Przemysław Wiśniewski, a central defender for Poland, has explained why he celebrated his late equaliser in Wednesday night’s 2-2 draw with Nigeria in Warsaw in a more restrained manner.
According to the defender, who also mentioned being exhausted, the event happened too fast for a planned celebration.
His last appearance for his country was in a September 2025 FIFA World Cup qualification against the Netherlands, and this goal was his first since then.
The defender came clean in his post-match remarks about how his subtle celebration was a result of exhaustion and astonishment at the shot’s execution.
“I don’t score often,” he told reporters through Przegladsportowy, explaining that he didn’t have a planned celebration. “Absolutely instinctive, I just hit it, and it went in.”
Furthermore, the 27-year-old noted that his reaction was impacted by the physical exertion in the last moments.
By the 90th minute, I was too exhausted to do much more than raise my hands in protest. Scoring such a first goal makes me happy.
Will I be able to do it again soon? I have no idea. When we were practicing, I never made shots like that, he said.