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Legia Warszawa Secures Away Victory Against Hibernian in Edinburgh
Legia Warszawa defeated Hibernian with a final score of two to one in a hard-fought match at Easter Road Stadium in Edinburgh, gaining a valuable advantage in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League playoff round.
The match, refereed by Mohammad Al-Emara of Finland, was marked by intensity and numerous cards. Legia took the lead in the 35th minute with a penalty converted by J. Nsame. Before halftime, P. Wszolek extended the Polish team’s lead in the 45th minute.
Hibernian fought to get back into the game, maintaining 44% ball possession and generating 11 shots, although only 2 were on target. The Scottish team managed to pull one back in the 87th minute with a goal by J. Mulligan, providing hope for the return leg.
Despite the effort, Legia Warszawa controlled much of the game, holding 56% possession and generating 13 shots, 4 of them on target. A goal disallowed by VAR for B. Kapustka in the 61st minute prevented a larger lead. The tense encounter was reflected in the yellow cards shown to both teams, 3 for Hibernian and 3 for Legia. The second leg promises to be exciting.
Substitutions hibernian: at minute 53 J. Campbell came in and J. McGrath went out., at minute 53 D. Levitt came in and M. Chaiwa went out., at minute 53 J. Iredale came in and N. Cadden went out., at minute 76 C. Cadden came in and J. Hoilett went out., at minute 80 M. Boyle came in and T. Klidje went out.
Substitutions legia warszawa: at minute 72 V. Bichakhchyan came in and R. Morishita went out., at minute 78 J. Nsame came in and M. Rajovic went out., at minute 88 J. Elitim came in and D. Szymanski went out., at minute 88 B. Kapustka came in and P. Stojanovic went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Hibernian
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Legia Warszawa
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