You can't have it all.
The game was all over the place for the first 15 minutes, but once it settled down, Poland looked the better side. Poland attack more sharply and defended more resolutely.
Lewandowski spent a lot of time rolling around on the ground but at the end of the day, it was his touch of class that was the difference between two evenly matched sides.
Here are some of the best tweets from tonight's match:
https://twitter.com/DustinOfficial/status/653303991087013888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/FrancisTheTwitt/status/653305056947793920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Sure to be a talking point after the match is how long it took for MON to bring Wes Hoolahan into the game. Once he game on, Ireland looked a lot better.
A free header by Richard Keogh went begging, ten minutes from time. The agony on Twitter was palpable.
https://twitter.com/OldSchHouse/status/653305163961266176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/sunbabe08/status/653305151407681536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/K8/status/653305150522683392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/KevinFox14/status/653305353451511813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The tension in the stands built and built but it didn't translate to pressure on the pitch.
https://twitter.com/siobhanrickard/status/653306563394969600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/sarahisnothere/status/653306846162350082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/Ciaran__McG/status/653307099095638016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
John O'Shea will also miss a play-off after picking up a red card for a second bookable offence.
https://twitter.com/hannahgoonah/status/653307856561811458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
After Keogh's header, Poland held on to their lead without any real Irish threat to their goal, condemning us to the play-off places. But at least they have a good history of those, right?
