In the standings, Bruges therefore surpasses its opponent of the day and comes within two units of Anderlecht.
Unionist ineffectiveness in the first period
The start of the Unionist meeting was very good. But he once again lacked effectiveness. After three minutes of play, Nilsson forgot to score from the penalty spot on a ball poorly pushed back by Balanta. A little less than ten minutes later, a shot from Puertas from the left also sailed over the goal.
After 25 minutes of play, the pace dropped somewhat on the Saint-Gilles side, which allowed Bruges – who controlled the ball – to be a little more dangerous. Skoras' runs particularly annoyed the Union defenders without Bruges being able to show themselves in front of Moris' goal.
We had to wait until the 39th minute to see the biggest chance of the first half. On the edge of the area, Vetlessen sent a small lobbed ball. This one came back to Nusa at the small rectangle. The Norwegian nugget recovered in a moment but sent the ball into the stands. At the end of the half, the Union increased their number of corner kicks, without managing to achieve anything.
Moris at fault, Mac Allister strong for his return: the Unionists' scores against Bruges
Moris's mistake is costly
As the second period resumed calmly, Bruges opened the scoring with an incredible error from Anthony Moris. When the goalkeeper had grabbed the ball, he wanted to quickly kick it again but was blocked by Vetlessen. The ball ended up somewhat fortunately in the back of the net (0-1, 52nd).
This same Vetlessen was sent off in the 65th minute of play for a foul on Mac Allister, synonymous with a second yellow card.
The Saint-Gillois finally reacted twenty minutes from time. On a recovery, Amoura was launched deep and found Puertas on the right. The Swiss' shot was magnificently deflected by Jackers.
But the Bruges players were surgical and carried out their counter-attacks to perfection, notably obtaining a corner kick. On this one, Meijer deceived the too static Unionist defense and Moris could only see the damage (0-2, 74th).
Hope returned ten minutes from time in the stands of the Marien stadium. On a direct free kick in the middle, Cameron Puertas reduced the score by placing the ball in the top corner (1-2, 82nd). Three minutes from the end of regulation time, a nice move by Lazare and Rodriguez isolated Puertas in the area. The Swiss controlled before hitting but the ball was deflected by Sabbe.
But from experience, the Bruges residents were not put in danger at the end of the match, perfectly negotiating the Union's dangerous moments.
