U23 League

Sas Stadion
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Dreas De Meyer made the kick off and thus started the match. Rinus van Rooijen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dreas De Meyer in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, FC Bruges's Thys Eli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rinus van Rooijen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Rinus van Rooijen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dreas De Meyer, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute Gregorie Van Beersel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rinus van Rooijen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 1-1 became the score in the 17th minute when Laurens Dekkers elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dreas De Meyer in the 21st minute of play forced Sas's goalkeeper Rinus van Rooijen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thys Eli in the 21st minute of play forced Sas's goalkeeper Rinus van Rooijen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute Thys Eli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rinus van Rooijen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mathieu-Maxim Wouqier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Stuifzand in the 31st minute of the match. Thys Eli kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After 36 played minutes Sas got a freekick which was hit by Gerrit Everts. 38 minutes into the game, FC Bruges's Dreas De Meyer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rinus van Rooijen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Rinus van Rooijen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dreas De Meyer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rinus van Rooijen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thys Eli, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute, Dreas De Meyer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hans Stuifzand made a kick off. The supporters of FC Bruges booed when Sas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans Stuifzand didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 55th minute, FC Bruges's Thys Eli dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Rinus van Rooijen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thys Eli in the 60th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Dreas De Meyer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Bruges fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Gregorie Van Beersels short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Rinus van Rooijen to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Marcus Zeegelaar charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcus Zeegelaar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC Bruges booed when Sas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Zeegelaar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 72 minutes of play, FC Bruges's Gregorie Van Beersel made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rinus van Rooijen was left in no man's land by his defense there! 75 minutes into the match, Sas's goal looked a bit too open when Dreas De Meyer came free, but Rinus van Rooijen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thys Eli scored 1-6 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rinus van Rooijen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gregorie Van Beersel in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rinus van Rooijen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 81 minutes into the match, Sas's goal looked a bit too open when Thys Eli came free, but Rinus van Rooijen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sas's Rinus van Rooijen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dreas De Meyer in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Thys Eli notched a goal, 1-7, to the right of Sas's Rinus van Rooijen. Rinus van Rooijen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, Rinus van Rooijen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Sas's Rinus van Rooijen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dreas De Meyer in the 93rd minute of play. When the match was over FC Bruges could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sas throughout the match.