– If anyone is expecting a walk, I can tell you right now that it won’t happen. In recent years, Drita has managed to draw with Feyenoord Rotterdam and Viktoria Plzeň. That speaks for itself. Of course, we are playing at home, we want to win and get much closer to promotion. However, I would like us to show that on the pitch, not in the conferences – said Legia coach Gonçalo Feio before the match.
It took Łazienkowska’s players almost an hour to break down the opposition defence, although they took the lead from the 30th minute onwards, after Hasan Gomda was shown a red card – following a VAR review – for a tactical foul.
Légia – Drita. How were the goals scored?
It seemed like it would be easier, but it wasn’t. After the first half, impatient Legia fans waved goodbye to their players. Time passed and the hosts couldn’t find a way to break down their Kosovo opponents. Until the 56th minute, Paweł Wszołek crossed into the penalty area and Blaż Kramer scored with a header to make it 1-0.
From that moment on, Legia found it easier to play, but they still needed a second goal to go to Kosovo with ease. They won in the end after a great combination of action. Sergio Barcia made a perpendicular pass into the area, Ryoya Morishita passed to Marc Guala, who scored and made it 2-0.