Football Soccer - Switzerland v Poland - EURO 2016 - Round of 16 - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France - 25/6/16 Poland head coach Adam Nawalka speaks with Jakub Blaszczykowski at half time of extra time REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Livepic
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (Reuters) - Poland coach Adam Nawalka said his side may have put too much emphasis on their trademark defence but it was enough to see off Switzerland on Saturday and book a spot in their first ever European quarter-final.
After dominating the first half and going a goal ahead, Poland sat deep, allowing the Swiss to draw level and push the game into extra time. The Poles then triumphed after taking the penalty shoot-out 5-4.
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