Official Cup

J.VandekerkhoveArena
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Guido Vissenaeken started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Brugge United's goalkeeper Vítor Baia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Brugge United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Christos Xenidis was slow to take the kick. During this time Valencia CF Mindszent's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Christos Xenidis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vítor Baia quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Guido Vissenaeken sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Valencia CF Mindszent's Rene Higuita got control of the ball when Guido Vissenaeken tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gábor Joó fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Baia having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elek Bognár in the 17th minute of play forced Brugge United's goalkeeper Vítor Baia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vítor Baia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elek Bognár, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christos Xenidis scored 0-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vítor Baia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Guido Vissenaeken's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rene Higuita read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Guido Vissenaeken fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rene Higuita having to interfere. If Ümit Karan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Guido Vissenaeken's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rene Higuita firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Valencia CF Mindszent's goalkeeper Rene Higuita, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Valencia CF Mindszent's Octav Blănaru got a free kick in the 34th minute. Guido Vissenaeken could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Rene Higuita made a huge save. Vítor Baia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gábor Joó, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 40 minutes into the game, one of Valencia CF Mindszent:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 46 minutes into the match, Brugge United's goal looked a bit too open when Elek Bognár came free, but Vítor Baia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Brugge United's Waud Huijbrechts was substituted for Jaspar Van Den Broeck. The wind increased when Gábor Joó made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnauld Van Impe in the 56th minute of play forced Valencia CF Mindszent's goalkeeper Rene Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Brugge United getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Herbert Pietrowicz hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, Gábor Joó dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vítor Baia, 1-2. A collision led to Brugge United getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Alfons Bagge hit a great ball. Valencia CF Mindszent's Adolfo Larrauri was substituted for Marcell Kiss. Valencia CF Mindszent made a substitution. Konstantin Fitos replaced Gábor Joó. After a rather tough play, Brugge United's Alfons Bagge got a free kick in the 65th minute. Arnauld Van Impe scored 2-2 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rene Higuita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 76 minutes, Bērtulis Ludbergs mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valencia CF Mindszent and the Brugge United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th match minute, Valencia CF Mindszent was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bērtulis Ludbergs to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Valencia CF Mindszent defense, Arnauld Van Impe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rene Higuita. The Valencia CF Mindszent fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rene Higuita should have stopped the shot. 82 minutes into the match, Brugge United's goalkeeper Vítor Baia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Konstantin Fitos. If Arnauld Van Impe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rene Higuita 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. Roberto Carlo made in the 85th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Konstantin Fitos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantin Fitos in the 86th minute of play forced Brugge United's goalkeeper Vítor Baia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Konstantin Fitos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute, Arnauld Van Impe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brugge United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Rene Higuita 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. Laurențiu Roşculeţ kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Vítor Baia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantin Fitos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.