Lech defeat Legia in derby

9th April 2010

Lech Poznan squeezed a 1-0 home win over rival title challengers Legia Warszawa on Saturday to keep pace at the top of the Ekstraklasa with Wisla Krakow. In a match which some parts of the media referred to as ‘the derby of Poland’, Lech were dominant throughout but Legia always remained a threat.

The first half had Lech camped in Legia’s half, with the Warsaw side occasionally menacing on the break. The intense rivalry on and off the pitch was tangible and once or twice threatened to boil over with some over-enthusiastic tackling.

The second half began in breath-taking fashion as Lech managed to hit a post and miss two follow up attempts in the space of a few seconds. Then a min ...