Friendly League

Jan Breydel stadion
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shen Sang Hao started the match with the kick off. Cauan Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shen Shi Mo in the 9th minute of play. Tao Jian Di charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tao Jian Di the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ALMA GUERREIRA's Tao Jian Di got a free kick in the 13th minute. Shen Shi Mo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 16 played minutes FC Bruges got a freekick which was hit by Shen Sang Hao. 17 minutes into the match, ALMA GUERREIRA's goal looked a bit too open when Shen Shi Mo came free, but Cauan Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by ALMA GUERREIRA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lasse Kroner was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Bruges's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Lasse Kroner almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ALMA GUERREIRA's Cauan Carvalho did a great save. Luc Van Hinnendael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lasse Delvig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shen Sang Hao's late challenge caught a ALMA GUERREIRA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Shen Sang Hao helped the player get up and apologised. In the 23rd match minute, FC Bruges was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shen Sang Hao to maneuver through the defense. After 24 played minutes FC Bruges got a freekick which was hit by William Wilmots. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Bruges's goalkeeper Luc Van Hinnendael, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luc Van Hinnendael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José San Martín, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Luc Van Hinnendael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delfim Araújo in the 27th minute of the match. After 28 minutes, Bernardo Urtzi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Bruges and the ALMA GUERREIRA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Bruges's Bernardo Urtzi got a free kick in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the match, FC Bruges's goal looked a bit too open when José San Martín came free, but Luc Van Hinnendael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After taking down the ball on ALMA GUERREIRA's corner Chiquinho Alagoano fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Luc Van Hinnendael quite easily take care of the ball. Chiquinho Alagoano scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luc Van Hinnendael, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cauan Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shen Shi Mo in the 32nd minute of play. Luc Van Hinnendael stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lasse Delvig's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by José San Martín in the 40th minute of play forced FC Bruges's goalkeeper Luc Van Hinnendael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shen Shi Mo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cauan Carvalho having to interfere. After 43 played minutes ALMA GUERREIRA got a freekick which was hit by Frits Frang. FC Bruges's Shen Shi Mo got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lasse Delvig was the one to do the kick off. Luc Van Hinnendael made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilson da Rocha in the 57th minute. In the 64th minute, José San Martín 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shen Shi Mo in the 66th minute of play forced ALMA GUERREIRA's goalkeeper Cauan Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute of the match FC Bruges got a corner. ALMA GUERREIRA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lasse Kroner ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Lasse Kroner almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ALMA GUERREIRA's Cauan Carvalho did a great save. 74 minutes into the match, FC Bruges's goalkeeper Luc Van Hinnendael had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Delfim Araújo. Delfim Araújo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Luc Van Hinnendael firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ken Brogren in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cauan Carvalho saved ALMA GUERREIRA from getting behind. Cauan Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shen Shi Mo in the 80th minute of play. Shen Shi Mo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cauan Carvalho having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Shen Shi Mo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cauan Carvalho. ALMA GUERREIRA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shen Shi Mo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 95th minute, Lenni Prehn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cauan Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shen Shi Mo, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.