SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749,
Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) If Suat Kaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Zigmantas Gimbutas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Braga's Antonio Adán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfons Rijniers in the 9th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Suat Kaya came free, but Antonio Adán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antonio Adán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Suat Kaya, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Jannes Van Leempoel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgar Figari in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the game, Vergil Rupov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Antonio Adán was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 16 minutes into the match, Genk's goal looked a bit too open when Zigmantas Gimbutas came free, but Jannes Van Leempoel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jannes Van Leempoel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zigmantas Gimbutas's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Figari in the 18th minute of play forced Genk's goalkeeper Jannes Van Leempoel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Vergil Rupov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Adán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonio Adán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vergil Rupov, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After 27 played minutes SC Braga got a freekick which was hit by Gastão Veiga. 31 minutes into the match, Genk's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Figari came free, but Jannes Van Leempoel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Zigmantas Gimbutas put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jannes Van Leempoel. Edgar Figari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Jannes Van Leempoel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Zigmantas Gimbutas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jannes Van Leempoel was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Antonio Adán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rain De Hond in the 39th minute of play. Zigmantas Gimbutas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jannes Van Leempoel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute of the match SC Braga got a corner. Genk's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. André Jordão ran over to the corner to take the kick. Genk's Jannes Van Leempoel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute Zigmantas Gimbutas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jannes Van Leempoel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 48 minutes into the match, Genk's goal looked a bit too open when Zigmantas Gimbutas came free, but Jannes Van Leempoel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.
The wind increased when Vergil Rupov made the kick off in the second half. Antonio Adán stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rain De Hond's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. The supporters of Genk booed when SC Braga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dominik Bartelak didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 55 minutes, Vergil Rupov made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. SC Braga's Antonio Adán tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. SC Braga made a substitution. Donato Sampaio replaced Edgar Figari. Antonio Adán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rain De Hond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zigmantas Gimbutas kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of SC Braga booed when Genk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loui Wouqier didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 played minutes, SC Braga's André Jordão shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jannes Van Leempoel 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 SC Braga reached it. Antonio Adán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rain De Hond in the 71st minute of play. Jannes Van Leempoel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Sampaio in the 72nd minute of the match. Antonio Adán made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Alexander Klemensson sent off a good shot on target. In the 77th minute Zigmantas Gimbutas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jannes Van Leempoel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donato Sampaio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jannes Van Leempoel having to make a save. Antonio Adán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Klemensson in the 79th minute of the match. SC Braga's Antonio Adán proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save SC Braga from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, SC Braga's Antonio Adán got control of the ball when Vergil Rupov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jannes Van Leempoel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zigmantas Gimbutas's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Jannes Van Leempoel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Sampaio in the 85th minute of play. After 86 played minutes Genk got a freekick which was hit by Loui Wouqier. The supporters of SC Braga booed when Genk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loui Wouqier didn't get a good kick on the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Genk's goal looked a bit too open when Zigmantas Gimbutas came free, but Jannes Van Leempoel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jannes Van Leempoel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Antonio Adán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Creemers, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 93 minutes into the match, Genk's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Sampaio came free, but Jannes Van Leempoel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Fredrik Creemers took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Antonio Adán to make any attempt to save it. The Genk players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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