Official Cup

J.VandekerkhoveArena
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dries Dirckx started the match with the kick off. Jochen Diericx received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nurtekin Özguc came out and tried to block the shot, but Jochen Diericx slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. Kobe De Poorter was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 7th minute. Brugge United's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 13 played minutes ÜSTEĞMEN FK got a freekick which was hit by Dorukhan Muhsin. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Nurtekin Özguc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Meys in the 14th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Samuel Vervoort's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nurtekin Özguc was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 26th minute İbrahim Ethem İlteber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudy Panhuijsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rudy Panhuijsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baturalp Revis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Brugge United's goal looked a bit too open when İbrahim Ethem İlteber came free, but Rudy Panhuijsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 35 played minutes Brugge United got a freekick which was hit by Christian Meys. Dries Dirckx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nurtekin Özguc having to interfere. In the 39th match minute, Brugge United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jochen Diericx to maneuver through the defense. Rudy Panhuijsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uluç Özbas, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After 41 played minutes Brugge United got a freekick which was hit by Kobe De Poorter. After 46 played minutes ÜSTEĞMEN FK got a freekick which was hit by Uluç Özbas. In the 47th minute of the match Kobe De Poorter shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nurtekin Özguc showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell İbrahim Ethem İlteber to make the kick off. In the 54th match minute, ÜSTEĞMEN FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enis Behiç Cebel to maneuver through the defense. In the 56thth minute of the game Samuel Vervoort who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Nurtekin Özguc was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 57th minute Christian Meys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nurtekin Özguc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nurtekin Özguc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kobe De Poorter in the 61st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Brugge United's Janes Goons got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Nurtekin Özguc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Meys in the 66th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Dries Dirckx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nurtekin Özguc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Dries Dirckx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Meys in the 82nd minute of play forced ÜSTEĞMEN FK's goalkeeper Nurtekin Özguc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Meys in the 90th minute of play forced ÜSTEĞMEN FK's goalkeeper Nurtekin Özguc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nurtekin Özguc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jochen Diericx in the 92nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ÜSTEĞMEN FK's zone, Christian Meys stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nurtekin Özguc came out of the goal and Christian Meys tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Brugge United walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.