Cercle Brugge vs. Kilmarnock: A match with few goals and home team dominance
Cercle Brugge beat Kilmarnock in a match of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League played at the Jan Breydelstadion in Bruges.
The match began with an early goal from T. Somers for Cercle Brugge in the 21st minute, after an assist from A. K. Ouattara. Despite Kilmarnock’s attempts to equalize, the first half remained with a one-goal difference.
In the second half, K. Denkey of Cercle Brugge had the chance to extend the lead from the penalty spot, but his shot was saved by the Kilmarnock goalkeeper. Despite several changes on both sides, the match did not gain much intensity and remained with Cercle Brugge’s victory.
The match statistics reflect a dominance of Cercle Brugge, although not a crushing difference. The match was marked by a couple of yellow cards, one for S. Findlay of Kilmarnock in the 49th minute and another for K. Vassell of the same team in the 69th minute. The match ended with Cercle Brugge adding a new victory in the UEFA Europa League.
Substitutions kilmarnock: at minute 46 M. Kennedy came in and J. Wright went out., at minute 74 L. Polworth came in and R. McKenzie went out., at minute 74 F. Murray came in and D. Armstrong went out., at minute 90 B. Anderson came in and R. Deas went out.
Substitutions cercle brugge: at minute 79 Bruninho came in and A. K. Ouattara went out., at minute 79 Felipe Augusto came in and K. Denkey went out., at minute 87 B. Popovic came in and K. Olaigbe went out., at minute 87 S. Miangue came in and Nazinho went out., at minute 90 L. Agyekum came in and H. van der Bruggen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cercle Brugge
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Kilmarnock
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