Official Cup

Estadio Diamante
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karel De Roover took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, ZAFIRO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnout Labrouche came free, but Augusto Niva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Labrouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Augusto Niva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karel De Roover, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Karel De Roover's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Augusto Niva was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. The supporters of Club Brugge booed when ZAFIRO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Ubendu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to ZAFIRO FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Igor Horado hit a great ball. After 18 played minutes, Club Brugge's Rocky Verhaeghen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Augusto Niva came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Club Brugge reached it. Arnout Labrouche scored 0-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Augusto Niva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, ZAFIRO FC's Leopoldo Laurentzi got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Karel De Roover scored 0-2 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Augusto Niva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, ZAFIRO FC's Julian Clemencin got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Karel De Roover managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Brugge's supporters rose to their feet, but Karel De Roover was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Augusto Niva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in ZAFIRO FC's zone, Arnout Labrouche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Augusto Niva came out of the goal and Arnout Labrouche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jeff Van Den Wijngaert hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. A collision led to ZAFIRO FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Conrado Bartolome hit a great ball. After having played for 44 minutes, Arnout Labrouche managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Brugge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnout Labrouche was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in ZAFIRO FC's zone, Karel De Roover stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Augusto Niva came out of the goal and Karel De Roover tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julian Clemencin made a kick off. Jason Manaers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Clemencin in the 52nd minute of play. ZAFIRO FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Igor Horado in the 54th minute. After taking down the ball on ZAFIRO FC's corner Igor Horado fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jason Manaers quite easily take care of the ball. In the 65th minute, Gilberto Ubendu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute, Giles Valkeneers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ZAFIRO FC's Gilberto Ubendu got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Club Brugge walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.