Poland beats Romania. Lewandowski with a hat-trick

Thanks to three goals from Robert Lewandowski, Poland has beaten Romania 3:1 and secured its top position in their World Cup qualifying group. Lewandowski scored the first goal from the penalty spot before the half-hour mark after he had been fouled by Cristian Sapunaru, then claimed his second goal of the game with a header in the second half. He completed his hat-trick with another penalty, after Alin Tosca fouled Piotr Zieliński. Romania responded with a goal from Bogdan Stanciu late in the game. After this game, Lewandowski has 11 goals and ties with Cristiano Ronaldo as the top goal scorers of the European World Cup qualifiers. With four games to go, Poland has a six-point lead in the group against Denmark and Montenegro.