Legia Warsaw vs Raków Częstochowa match report, Digi Mart USA News (Warsaw, Poland): Legia Warsaw lost 4-2 to Raków Częstochowa in a dramatic Ekstraklasa match on Saturday, after a six-goal game that included four goals in seven minutes after halftime. The defeat ended a run of three games in which Legia had taken only two points.
Legia had started the PKO BP Ekstraklasa season strongly and had not lost any of its first eleven matches under coach Marek Papszun. The team had been considered a realistic contender for the Polish championship, a title race that would have involved Lech Poznań and Górnik Zabrze.
However, Lech Poznań won 2-1 at Łazienkowska in the 12th round with a late goal, and Legia later drew 0-0 with Górnik Zabrze away.
Raków, coached by Dawid Szwarga, started the match better and took a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute. Patryk Makuch, reacting to a pass from Fran Tudor over the Legia defense, ran through and beat goalkeeper Hindrich.
Makuch then struck the post in the 33rd minute, and Raków could have been further ahead at halftime.
Legia was largely ineffective in the first half. Sixteen-year-old Franciszek Stępniewski, who started on the wing, was replaced at halftime by Biczachczjan.
Legia came out more aggressively after the break, and Chodyna equalized in the 56th minute with a shot from the edge of the penalty area.
The lead changed again within two minutes. Otieno scored for Raków in the 58th minute, and Kwiatkowski made it 3-1 in the 61st minute after a cross from Otieno.
Biczachczjan reduced the deficit in the 63th minute, and the ball struck the post before going in.
Legia then equalized again to make it 3-3 in the 65th minute, but the goal was disallowed for a foul by a header in the buildup. Kwiatkowski completed his brace in the 72nd minute with a close-range finish, giving Raków a 4-2 win.
Raków moved up to 16th place in the table.
