Friendly League

J.VandekerkhoveArena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Guido Vissenaeken got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Brugge United's Guido Vissenaeken dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Vítor Baia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafal Rudnyak in the 9th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goalkeeper De-la-Cruz de Alcântara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guido Vissenaeken. 16 minutes into the match, Paulus Van Hove notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Brugge United's Vítor Baia. Vítor Baia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Guido Vissenaeken could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a huge save. Guido Vissenaeken's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, De-la-Cruz de Alcântara skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Guido Vissenaeken sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Przemyslaw Gerlach fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored de belletrekkers's protests and gave Przemyslaw Gerlach a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, de belletrekkers's Przemyslaw Gerlach got a free kick in the 28th minute. Alfons Bagge could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a huge save. 32 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goalkeeper De-la-Cruz de Alcântara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guido Vissenaeken. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurențiu Roşculeţ, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Quentin Capelle made in the 36th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Philipp Van Emelen immediately put the ball in play. Guido Vissenaeken struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brugge United. In the 40th match minute, Brugge United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Louis Rijniers to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute of the game Quentin Capelle made a throw-in which Rafal Rudnyak played forward. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulus Van Hove stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Brugge United's goal looked a bit too open when Paulus Van Hove came free, but Vítor Baia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 54 played minutes de belletrekkers got a freekick which was hit by Przemyslaw Gerlach. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnauld Van Impe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute, Arnauld Van Impe made a precise shot to the right of De-la-Cruz de Alcântara. de belletrekkers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 66th minute of the game Quentin Capelle made a throw-in which Philipp Van Emelen played forward. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ümit Karan, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jean-Louis Rijniers during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jean-Louis Rijniers hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 81stth minute of the game Arnauld Van Impe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but de belletrekkers's De-la-Cruz de Alcântara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Brugge United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Waud Huijbrechts in the 82nd minute. After taking down the ball on Brugge United's corner Waud Huijbrechts fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and De-la-Cruz de Alcântara quite easily take care of the ball. Rafal Rudnyak's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Vítor Baia firmly grabbed it by the left post. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnauld Van Impe's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute of the match Brugge United got a corner. de belletrekkers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Waud Huijbrechts ran over to the corner to take the kick. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnauld Van Impe's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. After 95 played minutes de belletrekkers got a freekick which was hit by Quentin Capelle. If Arnauld Van Impe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the de belletrekkers players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Brugge United.