“The Champions League is back.”, — write: football.ua
The Champions League is back.
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Stankovich started the beating in the 32nd minute. The midfielder took advantage of an unsuccessful play at the exit of the opponent’s goalkeeper and in one touch sent the ball into the net with a powerful shot. Afterwards, Vanaken doubled the visitors’ lead. In the second half, Vermant closed the pass into an empty net, leading to a rout.
In the 84th minute, Mehele made the score obscene with a header. In the last minute of added time, the home team scored a prestigious goal. Sadybekov succeeded in a miracle shot – the ball hit the goalpost off the post.
As a result, Brugge confidently wins and climbs to the 23rd place, having 7 points to its credit. Kairat continues to hang at the bottom of the table with one point.
Kairat – Bruges 1:4
Goals: Sadybekov, 90+2 – Stankovich, 32, Vanaken, 38, Verman, 74, Mehele, 84
Kairat: Anarbekov — Tapalov (Stanoev, 79), Martynovych, Sorokin, Mata — Glazer (Sadibekov, 76), Kasabulat — Mrynskyi, Georghyno (Ricardinho, 75), Gromyko — Edmilson
Bruges: Jakers — Sabbe (Sicke, 85), Ordoñez, Mechele — Forbes (Campbell, 78), Stankovic, Vetlesen (Sandra, 64), Seiss (Meyer, 79) — Vanaken, Diahon — Verman (Tresoldi, 78)
Warning: Sorokin, Sadybekov
