Motor Lublin 2-3 Legia Warszawa result, stats and report

Motor Lublin 2-3 Legia Warszawa. Write it down. Then look at how it happened, because this was not a comfortable away win. This was Legia doing it the hard way, conceding ground, conceding momentum, and then finishing the job in the most ruthless manner possible. Jakub Żewłakow scored twice in the final minutes of added time to settle it. That is the kind of attitude that wins things. End of.

The Match Unravelled Late

For long stretches this was a competitive, scrappy Ekstraklasa fixture with both sides creating enough to make the goalkeepers work. Motor Lublin had 13 shots to Legia's 10. The home side put six on target. They were not passive. They competed. You have to give them that much.

The turning point that shaped the first half came on 45 minutes when Legia's Rafał Augustyniak stepped up and converted a penalty. That goal gave Warszawa a lead they carried into the break. It was clinical at exactly the right moment. You do not gift a side of Legia's quality a penalty and expect to survive it cheaply.

Motor responded. Karol Czubak pulled one back with a header on 65 minutes, assisted by Kamil Lukoszek. Then Czubak doubled his tally just three minutes later with a right-foot finish, assisted by Mbaye Ndiaye. The substitute Yacine Bourhane had come on for Paskal Meyer at 61 minutes and Motor were suddenly full of desire. Two goals in three minutes. The place was alive. The home supporters had every right to believe.

That is what made what followed so brutal for the hosts.

Żewłakow Destroys Motor in Added Time

Jakub Żewłakow came on as a substitute for Legia at 71 minutes. He had been on the pitch for roughly 20 minutes when he scored his first, in the 90th minute at the fifth minute of stoppage time, assisted by Rúben Vinagre. Then, at the 11th minute of added time, he scored again from another right-foot shot, Vinagre once more the provider.

Two goals. Same player. Same assist. Deep in injury time. While Motor were preparing to celebrate a comeback point, Legia were stealing three. That is the difference between a side with standards and a side still trying to find them.

Żewłakow then picked up a yellow card in the 12th minute of stoppage time for unsportsmanlike conduct. Rafał Adamski added another yellow for Legia in the 14th minute for a foul. By that point it did not matter. The damage was done. Legia Warszawa 3, Motor Lublin 2. Full time.

What the Numbers Tell You

Motor Lublin actually had the better of the statistics in several categories. They had more shots, more dangerous attacks (57 to 40), more corners (5 to 2), and more shots inside the box (10 to 7). They had 48 per cent of the ball. On the face of it they did enough to at least share the spoils.

The thing is, football is not decided by who had more attacks. It is decided by who puts the ball in the net at the right moments. Legia's goalkeeper made four saves to Motor's three. Legia converted their penalty, defended when they had to, and sent on a substitute who scored twice in added time. That is execution. That is accountability to the result.

Bartosz Kapustka received a yellow card for Legia in the 13th minute for a foul. Mateusz Łęgowski collected one for Motor at 78 minutes. Legia finished the match with three yellows in total, including two in the chaos of stoppage time. Their discipline frayed at the end. But the scoreline was already settled.

Motor Lublin's Form Is a Problem

Listen, this defeat cannot be a shock to anyone paying attention. In their last five completed Ekstraklasa matches before this game, Motor had won one, drawn one, and lost three. They scored four goals and conceded eight across that sample. Their clean sheet percentage across those five matches was 20 per cent. They were beaten 0-2 by Piast Gliwice in their most recent match before this one.

The only head-to-head record available between these two sides in this competition shows Legia beating Motor Lublin 4-0 in May 2026. That result sits in Legia's recent 10-match sample as well. Seven wins, three draws, zero defeats across 10 matches in the Ekstraklasa before this kickoff. Zero defeats. That is the form of a side with genuine standards.

Motor will point to the second-half performance. Czubak deserves enormous credit. Two goals in three minutes, both well taken, showed desire and quality in the final third. But desire alone does not win matches. You have to see them out. Motor could not do that.

A Word on Our Signal

Verdict

Legia Warszawa win because they have the quality to hurt you late and the mentality to stay in a game when it turns against them. Motor Lublin showed heart in pulling it back to 2-2 but lacked the basic defensive organisation to close the match out. You do not concede twice in stoppage time to a substitute and call yourself unlucky. You ask serious questions about your standards at the back.

Żewłakow is the story. Two goals. One substitute appearance. Maximum impact. That is the kind of accountability to the result that managers dream about from their bench players. Legia collect three points and move on. Motor Lublin have work to do. Serious work.