U21 League

J.VandekerkhoveArena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Gennadiy Trubkin made the kick off and thus started the match. Charles De Meur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gennadiy Trubkin in the 5th minute of play. Kazemir Gryazev struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Charles De Meur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arsenal F.C.. Grigoriy Doronkin might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Charles De Meur. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grigoriy Doronkin ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pacho Carabajal got free with Andrey Kolybin in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zac Bal hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute, Arif Lyskov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Charles De Meur was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 24th minute, Kazemir Gryazev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lionel De Haes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Viktor Bityagovskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gennadiy Trubkin took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Charles De Meur. Charles De Meur dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 38 minutes into the match, Brugge United's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Lyskov came free, but Charles De Meur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Charles De Meur didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arif Lyskov went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Charles De Meur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gennadiy Trubkin in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Cedric Van den Berge was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brugge United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arsenal F.C. the free kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pacho Carabajal to strike the kick off in the second half. Stepan Shalevich kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, Brugge United's goalkeeper Charles De Meur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gennadiy Trubkin. Gennadiy Trubkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Charles De Meur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Charles De Meur came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Arsenal F.C.'s Artem Kolotushkin. But to his dismay, Artem Kolotushkin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zac Bal in the 63rd minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Kolybin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute Raoul Lambert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrey Kolybin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Kolybin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pacho Carabajal in the 67th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Pacho Carabajal came free, but Andrey Kolybin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute Gennadiy Trubkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles De Meur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrey Kolybin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zac Bal, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Artem Kolotushkin kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Charles De Meur stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gennadiy Trubkin's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. With a little luck, Brugge United's Charles De Meur got control of the ball when Arif Lyskov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andrey Kolybin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel De Haes in the 89th minute of play. Brugge United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cederique Neels in the 91st minute. Brugge United's Charles De Meur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artem Kolotushkin in the 93rd minute of play. After 94 minutes Brugge United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Viktor Bityagovskiy who took care of the corner kick. After 96 played minutes Arsenal F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Stepan Shalevich. Andrey Kolybin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cederique Neels, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Arsenal F.C. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.