Club Brugge U19

Match report

Club Brugge U19 beat Aston Villa U19 5:3 in the UEFA Youth League Regular Season on Monday. The hosts opened the campaign with a victory on home soil after an eventful ninety minutes. It was a match decided by moments rather than sustained pressure from either side.

W. Burgess turned the ball into his own net in the twentieth minute, giving Brugge an early advantage. T. N. Koren then doubled the lead with a forty-second strike before adding another at fifty-three minutes. That three-goal cushion held until J. McGrath pulled one back for Villa in the seventy-third minute.

M. Knouzi restored the two-goal gap at seventy-nine minutes, and Koren completed his hat-trick eight minutes later. M. Meade responded for the visitors before McGrath converted a penalty in stoppage time. The final tally came in the ninety-second minute, though another penalty for Villa was missed at the same moment.

Brugge dominated the numbers, completing 76 attacks compared to Villa's 52. They held 57 per cent possession and registered seven shots on target, though their accuracy sat at just 54 per cent. Villa were more clinical with 82 per cent accuracy from nine attempts, but that efficiency could not bridge the gap.

The result keeps Brugge third in the table after six games, five wins and one defeat. They sit on fifteen points, a position that reflects consistency rather than perfection. Villa's recent form showed flashes of promise, but this outing confirmed they still have work to do.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 57.00 – 43

Shots on target 7 – 9

Shots off target 3 – 1

Attacks 76 – 52

⚽ 20' W. Burgess — Own goal ⚽ 42' T. N. Koren — Goal 🟨 50' L. Routh — Yellow card ⚽ 53' T. N. Koren — Goal ⇄ 59' D. Adediran — Substitution ⇄ 59' O. Bindley — Substitution ⇄ 64' M. Soria — Substitution ⇄ 64' E. Fejokwu — Substitution ⚽ 73' J. McGrath — Goal ⇄ 73' M. Jenner — Substitution ⇄ 73' J. Caes — Substitution ⇄ 73' C. Ossohou — Substitution ⚽ 79' M. Knouzi — Goal ⇄ 80' L. Delorge — Substitution ⇄ 82' C. Atkins — Substitution ⇄ 82' F. Boyd — Substitution ⚽ 84' T. N. Koren — Goal ⚽ 86' M. Meade — Goal 🟨 87' W. Burgess — Yellow card 🟨 90' M. Haesaert — Yellow card ✗ 90+1' J. McGrath — Penalty missed ⚽ 90+1' J. McGrath — Goal ✗ 90+2' Penalty missed ⚽ 90+2' Goal

Match events

20' Club Brugge U19 Own goal W. Burgess
42' Club Brugge U19 Goal T. N. Koren
50' Aston Villa U19 Yellow card L. Routh
53' Club Brugge U19 Goal T. N. Koren
59' Aston Villa U19 Substitution D. Adediran off: M. Meade
59' Aston Villa U19 Substitution O. Bindley off: J. Blake
64' Club Brugge U19 Substitution M. Soria off: J. Mbambi
64' Club Brugge U19 Substitution E. Fejokwu off: L. Strouwen
73' Aston Villa U19 Goal J. McGrath
73' Aston Villa U19 Substitution M. Jenner off: L. Moss
73' Club Brugge U19 Substitution J. Caes off: M. Knouzi
73' Club Brugge U19 Substitution C. Ossohou off: E. Callens
79' Club Brugge U19 Goal M. Knouzi assist: J. Mbambi
80' Club Brugge U19 Substitution L. Delorge off: J. Billiet
82' Aston Villa U19 Substitution C. Atkins off: V. Mudame
82' Aston Villa U19 Substitution F. Boyd off: O. Lloyd
84' Club Brugge U19 Goal T. N. Koren
86' Aston Villa U19 Goal M. Meade
87' Aston Villa U19 Yellow card W. Burgess
90' Club Brugge U19 Yellow card M. Haesaert
90+1' Aston Villa U19 Penalty missed J. McGrath assist: J. McGrath
90+1' Aston Villa U19 Goal J. McGrath
90+2' Aston Villa U19 Penalty missed
90+2' Aston Villa U19 Goal

Statistics

57.00 Possession, % 43

7 Shots on target 9

3 Shots off target 1

76 Attacks 52

3 Corners 5

21 Free kicks 11

3 Offsides 10

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

4 Goal kicks 4

14 Throw-ins 23

All statistics

3 Blocked shots 1

0.54 Shot accuracy 0.82

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