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Samsunspor Stuns Legia Warszawa in Europa Conference League
Warsaw – In a match held at the Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Samsunspor pulled off a surprise victory against Legia Warszawa with a final score of 1 to 0. The match, valid for the first matchday of the Europa Conference League group stage, was characterized by intensity and tactical play.
Samsunspor took an early lead in the 10th minute thanks to a goal by A. Musaba, who capitalized on an excellent assist from Marius to beat the local goalkeeper. From that moment on, the Turkish team retreated and defended their lead tooth and nail.
Legia Warszawa dominated possession of the ball with 64%, but struggled to turn that superiority into clear goal-scoring opportunities. The Polish team made a total of 17 shots, but only 2 found the net, while 12 went wide. Samsunspor’s defense, organized and compact, frustrated Legia’s attempts time and again. A goal by M. Rajovic was disallowed for offside in the 81st minute, adding frustration to the home side.
The match was also marked by cards. C. Yuksel from Samsunspor and R. Augustyniak from Legia Warszawa were booked in the first half. In the final minutes, referee Jeremie Pignard showed yellow cards to A. Jedrzejczyk, R. Van Drongelen, R. Pankov and T. Borevkovic, reflecting the tension of the match. Despite Legia’s territorial dominance and their seven corners, Samsunspor managed to manage the time and secure a valuable away victory.
Substitutions samsunspor: at minute 63 T. Coulibaly came in and Y. E. Cift went out., at minute 63 C. Yuksel came in and A. Makoumbou went out., at minute 84 O. Ntcham came in and T. Borevkovic went out., at minute 84 A. Musaba came in and J. Mendes went out., at minute 90 Z. Yavru came in and S. Gonul went out.
Substitutions legia warszawa: at minute 63 P. Stojanovic came in and N. Weisshaupt went out., at minute 63 K. Urbanski came in and J. Elitim went out., at minute 63 A. Colak came in and M. Rajovic went out., at minute 76 W. Urbanski came in and V. Bichakhchyan went out., at minute 82 K. Chodyna came in and J. Zewlakow went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Legia Warszawa
Titulares:
Samsunspor
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