Friendly League

Greenfields
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Winksele 2016's Sylven Van Der Meeren 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. 4 minutes into the match, Winksele 2016's Quirin Brauer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luc Van Hinnendael narrowly saved just below the crossbar. FC Bruges's Luc Van Hinnendael proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save FC Bruges from getting a goal against them. Mac Mon scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ben Dillemans, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luc Van Hinnendael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sylven Van Der Meeren in the 15th minute of the match. Ben Dillemans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mac Mon in the 17th minute of play. If Theo De Moor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luc Van Hinnendael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sylven Van Der Meeren, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Winksele 2016's goal looked a bit too open when Mac Mon came free, but Ben Dillemans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Georg Söderqvist took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Luc Van Hinnendael to make any attempt to save it. Winksele 2016's Big Hulk quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Vassilis Katsanikas, made in the 30th minute of the game. Ben Dillemans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mac Mon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ben Dillemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavies Muñagorri in the 34th minute of the match. FC Bruges's Luc Van Hinnendael proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save FC Bruges from getting a goal against them. When FC Bruges's Ken Brogren in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Winksele 2016's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the FC Bruges defense, Georg Söderqvist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luc Van Hinnendael. The FC Bruges fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luc Van Hinnendael should have stopped the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xavies Muñagorri was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, FC Bruges's Mac Mon ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ben Dillemans. Ben Dillemans yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Luc Van Hinnendael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sylven Van Der Meeren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ben Dillemans made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Shane Corrigan sent off a good shot on target. Ben Dillemans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavies Muñagorri in the 61st minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Winksele 2016's goalkeeper Ben Dillemans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shane Corrigan. In the 66th minute, Mac Mon reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ben Dillemans. The goal made the score 2-3. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Shane Corrigan took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Ben Dillemans to make any attempt to save it. Ben Dillemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavies Muñagorri in the 85th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xavies Muñagorri got free with Ben Dillemans in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Georg Söderqvist scored 3-4 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luc Van Hinnendael, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 96 minutes into the match, Winksele 2016's goal looked a bit too open when Shane Corrigan came free, but Ben Dillemans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The FC Bruges supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Bruges would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.