Club Brugge has won its away match in the Croky Cup semifinals. For a long time, Blauw-Zwart seemed to be heading for a 2-0 victory after goals by Andreas Skov Olsen before halftime and Ferran Jutglà immediately after the restart, but in the added time it still swallowed an unnecessary counter-goal through the Japanese Koki Machida. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, there is the return match at Duden Park.
After the lost topper at the Bosuil, Ronny Deila had to adjust his team considerably due to the injuries of Maxim De Cuyper, Hugo Vetlesen and Philip Zinckernagel. In their places, Denis Odoi, Eder Balanta and Ferran Jutglà started the 40th official match of the current season. However, it did not prevent the home team from taking immediate control of the match and after ten minutes it saw itself rewarded. On a lightning fast switch there was Jutglà's overview and Skov Olsen's typical but perfect finish into the bottom corner (1-0). After that Union got into the game better, but without creating any real danger. Although Casper Nielsen had to block a shot from Noah Sadiki and a header from the incoming Mohammed Amoura disappeared into Simon Mignolet's hands. After that, apart from a couple of yellow cards, there was hardly anything to note, as Club proved too impotent offensively, although it did go into the break with a deserved bonus.
