Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published on Friday, August 1, 2025, 00:25 / Updated on Friday, August 20, 20:27
Edward Iordănescu (47 years old) managed to qualify with Legia Warsaw in round 3 of the Europa League, at the end of a dramatic match with Ostrava, score 2-1, after 2-2 in the first leg.
The Czechs entered the advantage at the booths, but the Legia managed to return and qualified further, after the guests missed a penalty in the 90th minute. In the next round, Iordănescu's band will face Aek Larnaca, who passed Celeje with a score of 3-2 in general.
Edward Iordănescu managed to qualify with Legia Warsaw in the preliminary round 3 of the Europa League
After 2-2 in the round sleeve, played in the Czech Republic, Legia Warsaw began the second match, after Ostrava opened the score in the 15th minute, through Erik Prekop. The goal was analyzed for two minutes in the lime room, but in the end the referee showed the center of the land.
The Legia managed to equalize in the 40th minute, through Jean-Pierre Nsame, but after another two minutes of analysis in the Var camera, the goal was canceled on an offside.
The same Nsame scored in the 54th minute, and this goal was validated. The Legia entered the advantage in the 74th minute, after Karel Pojezny's autogole, but the suspense continued until the end of the match.
In the 86th minute, Pawel Wszolek had an imprinting intervention in an opponent, and the “central” dictated a punishment shot for Ostrava.
After other minutes of checking in the lime chamber, the decision of the “central” was valid, and David Buchta assumed his responsibility, but his execution hit the left bar.
The “double” had not ended yet, after 9 minutes of extensions were shown, but Edward Iordănescu's band managed to keep the result, thus managing to qualify in the preliminary round of the Europa League, where he will meet AEK Larnaca.
