Poland’s Robert Lewandowski had the most beautiful, emotional reaction to first World Cup goal
It was a long time coming for Poland's Robert Lewandowski, but it finally happened.
The 34-year-old forward is one of the most prolific goal-scorers of all time, and his decorated soccer career has included just about everything a player can achieve, aside from scoring a World Cup goal. Until now.
Lewandowski finally found the back of the net in his fifth World Cup match, netting his first goal Saturday in the Group C matchup against Saudi Arabia in Poland's 2-0 victory.
And unsurprisingly, the striker was overcome with emotion - surely a combination of happiness and relief along with overwhelming excitement for helping secure the victory for Poland.
Here's how the emotional day went: In the 65th minute, Lewandowski came super close to grabbing that first score and giving his team a two-goal lead, but the ball hit the post.
In the 81st minute, he was able to capitalize on a mistake from Saudi Arabia and found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper, finally scoring his first World Cup goal.
Here's another slow-motion look:
Here's a few more videos of the overwhelming reaction:
It was beautiful.