Legia won 2-0 at their own stadium a week ago. The advance may not have impressed, but it allowed the legionnaires to go into the rematch without fear.
Augustyniak saved Legia from conceding a goal after just 3 minutes
Before the match, the home team announced that they had nothing to lose and would try to spring a surprise. Drita’s players began implementing their plan from the referee’s first whistle.
In the third minute, the locals were close to taking the lead. After a clever set piece, Rafał Augustyniak shot from just in front of the goal line.
It’s a miracle that the Legia goalkeeper didn’t concede a goal
Later, the locals threatened the goal, where Kacper Tobiasz was, several times. It has to be admitted that the Legia goalkeeper was very lucky not to concede a goal that night.
Nothing good can be said about Legia’s game. Feio’s players performed poorly. They had major problems passing the ball and building plays. They were unable to cope with the pressure from their opponents, often resulting in defeats in their own half.
A match to forget
Only at the end did Legia manage to score the winning goal.but the home team was already playing weakly, as one of Drita’s players had received a second yellow card and, consequently, a red card moments before.
To sum it up briefly – a match to forget. You should only be happy when you get promoted.
On Friday at 2.30pm Legia will face six rivals in the league stage, in which UEFA’s participation alone is valued at €3.17m.
Drita Gnjilane – Legia Warsaw 0:1 (0:0)
Goal: Thomas Pekhart (90+1)
Yellow card – Drita: Rron Broja, Alamir Ajzeraj, Arb Manaj. Légia: Sergio Barcia, Blaz Kramer, Bartosz Kapustka, Claude Gonçalves, Paweł Wszołek, Steve Kapuadi
Red card – Drita: Rron Broja (77th, for the second yellow card)
Judge: Daniel Schlager (Germany)
First match: – 2:0 for Legia
Promotion: Legia Warsaw
Drita Gnjilane: Faton Maloku – Besnik Krasniqi, Egzon Beltulai, Juan Camilo Mesa, Raddy Ovouka – Iljasa Zulfiji (65. Kastriot Selmani), Rron Broja, Ilir Mustafa – Alexandre Fressange (46. Alamir Ajzeraj), Arb Manaj (70. Salifa Ibrahim), Veton Tusha (46. Blerim Krasniqi)
Legia Warsaw: Kacper Tobiasz – Radovan Pankov, Rafał Augustyniak, Sergio Barcia (46. Steve Kapuadi) – Paweł Wszołek, Claude Gonçalves (84. Jurgen Celhaka), Bartosz Kapustka (63. Ryoya Morishita), Luquinhas, Ruben Vinagre – Migouel Alfarela (63. March Gual), Blaz Kramer (69. Tomas Pekhart)
