Euro 2012: Poland 1 - 1 Russia

The co-hosts came from behind during a thrilling second half, captain Jakub Blaszczykowski scoring the equaliser with a thunderous left-foot shot.

Russia had taken the lead after 37 minutes, when Alan Dzagoev turned in Andrey Arshavin's curling free-kick.

Although both teams had chances to win the game, the spoils were shared.

The result leaves Group A wide open, with all four teams still mathematically able to qualify for the quarter-finals after a night of high drama in the Polish capital.

This was not a rivalry in need of stoking, or a fixture that required additional hype.

And yet fuel was thrown on the fire in the hours before kick-off as riot police clashed with fans from both countries in a series of violent exchanges on the streets of Warsaw.

A march in support of Russia's Independence Day, from the city centre to the stadium, prompted widespread anger among Polish extremists.

If the atmosphere around the stadium was raw at kick-off, the early exchanges were equally frenzied.

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