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Kortrijk Edges Past Cercle Brugge in Thrilling Encounter
Kortrijk secured a crucial home victory against Cercle Brugge, winning 2-1 in a match characterized by intensity and a battle for every ball.
The game started at a rapid pace, with Nacho opening the scoring for Kortrijk in the 14th minute, assisted by R. Alebiosu. However, Cercle Brugge drew level before halftime thanks to a goal from T. Somers in the 44th minute.
The second half continued with the same intensity, and Kortrijk turned the game around in the 68th minute thanks to a goal by M. Mampassi, assisted by A. Kadri.
The match was marked by yellow cards, with a total of three for Kortrijk and two for Cercle Brugge. Both teams also made numerous substitutions throughout the game.
Kortrijk dominated possession, with 32% compared to Cercle Brugge’s 68%, but managed to convert more of their opportunities into goals.
In short, an exciting match that was decided in the second half with Kortrijk making the most of their chances and securing three valuable points.
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Substitutions cercle brugge: at minute 56 Bruninho came in and Felipe Augusto went out., at minute 56 Nazinho came in and S. Miangue went out., at minute 69 A. K. Ouattara came in and L. Agyekum went out., at minute 69 A. Francis came in and B. Popovic went out., at minute 77 A. Minda came in and K. Olaigbe went out.
Substitutions kortrijk: at minute 60 B. Messaoudi came in and T. Ambrose went out., at minute 60 A. Kadri came in and I. Fossum went out., at minute 69 M. El Idrissy came in and R. Alebiosu went out., at minute 83 T. Kaneko came in and M. Bruno went out., at minute 83 T. Takamine came in and Nacho went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cercle Brugge
Titulares:
Kortrijk
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