Poland beats Azerbaijan 5-0 in Euro 2008 qualifier

Jacek Bak, Dariusz Dudka, Wojciech Lobodzinski, Jacek Krzynowek and Przemyslaw Kazmierczak each scored to give Poland its fourth consecutive qualifying victory, including wins over Group A rivals Portugal and Belgium.

Bak scored the first goal in the second minute at Legia stadium, heading a cross from Lukasz Gargula past Azerbaijan goalkeeper Jahangir Hasanzade.

Dudka made it 2-0 in the fifth, and Lobodzinski added a third in the 33rd.

In the second half, Krzynowek scored in the 58th. Only 15 minutes after being pulled in to replace Radoslaw Matusiak, Kazmierczak scored in the 83rd.

Lineups:

Poland: Artur Boruc, Marcin Wasilewski, Jacek Bak, Dariusz Dudka, Michal Zewlakow, Wojciech Lobodzinski, Mariusz Lewandowski, Lukasz Gargula, Jacek Krzynowek (Ireneusz Jelen, 78), Maciej Zurawski, Radoslaw Matusiak (Przemyslaw Kazmierczak, 68).

Azerbaijan: Jahangir Hasanzade, Samir Abbasov, Ernani Pereira, Elmar Bakhshiyev, Alexander Chertoganov, Aslan Kerimov, Ilgar Gurbanov, Branmir Subashic, Emin Imamaliyev (Murad Agakisiyev, 65), Kanan Karimov (Vagif Javadov, 67), Leandro Gomes (Andre Lagada, 62). The Associated Press

/The International Herald Tribune/