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Video: Europa League qualifier abandoned after player gets struck on the head by stone

Published 08:27 31 Jul 2015 BST

Ben Kiely
Video: Europa League qualifier abandoned after player gets struck on the head by stone

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Shocking way to end a match

https://twitter.com/LegiaWarsawEN/status/626855225899487233

Legia Warsaw's Europa League qualifier with Kukesi in Albania was abandoned after a a stone thrown down from the stands struck a Legia player on the head.

The Polish outfit had taken a 2-1 lead in the second half when Ondrej Duda was hit with the stone.

The referee called the game to a halt as Duda was bandaged and taken off the pitch to receive treatment.

https://twitter.com/LegiaWarsawEN/status/626837077376782336 Fortunately, Duda wasn't seriously injured and would have been able to continue playing the match. However, by the time he got medical clearance to re-enter the game, it had already been called to an end by the referee. https://twitter.com/LegiaWarsawEN/status/626839555971383296 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdq14Z-VPT4 Hat-tip to Bleacher Report

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