Lech Poznań lost to Standard Liege 1: 2 (0: 0) in the 4th round of the Europa League group stage. The decisive goal was scored by the Belgians in the 93rd minute.
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Lech he was joining this match encouraged by the victory in the previous clash of both teams. In Poznań, Kolejorz won 3-1, thanks to which he retained the chance to be promoted to the knockout stage. To be realistic about the game in the next round, Dariusz Żuraw’s players had to win another victory. However, they did not succeed in this art.
The first half was dictated by the hosts, who created a few favorable situations to score. In the end, after a mindless foul, Obbi Oulare saw a second yellow, and consequently a red card.
Europa League: Lech Poznań is losing to Standard Liege
After the break, Lech played with the advantage of one player and was doing very well. In the 61st minute he took the lead after a hit by the reliable Mikael Ishak. Unfortunately, only two minutes later Pedro Tiba made a fatal mistake in the middle of the field and Standard led to a draw after a quick counterattack. Filip Bednarek defeated Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba from close range.
However, this was not the end of bad news for Lech. From the 75th minute, Kolejorz – like Liege – had to cope without one player. Djordje Crnomarkovic looked at the red card.
The team from Poznań tried to attack until the very end, but it was the rivals who dealt the final blow. In the 93rd minute Konstantinos Laifis hit 2: 1.
Lech Poznań maintained the 3rd place in the Europa League group
After this defeat, Lech with the achievements of 3 points retained the 3rd place in table group D of the Europa League. The last Standard Liege is ahead of a better balance of face-to-face meetings. Rangers and Benfica are in the lead with 8 points each.
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