German Democratic Republic v Poland, 18 April 1979
| Score | 2-1 to German Democratic Republic |
| Referee | Eldar Azim Zade |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group 4 |
| Venue | Zentralstadion, Leipzig |
| Attendance | 55,000 |
View Poland v German Democratic Republic head to head
Kick-off: 5:00pm local
2 German Democratic Republic
Manager: Georg Buschner
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Poland
Manager: Ryszard Kulesza
Goals:
| Joachim Streich | 50 |
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| Lutz Lindemann | 63 |
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Goals:
| Zbigniew Boniek | 8 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin
Defender
Hans-Jürgen Dörner
(captain)
Defender
Gerd Kische
Defender
Konrad Weise
Midfielder
Reinhard Häfner
Midfielder
Lutz Lindemann
Midfielder
Hartmut Schade
Midfielder
Gerd Weber
Forward
Martin Hoffmann
Forward
Hans-Jurgen Riediger
Forward
Joachim Streich
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Zygmunt Kukla
Defender
Marek Dziuba
Defender
Pawel Janas
Defender
Stefan Majewski
Defender
Antoni Szymanowski
(captain)
Defender
Wladyslaw Zmuda
Midfielder
Zbigniew Boniek
Midfielder
Leslaw Cmikiewicz
Midfielder
Adam Nawalka
Forward
Grzegorz Lato
Forward
Roman Ogaza
Substitutions:
| Jurgen Pommerenke for Hartmut Schade | 46 |
Substitutions:
| Wojciech Rudy for Marek Dziuba | 60 |
| Michal Wrobel for Stefan Majewski | 76 |
Cards:
Cards:
| Zbigniew Boniek | 1 | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Jurgen Pommerenke