Official Cup

im. Kazimierza Deyny
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Robert Verhaeghen took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Robert Verhaeghen 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. Laurence Van Den Abeele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hannibal Lecter in the 8th minute of play. Dwight Schrute fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurence Van Den Abeele having to interfere. Black Boruc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Verhaeghen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrygo Goes in the 31st minute of play forced Apricis Bruxella's goalkeeper Laurence Van Den Abeele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Rodrygo Goes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Laurence Van Den Abeele. That made the score 1-0 in the 35 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Apricis Bruxella's Jarne Dams got a free kick in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrygo Goes in the 40th minute of play forced Apricis Bruxella's goalkeeper Laurence Van Den Abeele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Apricis Bruxella's Wayne Mesmaeckers got a free kick in the 46th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Apricis Bruxella's zone, Franciszek Dresik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Laurence Van Den Abeele came out of the goal and Franciszek Dresik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rodrygo Goes to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Apricis Bruxella was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cederic Leempoels to maneuver through the defense. In the 52nd minute, Rodrygo Goes made a precise shot to the right of Laurence Van Den Abeele. Apricis Bruxella's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franciszek Dresik in the 56th minute of play forced Apricis Bruxella's goalkeeper Laurence Van Den Abeele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robert Verhaeghen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Black Boruc read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. After 63 played minutes Apricis Bruxella got a freekick which was hit by Diedrik Jamieson. Laurence Van Den Abeele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrygo Goes in the 65th minute of play. If Robert Verhaeghen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70thth minute of the game Rodrygo Goes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Apricis Bruxella's Laurence Van Den Abeele was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Apricis Bruxella defense, Rodrygo Goes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Laurence Van Den Abeele. The Apricis Bruxella fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Laurence Van Den Abeele should have stopped the shot. Black Boruc made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Gencer Korkutalp sent off a good shot on target. In the 82nd minute, Robert Verhaeghen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Apricis Bruxella's Robert Verhaeghen got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 87 minutes into the match, Apricis Bruxella's Robert Verhaeghen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Black Boruc narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 90th match minute, Apricis Bruxella was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jarne Dams to maneuver through the defense. Laurence Van Den Abeele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrygo Goes in the 93rd minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. LEGIA Bielany had played much better football throughout.