U23 League

Unterrudling
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) FC Unterrudling's Xande Xande 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. In the 2nd minute, Ćiro Immobile hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the match, FC Unterrudling's goal looked a bit too open when Mathieux De Weyngaert came free, but Wilhelm Gooß reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FC Bruges getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Mathieux De Weyngaert hit a great ball. Steffen Mühlfort kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Wilhelm Gooß took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathieux De Weyngaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mathieu-Maxim Wouqier hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Bruges's zone, Xande Xande stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Douglas Schoenmaekers came out of the goal and Xande Xande tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 34 minutes of play, FC Unterrudling's Xande Xande made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Douglas Schoenmaekers was left in no man's land by his defense there! Xande Xande did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Douglas Schoenmaekers 36 minutes into the match. After 46 minutes, Artur Huybreghts mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Bruges and the FC Unterrudling players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th match minute, FC Bruges was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Huybreghts to maneuver through the defense. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mathieux De Weyngaert to make the kick off. A collision led to FC Bruges getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Artur Huybreghts hit a great ball. Xande Xande recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, FC Unterrudling's Steffen Mühlfort got a free kick in the 70th minute. FC Unterrudling's Benjamin Trame was substituted for Steffen Mühlfort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Herman Bormans got free with Wilhelm Gooß in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 73rd play minutes Mathieux De Weyngaert shot 4-1, a short shot which went by Wilhelm Gooß and just under the crossbar into goal. 81 minutes into the match, FC Bruges's goal looked a bit too open when Xande Xande came free, but Douglas Schoenmaekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 82 minutes, Boris Henning managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Unterrudling's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boris Henning was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xande Xande in the 88th minute of play forced FC Bruges's goalkeeper Douglas Schoenmaekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.