Legia won 2-1 against Arka Gdynia in first leg semifinal polish FA Cup. The victory didn't come easily. The hosts took the lead in 12th minute by Slawomir Mazurkiewicz, who scored from 16 meters. Legia led to a tie 20 minutes later. Mazurkiewicz fouled in penalty area and referee show him second yellow card. Ismael Blanco scored from penalty kick and it was 1-1.
Photos from the match - taken by Woytek
FA Cup: Arka Gdynia 1-2 Legia Warsaw
środa, 4 kwietnia 2012 20:46
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Legia couldn't exploit advantages and result was still the same. In 63th minute Maciej Skorza decided to change Miroslav Radovic for Danijel Ljuboja. Serbian striker few minutes later scored a goal and Legia took the lead. Result didn't change to last whistle. In that case, team from Warsaw is in better situation before a second leg. This match will be play per week.
Arka Gdynia 1-2 Legia Warsaw
1-0 12' Slawomir Mazurkiewcz
1-1 33' Ismael Blanco (pk)
1-2 74' Danijel Ljuboja
Arka: 26. Maciej Szlaga - 3. Marcin Bochenek, 25. Sławomir Mazurkiewicz, 4. Wallace, 22. Damian Krajanowski - 13. Jakub Kowalski (81' 21. Patryk Jędrzejowski), 16. Piotr Kasperkiewicz, 33. Tomasz Jarzębowski, 20. Marcin Radzewicz (65' 7. Piotr Tomasik), 23. Bartłomiej Niedziela (40' 6. Omar Jarun) - 29. Janusz Surdykowski
Legia: 12. Dušan Kuciak - 2. Artur Jędrzejczyk (72' 14. Jakub Wawrzyniak), 6. Michał Żewłakow, 4. Dickson Choto, 11. Tomasz Kiełbowicz - 9. Nacho Novo (46' 27. Rafał Wolski), 25. Jakub Rzeźniczak, 5. Janusz Gol, 32. Miroslav Radović (62' 28. Danijel Ljuboja), 33. Michał Żyro - 22. Ismael Blanco.
yellow cards: Mazurkiewicz, Wallace - Radović, Novo, Jędrzejczyk.
red cards: Sławomir Mazurkiewicz (32' for second yellow)
Referee: Paweł Pskit (Łódź)
Attendance: 6950
Photos from the match - taken by Woytek