Legia Warsaw match abandoned after midfielder Ondrej Duda is hit with a stone thrown from the crowd

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Legia Warsaw's Europa League qualifier against Albanian side Kukesi had to be called off due to crowd trouble
Ondrej Duda, the Legia midfielder, was hit with an object thrown from the home stands just after his side had taken a 2-1 lead

Published: 16:17 EST, 30 July 2015 | Updated: 02:52 EST, 31 July 2015

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Crowd trouble caused the abandonment of Thursday's Europa League qualifier between Kukesi and Legia Warsaw in Albania.

Legia had just taken a 2-1 lead in the first leg of the third qualifying round tie when their player Ondrej Duda was hit by an object thrown from the stand.

Play was immediately suspended as Duda was taken off the field on a stretcher and had his head bandaged, but he was soon back on his feet and even changed his bloodied shirt in anticipation of a restart which never came.

Legia Warsaw midfielder Ondrej Duda is taken off the field on a stretcher after being hit with a stone

Albanian police clash with Legia supporters during a hotly contested Europa League qualifier in Tirana

An objected appeared to be launched by Kukesi supporters, striking Legia midfielder Duda on Thursday night

Legia head coach Henning Berg (centre) talks to match officials as the game in Tirana is called off

Legia goalkeeper Dushan Kuciak leaves the pitch after play is suspended against Kukesi

Legia's Nemanja Nikolic celebrates scoring the opening goal of the game against Kukesi

No comment. pic.twitter.com/trHOkxEi85
— Legia Warsaw (@LegiaWarsawEN) July 30, 2015

A post on Legia's official Twitter account read: 'The game in Tirana is suspended. Ondrej Duda was hit with a stone by Kukesi fans...'

Ten minutes later, they added: 'Official: the FK Kukesi - Legia game is ended. It will be probably declared forfeit, as Duda was hit with a stone by Albanian fans.'

A scathing post from the club's English account then read, 'No comment' accompanied by a picture of a bloodied Duda.

Ondrej Duda is hit in the HEAD by a stone during Legia match

No announcement had been made on that subject by UEFA. It is the second consecutive season that Legia's European participation has been marked by controversy.

They were thrown out of last season's Champions League for fielding an ineligible player during a 6-1 aggregate win over Scottish champions Celtic.