Czech Republic v Poland player ratings Petr Cech: Has not always performed to his best on the international stage but this was a very composed performance from the Chelsea goalkeeper. Reliable when collecting crosses and alert to any long-distance strikes from the Poles. Dealt well with the wet conditions. Theodor Gebre Selassie: A talented full-back who pushed forward well and exploited Polish left-back Sebastian Boenisch's lack of pace. Michal Kadlec: Made a fantastic defensive header in either half. Kadlec threw himself in front of a menacing cross from Obraniak early in the first period, and then diverted Blaszczykowski's lob away from goal in the dying seconds, securing the Czech Republic's progression into the next round. Tomas Sivok: Handed a wonderful chance to open the scoring just after the hour mark when he headed Plasil's free-kick goalwards. Sivok failed to really attack the cross and could only direct his effort straight at Tyton. Nonetheless, Sivok was composed on the ball and enjoyed the time afforded to him by the Poles" lackadaisical pressing on the Czech back-four. David Limbersky: The Poles applied plenty of pressure on the Czech defence during the first period but Limbersky remained relatively calm. The defender was willing to burst forward in attack too, attacking the byline on a number of occasions. Jaroslav Plasil: Integral to the Czech Republic's second-half revival. Delivered a number of dangerous crosses from set-pieces and helped to build pressure on the home side during the second period. Vaclav Pilar: The Czech Republic's most dangerous player. Pilar was full of tricks, whilst his direct running caused the Poles serious problems. The diminutive wideman made a terrible hash of a glorious opportunity early on but it did not matter in the end. Tomas Hubschman: Hubschman improved significantly after the break and provided some real control for the Czechs. Made one crucial header late on to relieve the pressure as the Poles began to bombard the Czech Republic's eighteen-yard box. Daniel Kolar: There seemed to be very little shape to the Czech midfield during the first half as the Poles overran the visitors on the counter-attack. At times, Kolar seemed slow to track back but, like his team-mates, he improved after the break. Petr Jiracek: Greece's first-half goal against Russia threatened to dump the Czech Republic out of the tournament but Jiracek weaved himself some space with twenty minutes to go and fired the ball expertly under Tyton to rescue the Czechs. Milan Baros: A frustrating evening for the former Liverpool star. Too often, Baros was isolated from his team-mates and unable to really impose himself on the encounter. Indeed, the openings which came his way were quickly shut out. Nevertheless, Baros plugged away and played his part in his side's winning goal. Best off the bench - Frantisek Rajtoral: Replaced the more attack-minded Jiracek with ten minutes to go and helped to bolster the Czech Republic's defence as the Poles began to swing long balls into the visitor's box. Przemyslaw Tyton: Made a fantastic reaction save to keep out a header from Sivok midway through the second half. Communicated well with his back four and had little chance with the Czech Republic's winner. Sebastian Boenisch: Not particularly tidy in defence and guilty of playing Baros onside in the first half when the rest of the Polish defence pushed out, though that loss of concentration went unpunished. Boenisch did test Cech with an excellent long-range strike during the first period, but offered little else going forward. Marcin Wasilewski: Made a number of poor challenges and conceded free-kicks to the Czech Republic in dangerous positions as the visitors began to work themselves back into the game. Almost popped up with a late equaliser but crept offside and headed over anyway. Damien Perquis: Perquis helped to keep Baros quiet throughout the encounter and frustrated the Czech forward with some strong tackling. Ultimately, Poland lost this game due to their failure to convert their first-half chances, rather than due to defensive errors. Lukasz Piszczek: Struggled to contain the lively Pilar. Piszczek was pushed back and as such was unable to really involve himself in Polish attacks. Dariusz Dudka: Adds a real physical presence to the Polish midfield but offered little attacking creativity as the game began to slip away from Poland in the second period. Eugen Polanski: Worked hard but was guilty of conceding a number of cheap free-kicks which allowed the Czechs the opportunity to re-build and earn some respite from the numerous Polish counter-attacks during the first half. Replaced before the hour mark. Ludovic Obraniak: Fired in a number of dangerous free-kicks early in the first half as Poland looked to make the most of the slippery conditions. However, Obraniak was one of the many Polish players who went missing in the second period. Did not display enough urgency and was removed from proceedings immediately after Jiracek's goal. Rafal Murawski: Not a great performance. Murawski was guilty of losing possession in the build-up to the Czech Republic's winning goal and was substituted shortly after. Jakub Blaszczykowski: Almost scored a late equaliser when he lobbed the ball over Cech but was largely anonymous until then. Robert Lewandowski: Worked tirelessly upfront and proved a handful for the Czech defence in the first half. Raced through on goal early on but sliced his left-footed effort well wide. Kept quiet during the second period. Best off the bench - Kamil Grosicki: Appeared early in the second half and tried to make things tick for the Poles, though he had little overall effect.