Knocked out 2-4 on mixture by Membership Brugge
Our memorable run of six successive years within the UEFA Champions League is over. After our Pink Bulls raced right into a 2-0 lead at Membership Brugge to go in entrance within the tie, we ended up shedding 2-3 on the evening and 2-4 on mixture. We’re due to this fact our of Champions League qualifying, however are heading into the UEFA Europa League.
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Match abstract
An entertaining second leg was arrange as either side started on the assault and tried to probe their opponents. We tried to check Membership Brugge with lengthy passes however discovered few gaps of their backline – whereas the hosts offered loads of risk on the break. Alex Schlager stood out with two sturdy saves (11′ and 15′).
The sport was then turned on its head by a pleasant Maurits Kjaergaard free-kick, which sailed into the field and was met by the leaping Jacob Rasmussen, whose highly effective header got here off the within of the publish and in (18′)! Our opening aim ruined the ambiance on the Jan Breydel stadium a bit of with the calm solely returning by the point we took a drinks break.
The hosts continued to press as the primary half progressed, and we struggled to clear the hazard. Solely poor ending from Membership Brugge and a few excellent Schlager reflex saves (34’/38′) stored us forward on the evening. We then bought the possibility to assault shortly earlier than the break and used it clinically. Dorgeles Nene performed an ideal ball by the defence and Stevie Lainer despatched it over to the far publish, the place Edmund Baidoo (42′) took it on the volley and made it 2-0. Our Pink Bulls might have been flattered by the half-time rating however have been delighted to be forward.
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Membership Brugge have been up towards it now, and Blauw-Zwart pushed from the restart. Our defence held agency till the 61st minute, after we failed to shut down and Seys was in a position to lengthen a leg to smash his aspect again into the sport. The momentum was now within the Belgian outfit’s favour…
The sport quietened down, which suited us, however simply after we hoped to land a killer blow, a dangerous mistake value us. A misplaced move from Rasmussen discovered its solution to Forbs, who bought into area and made it 2-2 (83′).
We have been unable to muster sufficient of a late attacking salvo, with Membership Brugge pushing for a winner – and getting it. Vanaken capped a fast break within the fourth minute of stoppage time for a bitter ultimate observe.
That’s that so far as our Champions League marketing campaign is worried. Now we have to regain our focus forward of our ADMIRAL Bundesliga conflict towards Hartberg on Saturday and our league stage within the UEFA Europa League from September!
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Line-ups & substitutions
Membership Brugge: Mignolet – Mechele, Spileers, Seys – Meijer (46′ Sabbe), Onyedika (90+5′ Romero), Reis (68′ Stankovic), Vanaken ©, Forbs (88′ Siquet) – Tzolis, Vermant (68′ Tresoldi)
FC Pink Bull Salzburg: Schlager – Terzic, Rasmussen, Gadou, Lainer – Diabate (90+1′ Schuster), Bidstrup © – Kjaergaard (82′ Alajbegovic), Nene – Baidoo (64′ Ratkov), Vertessen (82′ Daghim)
Targets: Seys (61′), Borges (83′), Vanaken (90+4′) – Kjaergaard (18′), Baidoo (42′)
Attendance: TBC
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Referee: Irfan Peljto (BIH)
Yellow playing cards: 81′ Spileers
Harm information
Not out there for the match have been Takumu Kawamura (knee), Karim Konate (knee), John Mellberg (knee), Karim Onisiwo (thigh), Valentin Sulzbacher (thigh) and Christian Zawieschitzky (calf).
Sota Kitano suffered extreme bruising and a laceration on his proper ankle towards GAK and shall be out in the interim.
Frans Krätzig is out with a minor harm sustained within the first leg.