U23 League

J.VandekerkhoveArena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raoul Lambert made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th match minute, Brugge United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timmy Simons to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Brugge United getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Casper Jannes hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stoyo Simeonovski in the 8th minute of play forced Brugge United's goalkeeper Dolf Rouckeloos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10thth minute of the game Pacho Carabajal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VN BAKITO's Orlin Artúkov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 12th minute Stanyo Blagiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dolf Rouckeloos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dolf Rouckeloos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanyo Blagiev in the 14th minute of play. A collision led to Brugge United getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Jonathan Clinckspoor hit a great ball. In the 19th minute of the match Stoyo Simeonovski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dolf Rouckeloos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 21 minutes, Stanyo Blagiev made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Brugge United's Dolf Rouckeloos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 24th minute, Plamen Chorbev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. VN BAKITO's Orlin Artúkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save VN BAKITO from getting a goal against them. Brugge United's Raoul Lambert was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 27th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Orlin Artúkov was a little too slow when Pacho Carabajal got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 2-1. Mattijs Parmentier kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pacho Carabajal in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Orlin Artúkov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Brugge United booed when VN BAKITO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stamen Daskalov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the game, Gerasim Stiptzarov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VN BAKITO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brugge United the free kick. A collision led to VN BAKITO getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Gerasim Stiptzarov hit a great ball. Jean-Louis Rijniers might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Orlin Artúkov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jean-Louis Rijniers ran back to his position shaking his head.

Pacho Carabajal struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Orlin Artúkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brugge United. The supporters of Brugge United booed when VN BAKITO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stoyo Simeonovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute of the match Jean-Louis Rijniers shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Orlin Artúkov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Benny De Potter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd match minute, VN BAKITO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geno Boykov to maneuver through the defense. Dolf Rouckeloos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petko Strilyov in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Brugge United's goalkeeper Dolf Rouckeloos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stanyo Blagiev. Stamen Daskalov kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Dolf Rouckeloos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanyo Blagiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orlin Artúkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raoul Lambert, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Brugge United's goal looked a bit too open when Petko Strilyov came free, but Dolf Rouckeloos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Raoul Lambert 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. Orlin Artúkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raoul Lambert in the 90th minute of play. Orlin Artúkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pacho Carabajal, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Jonathan Clinckspoor charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Clinckspoor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th minute, Jonathan Clinckspoor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee ended the match the Brugge United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.