Legia loses to Ajax 1-0
PR dla Zagranicy
John Beauchamp
20.02.2015 12:53
Legia Warsaw lost away to Ajax Amsterdam during the first leg meeting in the Europa League’s Round of 32 match on Thursday evening.
Ajax Amsterdam player Davy Klaasen (C) in action with Legia Warsaw player Ivica Vrdoljak (L) during a UEFA Europa League soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam and Legia Warsaw in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 19 February 2015. Photo: PAP/EPA/OLAF KRAAK
Legia had trouble mustering an equaliser with the Dutch champions after Ajax’s Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik put one away against the Warsaw side in the 35th minute.
Before the match, the Warsaw side was weakened due to the absence of their star striker Miroslav Radovic, who is set to be tranferred to Chinese second devision side Hebei China Fortune and sat out the match on the reserve benches.
Henning Berg, Legia’s coach, said after the match that “we had a good game” although Radovic’s impending transfer meant that “he was not mentally prepared for the game” which had “catastrophic consequences for the team”.
Meanwhile, Ajax coach Frank de Boer said that “the match in Warsaw will be a tough one”, adding that he estimates that the Dutch club has a “60 percent chance of going through” to the next round.
Legia will now play Ajax at home in Warsaw on 26 February. (jb)
Source: PAP