International: Lewandowski Bags Four In Poland Rout

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Poland got their qualifiying campaign off to a flying start with emphatic 7-0 win over Gibraltar at the Estádio Do Algarve.
Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski bagged four goals, while Kamil Grosicki's brace and Lukasz Suzukala's solitary strike saw the Polish jump to the top of Group D.
The Republic of Ireland also got off to a winning start, as they defeated Georgi 2-1 on Sunday evening.
Everton winger Aidan McGeady scored on either side of   Tornike Okriashvili 38th minute strike to secure the win for the visitors.
Two late goals from Niall McGinn and Kyle Lafferty secured a vital 2-1 away win for Northern Ireland over Hungary in their European Championship qualifier.
A brace from Riku Riski and a solitary strike from Roman Eremenko saw Finland beat the Faroe Island 3-1, as they got their qualifying campaign off to a winning start.
Goals from Pierre Hojberg and Thomas Kahlenberg cancelled out Henrikh Mkhitaryan's 50th minute strike, as Denmark defeated Armenia 2-1 in the qualifying clash in Copenhagen.
Meanwhile, 2004 Euro Champions, Greece got their campaign off to a poor start after they lost 1-0 to Romania on Sunday evening.

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