Poland v Republic of Ireland, 12 April 1978
| Score | 3-0 to Poland |
| Referee | Klaus Scheurell |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | LKS Lodz |
| Attendance | 30,000 |
View Poland v Republic of Ireland head to head
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Poland
Manager: Jacek Gmoch
Goals:
| Zbigniew Boniek | 52 |
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| Kazimierz Deyna | 60 |
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| Wlodzimierz Mazur | 82 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jan Tomaszewski
Defender
Antoni Szymanowski
Defender
Roman Wójcicki
Defender
Wladyslaw Zmuda
Midfielder
Zbigniew Boniek
Midfielder
Adam Nawalka
Forward
Kazimierz Deyna
(captain)
Forward
Grzegorz Lato
Forward
Wlodzimierz Lubanski
Forward
Andrzej Szarmach
Substitutions:
| Rudolf Wojtowicz for Miroslaw Justek | 64 |
| Wlodzimierz Mazur for Adam Nawalka | 72 |
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Republic of Ireland
Manager: Johnny Giles
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Gerry Peyton
Goalkeeper
Eamonn Gregg
Defender
Jimmy Holmes
Defender
Mark Lawrenson
Defender
Noel Synnott
Defender
Maurice Daly
Full back
Johnny Giles
Midfielder
(captain)
Ashley Grimes
Midfielder
Ray Treacy
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jerome Clarke for Johnny Giles | 79 |