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BUCHAREST, Romania -- Poland took control of Group E with a 3-0 victory over Romania on Friday in a World Cup qualifier which was marred by crowd trouble at the National Arena Bucharest.Polands star striker, Robert Lewandowski, needed medical attention in the second half as he collapsed after a flare thrown in the 55th minute. The referee temporarily stopped the match and Lewandowski returned to the game several minutes later.The first flares were thrown by the crowd immediately after kickoff.Lewandowski had his own answer to the incident. He netted in the 82nd minute to double the Polish lead from inside the box and added his second in stoppage time from the spot. It was the ninth consecutive qualifier in which he had scored.Kamil Grosicki scored 11 minutes into the game on a solo effort with a powerful blast into the top of the net.With only the winner qualifying automatically, Poland jumped to the sole lead of Group E with 10 points, three more than Montenegro, which lost at Armenia 3-2.Denmark trails by one more point after beating Kazakhstan 4-1 while Romania is another point behind. Armenia has three points, one more than Kazakhstan at the bottom.Other matches in Group E:---DENMARK 4, KAZAKHSTAN 1Denmark rebounded from a 1-0 home loss to Montenegro with a 4-1 victory over Kazakhstan.Andreas Cornelius headed home to give Denmark a 1-0 lead in the 15th. Two minutes later, Gafurzhan Suyumbaev scored for the visitors to tie it at 1-1 with a left-footed shot.Christian Eriksen restored the lead for Denmark from the penalty spot in the 36th before Peter Ankersen and again Eriksen sealed the victory with second-half goals.---ARMENIA 3, MONTENEGRO 2Armenia rallied from two goals down to grab a late 3-2 win over Montenegro on Friday for its first points in qualifying.Gevorg Ghazaryan struck more than three minutes into stoppage time in the dying seconds of the match with a long-range low shot from outside the area.It was the first victory for Armenia in a competitive match since October 2013 after 12 winless efforts.In the first half, Montenegro went 1-0 ahead in the 36th minute with a goal from Damir Kojasevic. Captain Stevan Jovetic needed just two minutes to double the lead for his sixth goal for his country in the last eight games, lobbing the ball over goalkeeper Arsen Beglaryan.Artak Grigoryan reduced the lead to 2-1 five minutes after the interval on a solo effort that began in the middle of the field and was completed with a little bit of luck and help from Ruslan Koryan.Varazdat Haroyan scored his first international goal to tie the match in the 73rd from close range.Juan Bernat Jersey . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. Alphonse Areola Paris Saint-Germain Jersey . At a Manhattan federal court hearing, attorney Jordan Siev said his law office has gotten more evidence nearly every day to support its lawsuit accusing MLB and Selig of going on a "witch hunt" to ruin Rodriguezs reputation and career. He said the defendants went "way over the line. http://www.parissaintgermainfcstore.com/customized/ .J. 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Every game the Detroit Lions have played has been decided by seven points or fewer, so their quarterback has constantly been under pressure with time running down. That was the case last weekend, when Stafford and the Lions went 35 yards in 23 seconds to set up a tying field goal on the final play of regulation. Detroit beat Minnesota in overtime .We would like to score earlier in the game and have a lead, but it did not work out that way, Stafford said. Our guys did a good job of sticking together.Stafford has completed 67.3 percent of his passes this season, throwing for 18 touchdowns and five interceptions. His passer rating of 101.6 would be the highest of his eight-year career if he maintains it.Hes doing this without his top receiver Calvin Johnson, who retired in the offseason. The Lions (5-4) have this weekend off, and they are by no means a lock for the playoffs, but whatever their flaws, theyve been able to count on their quarterback.Stafford has had difficulty at times living up to his promise as the No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft. He threw for 5,038 yards and 41 touchdowns in his third season, but that year soon began to look like an outlier. Even when Detroit reached the playoffs in 2014, the Lions were led by their defense.A 1-7 start last season cost Detroits general manager and team president their jobs, and it was fair to wonder about Staffords future as well.Stafford and the Lions played better down the stretch, and Detroits hope was that Jim Bob Cooter had figured out how to get more out of the teams quarterback. Cooter was promoted to offensive coordinator in the middle of last season.In their opener this season, the Lions trailed Indianapolis by one with the ball on Indys 25-yard line and 37 seconds left. Stafford completed three straight passes, and Detroit was in range for Matt Praters winning field ggoal.dddddddddddd.(Stafford) appears to make it a little bit easier than what it actually is, coach Jim Caldwell said. Number one, he prepares extremely hard. Number two, he has great confidence that he doesnt back down and doesnt shrink away from those moments, and the guys that are around him can sense that, and I think it gives them a little bit more confidence.Last month, the Lions trailed Philadelphia by two in the fourth quarter. On third down, Stafford and Golden Tate connected for 27 yards, setting up the field goal that put Detroit ahead to stay. The following weekend, it was a 44-yard drive that set up the winning field goal with 1:29 remaining against Los Angeles.The Lions were down by four against Washington with 1:05 remaining Oct. 23, and they went 75 yards for the winning touchdown.Last weekends drive at the end of the fourth quarter came with no timeouts left. Stafford threw an 8-yard pass to Tate, who went out of bounds. Then Stafford completed a 27-yard throw to Andre Roberts in the middle of the field. Detroit was able to rush up and spike the ball, giving Prater a chance at the 58-yard field goal that tied it.We practice those situations all the time. You might not believe it, but we actually go through situations where we need a field goal with 23 seconds left, safety Glover Quin said. When we completed that pass down the middle, we knew we had enough time to get to the ball and execute it perfectly. We didnt have anybody lining up wrong or guys covered up that would have resulted in the end of the game. We were able to hustle to the ball, snap it and spike it.Time was certainly against the Lions in that game, but Stafford has proven he can beat the clock.What else can you ask for but an opportunity? Tate said. We went out there and executed fairly well and found a way.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '