Olimpia 0 - 7 RFC Bruges (392872404)

31052 punters turned up at Agrikole Stadium, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Erinç Bayar was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dennis Eikenberry and Michael Steinmetz. Olimpia tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Prentice - Skoczeń, Homayoun, Funston, Toffanello - Loughney, Bisson, Stensson, Boć - Chartrain, Garragh.

RFC Bruges started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. The following players took the field: Ganchaegu - Schintler, Sarıgöz - McMullen, Gastal, 加藤 (Kato), Thorsen, Lemon - Veretinskas, Toledano, Ellebracht.

RFC Bruges took the lead after 16 minutes making the score 0 - 1. G. Schintler placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. R. McMullen tried using a burst of speed to get past his defender after 22 minutes, but it takes more than that to get past fast P. Toffanello. The visitors' T. Lemon took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 29 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for RFC Bruges. Olimpia's W. Funston left the field after 35 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was E. Lima Bueno. RFC Bruges increased their lead after 40 minutes when O. Toledano broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 3, much to the home crowd's dismay. With 42 minutes played, RFC Bruges put themselves up 0 - 4 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was B. Gastal. By now, the players in RFC Bruges felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. 0 - 4 was the score after the first half. RFC Bruges had most of the ball, with 69 percent of possession.

After 55 minutes, T. Lemon sent the corner kick right to O. Toledano who headed it sharply past the keeper. 0 - 5! After 70 minutes, RFC Bruges's K. Thorsen burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 6. D. Prentice kept the home side in the game with a magnificent save when T. Lemon delivered an almost perfect free kick to the far post. After 83 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave A. Veretinskas a chance to increase the lead for RFC Bruges, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 7. D. Prentice got a fingertip on A. Ellebracht's shot from the left 84 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal. With the scoreboard showing that 86 minutes had been played, RFC Bruges nearly put themselves up another goal after A. Veretinskas came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save. Olimpia were pushed back, and had many dangerous counterattacks. An impressive one came 87 minutes into the match, but M. Skoczeń narrowly missed the free kick attempt that was awarded as a result of a foul. RFC Bruges enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

Olimpia's best player was W. Boć. However, A. Garragh made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating RFC Bruges player was without a doubt T. Lemon. On the other hand, R. McMullen's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 7.