Poland surge clear at the top after 2-1 win in Montenegro


REFILE - CORRECTING TYPO Football Soccer - Montenegro v Poland - 2018 World Cup Qualifiers European Zone - Group Stage - Group E - Gradski Stadion, Podgorica, Montenegro - 26/03/17 Poland's Robert Lewandowski and Montenegro's Stefan Savic in action. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic

PODGORICA (Reuters) - Poland won 2-1 in Montenegro with goals from Robert Lewandowski and Lukasz Piszczek to move six points clear at the top of World Cup qualifying Group E after a pulsating clash on Sunday.

The result left the Poles in charge midway through the campaign on 13 points from five games, six ahead of closest rivals Montenegro and Denmark, who were held 0-0 in Romania.

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