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Spectators: 10910 (Terracing: 8184, Seating: 2509, VIP seats: 217) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Guido Vissenaeken kicked off to start the match. In the 14th minute, Sandro Gaúcho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vítor Baia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaias Matas in the 17th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Brugge United's Guido Vissenaeken sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Michel Hendrickx narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 23 minutes Olavarria FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaspar Van Den Broeck who took care of the corner kick. Vítor Baia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isaias Matas, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The corner ended in Mauro Kotlar almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Brugge United's Vítor Baia did a great save. Jenő Menszátor got a throw-in 31 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Robby Van Steen. After a rather tough play, Brugge United's Percy da Fonseca got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After 44 played minutes Brugge United got a freekick which was hit by Ümit Karan. After a rather tough play, Olavarria FC's Robby Van Steen got a free kick in the 46th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Isaias Matas was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, Guido Vissenaeken managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brugge United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guido Vissenaeken was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 56th minute Guido Vissenaeken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel Hendrickx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brugge United's Arnauld Van Impe was substituted for Guido Vissenaeken. Brugge United's Waud Huijbrechts was substituted for Jaspar Van Den Broeck. A sloppy throw-in by Percy da Fonseca in the 60th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Olavarria FC's Timy Wolfdoncx. Michel Hendrickx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnauld Van Impe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isaias Matas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Olavarria FC made a substitution. Arnauld Tombuer replaced Isaias Matas. Olavarria FC made a substitution. Catalino Rivarola replaced Robby Van Steen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnauld Van Impe in the 73rd minute of play forced Olavarria FC's goalkeeper Michel Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Hendrickx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnauld Van Impe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Brugge United's Maksim Rilski got a free kick in the 74th minute. Thys Lenoir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Baia having to interfere. Michel Hendrickx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnauld Van Impe in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnauld Tombuer in the 81st minute of play forced Brugge United's goalkeeper Vítor Baia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vítor Baia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnauld Tombuer in the 81st minute of play. A collision led to Olavarria FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Thys Lenoir hit a great ball. Percy da Fonseca made in the 84th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Arnauld Van Impe. 92 minutes into the match, Olavarria FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnauld Van Impe came free, but Michel Hendrickx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maksim Rilski hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute of the match Mauro Kotlar shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vítor Baia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 95th match minute, Olavarria FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jenő Menszátor to maneuver through the defense. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.