In the previous round Club Brugge narrowly won against Patro Eisen, but against STVV their cup adventure came to an end. Blauw-Zwart started well, leading 1-0, but lost 1-4 in the end. A heavy blow for Club, not least for coach Carl Hoefkens.
"We started strong. During the first half hour it was very good at times: dominant soccer, lots of crosses, lots of danger... We were leading 1-0 and then the pace slowed down a bit. As a result, they came into the match better, although without creating any chances. However, we took a stupid goal and after the break two more preventable goals followed. After that it was difficult to regain the momentum. We had a lot of ball possession but without really being threatening. And after that fourth goal it was completely over and out. Is it a crisis now? When you lose a game at Club in a league you've made a goal of, you know it won't be a fun atmosphere. The things we had trained on also came out in the beginning of the match, but because of those goals against, suddenly it was from have to and we still have problems with that at the moment. We need to take steps in that as soon as possible."
The Bruges fans did not hide their disappointment during and after the match. "I understand the reaction of the crowd. It was unbelievable that there were so many people today. That also typifies the faith, all those fans who come to Jan Breydel on a weekday for a cup match. And those fans are used to winning, so then it is normal that there is discontent after such a defeat. What matters now is to prepare as well as possible for Monday's match against OH Leuven. Hopefully with Noa Lang, but that will have to be seen in the coming days. I thought he played sharp, but he had hamstring problems that prevented him from continuing. I hope it's not too serious." (SF)