Official Cup

ULTRAS
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) FC Bruges's Xavies Muñagorri started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, S.S.C. NAPOLI's goal looked a bit too open when Xavies Muñagorri came free, but Achille Albanesi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavies Muñagorri in the 5th minute of play forced S.S.C. NAPOLI's goalkeeper Achille Albanesi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, FC Bruges's goal looked a bit too open when Dave Pierucci came free, but Luc Van Hinnendael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luc Van Hinnendael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakub Moder, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. If Xavies Muñagorri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luc Van Hinnendael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dave Pierucci in the 16th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Dave Pierucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luc Van Hinnendael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Achille Albanesi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Van Kamp in the 17th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in S.S.C. NAPOLI's zone, Shane Corrigan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Achille Albanesi came out of the goal and Shane Corrigan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luc Van Hinnendael made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Fulvio Grande sent off a good shot on target. Achille Albanesi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mac Mon, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Luc Van Hinnendael made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Fulvio Grande sent off a good shot on target. Dave Pierucci might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luc Van Hinnendael. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dave Pierucci ran back to his position shaking his head. 33 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when S.S.C. NAPOLI's Fulvio Grande fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Achille Albanesi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Van Kamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dave Pierucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Philip Verhasselt hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dave Pierucci to make the kick off. FC Bruges's Luc Van Hinnendael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Pierucci in the 55th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, S.S.C. NAPOLI's Fulvio Muzzolon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luc Van Hinnendael narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When S.S.C. NAPOLI's Dave Pierucci in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Bruges's goalie prevented a goal. Dave Pierucci might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luc Van Hinnendael. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dave Pierucci ran back to his position shaking his head. Fulvio Grande sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dave Pierucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luc Van Hinnendael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dave Pierucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute Dave Pierucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luc Van Hinnendael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Achille Albanesi made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Xavies Muñagorri sent off a good shot on target. Luc Van Hinnendael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corrado Silvestre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Bruges's goalkeeper Luc Van Hinnendael, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luc Van Hinnendael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciccio Bassani, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Bruges's Mac Mon slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Achille Albanesi. That made the score 1-1 after 92 minutes of play. In the 95th minute Mac Mon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Achille Albanesi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.