WARSAW (Interstat) — Lech Poznan scored twice after halftime and defeated host Legia 2-1 in a Polish Ekstraklasa match. The date was Sunday. The visitors took the lead in the 56th minute, saw Legia equalize in the 74th and reclaimed the advantage in the 87th to secure the result. The match featured four yellow cards, 10 substitutions and a series of second-half changes as both sides moved players from the bench. Legia never led in the match.

Yannick Agnero opened the scoring for Lech Poznan in the 56th minute. Agnero played 76 minutes and finished with one goal. The first half had ended scoreless after Legia’s Wszolek received a yellow card in the 15th minute. Lech Poznan made a 14th-minute substitution involving Ishak M., and Legia made a 29th-minute change involving Adamski R. Legia also made a halftime substitution involving Wszolek P. after his early booking. Lech Poznan held its lead until Legia responded through Bogdan Yunnik, who scored in the 74th minute after playing 23 minutes. Legia’s Rafal Augustyniak recorded an assist while playing all 90 minutes. Legia’s equalizer was the only goal for the home side.

The game turned again late when Luis Palma scored for Lech Poznan in the 87th minute. Palma played 23 minutes and recorded one goal. Daniel Hakans also contributed for Lech Poznan with an assist in 23 minutes, while Leo Bengtsson logged an assist and a yellow card in 67 minutes. Lech Poznan made two more changes in the 67th minute involving Rodriguez P. and Walemark P., and added a change in the 81st minute involving Kozubal A. Legia made two changes in the 67th minute involving Sevcik M. and Chodyna K., then made a change in the 86th minute involving Urbanski W. The late goal restored Lech Poznan’s lead and left Legia with little time to respond. Palma’s goal was the final score of the match, and Legia could not find a second equalizer in the closing minutes.

Discipline affected the flow of the second half. Lech Poznan’s Yegbe was cautioned in the 60th minute. Bengtsson received a yellow card in the 66th minute, one minute before he was substituted. Legia’s Kapustka was booked in the 71st minute. Legia had made an early change and another at halftime, while Lech Poznan also used its bench before and after the hour mark. The match had four yellow cards and no red cards. No red cards were issued in the match.

Lech Poznan improved its record in this competition to three wins, no losses and no draws. Lech Poznan is now three wins, one loss and two draws across all competitions. Legia’s record in this competition moved to six wins, one loss and five draws, and Legia is six wins, two losses and five draws across all competitions. The result gave Lech Poznan a road victory over Legia. Lech Poznan had beaten Korona Kielce 6-1 and Slask Wroclaw 4-1, drawn 1-1 with Sunderland and 2-2 with Cottbus, and lost 4-0 to Bayer Leverkusen in its previous five matches. Legia had drawn 1-1 at Cracovia, beaten Wisla 2-0, lost 5-1 at Korona Kielce, beaten Jagiellonia 3-1, drawn 1-1 with Widzew and beaten Motor Lublin 3-2 in its previous six matches. Lech Poznan’s previous five matches produced two wins, two draws and one loss. Legia’s previous six matches produced three wins, two draws and one loss.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Legia 1, Lech Poznan 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Lech Poznan with a 88.8 percent probability to win. Legia had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5. Those projections preceded the match.