Unerring Lewandowski secures Euro 2016 place for Poland

By Piotr Kwiatkowski WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland striker Robert Lewandowski struck the winner to secure a place at Euro 2016 as they beat battling Ireland 2-1 to consign their opponents to the playoffs on Sunday. With 13 goals he has equalled Northern Ireland forward David Healy's scoring record for a single Euro qualifying campaign from 2008. Poland opened the scoring in the 13th minute when midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak slammed the ball home from outside the penalty area after a corner.