Official Cup

J.VandekerkhoveArena
Spectators: 194 (Terracing: 146, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ulrik Gudmundsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arne Åkesson made a fantastic save in the 2nd minute, when Raoul Lambert sent off a good shot on target. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sävedalen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dieter Uyttebroeck was slow to take the kick. During this time Brugge United's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Sävedalen's goalie and right to Jorge Isemborgh. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Sävedalen's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Arne Åkesson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pacho Carabajal, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Sävedalen's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Louis Rijniers came free, but Arne Åkesson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dieter Uyttebroeck got free with Arne Åkesson in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arne Åkesson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pacho Carabajal in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henric Lundgren in the 15th minute of play forced Brugge United's goalkeeper Aldo Candal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Raoul Lambert reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arne Åkesson. The goal made the score 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henk De Martelaere in the 25th minute of play forced Sävedalen's goalkeeper Arne Åkesson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sävedalen's Arne Åkesson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Sävedalen from getting a goal against them. In the 31st minute, Brugge United's Raoul Lambert dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Sävedalen's Arne Åkesson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raoul Lambert in the 36th minute of play. Arne Åkesson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raoul Lambert in the 36th minute of play. Arne Åkesson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Louis Rijniers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henk De Martelaere sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 40 minutes into the match, Sävedalen's goalkeeper Arne Åkesson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pacho Carabajal. Arne Åkesson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Laurent Hollandts went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Arne Åkesson didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 45th minute, which inside left pole to 4-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pacho Carabajal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sean Abrams during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 51st minute of the game. One of Brugge United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sävedalen:s goal. When the match had been going on for 52 minutes, Sävedalen's Tommy Palmquist got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Aldo Candal. 56 minutes into the match, Henk De Martelaere notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Sävedalen's Arne Åkesson. Arne Åkesson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sävedalen's Arne Åkesson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Louis Rijniers in the 63rd minute of play. A collision led to Brugge United getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Dieter Uyttebroeck hit a great ball. Brugge United's Aldo Candal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johannes Forssell in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Kurt Henriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arne Åkesson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henk De Martelaere in the 69th minute of the match. Arne Åkesson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henk De Martelaere in the 71st minute of play. In the 78th minute Pacho Carabajal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Åkesson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th match minute, Brugge United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henk De Martelaere to maneuver through the defense. Arne Åkesson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raoul Lambert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arne Åkesson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henk De Martelaere, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Jean-Louis Rijniers made a precise shot to the right of Arne Åkesson. Sävedalen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Jean-Louis Rijniers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Arne Åkesson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arne Åkesson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raoul Lambert in the 90th minute of the match. After 91 minutes of play, Brugge United's Pacho Carabajal made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arne Åkesson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arne Åkesson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raoul Lambert in the 96th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henk De Martelaere in the 97th minute of play forced Sävedalen's goalkeeper Arne Åkesson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Brugge United fully deserved thier win.