 15. Marcin Komorowski) - 7. Sławomir Peszko (72, 23. Dawid Janczyk), 5. Dariusz Dudka, 18. Łukasz Trałka (46, 6. Roger), 10. Rafał Murawski (65, 19. Tomasz Bandrowski), 16. Jakub Wilk - 9. Robert Lewandowski (46, 11. Marek Saganowski). Iraq: 12. Mohammed Kassid Kadhim (46, 1. Noor Sabri Abbas Hassan) - 2. Mohammed Ali Karim, 15. Ali Hussein Rehema Al-Muttairi, 14. Salam Shakir, 3. Bassim Abbas Kati - 18. Mahdi Karim Ajeel (57, 20. Samer Saeed Mujbel), 4. Fareed Majeed Ghadban (75, 9. Abdulwahab Abu Al-Hail Labid), 5. Nashat Akram Ali (46, 6. Salih Sadir Al-Sadoun), 13. Karrar Jassim Mohammed (46, 11. Hawar Mulla Mohammed Taher Zeebari) - 10. Younis Mahmoud Khalef (46, 17. Alaa Abdulzahra Khashan), 7. Emad Mohammed Ridha. Another one for the no comment file. Good thing the next qualifier is still months away.
The only good thing to say abouth these games is that probably Poland will never play in this personal line-up again. Still it is not clear for me why Poland play so many games with what could hardly be called best available Polish squad. I know that friendly games are to test potential new players and hot prospects but I don't think any other nation fields so experimental line-up even in least important friendlies.