{"id":1563,"date":"2026-06-05T16:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/jan-urban-praises-polish-resilience-after-2-2-draw-with-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:10:14","slug":"jan-urban-praises-polish-resilience-after-2-2-draw-with-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/jan-urban-praises-polish-resilience-after-2-2-draw-with-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan Urban Praises Polish Resilience After 2-2 Draw With Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Poland head coach Jan Urban hailed his team\u2019s fighting spirit after they recovered from a two-goal deficit to secure a 2-2 draw against Nigeria in Wednesday\u2019s international friendly in Warsaw.<\/p>\n<p>Urban said the pattern of the match felt familiar from earlier games, adding that he remained confident even after falling behind. \u201cThe same kind of scenario happened again \u2014 the opponent scored. Still, I wasn\u2019t worried because we were playing well. And we continued to play well after we conceded. It was a strong game against a strong side,\u201d he told laczynaspilka.pl.<\/p>\n<p>While the coach was pleased with the overall response, he admitted Poland could have been more disciplined in specific defensive moments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat goal could have been avoided without too much difficulty. Before that, the only real dangerous moment came from Kamil Grabara\u2019s clearance. I understand exactly how everyone should react in that situation,\u201d Urban said.<\/p>\n<p>Urban also voiced frustration that his side struggled to stop Nigeria from turning a small number of opportunities into goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe toughest part is that they don\u2019t create a lot of chances, yet they take two or three. They\u2019re ruthless with us. But it\u2019s a friendly match, and it won\u2019t be judged by what happened in games like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria took charge thanks to strikes from Terem Moffi and Paul Onuachu before Poland rallied late to earn a share of the spoils.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poland head coach Jan Urban hailed his team\u2019s fighting spirit after they recovered from a two-goal deficit to secure a 2-2 draw against Nigeria in Wednesday\u2019s international friendly in Warsaw. 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