Thirteenth minute, a penalty, and off we go
Vetlesen wasted no time. He buried the penalty in the 13th minute to put Bruges ahead.
Six minutes later, Porozo dragged Antwerp back into it. 1-1 after 20 minutes, exactly the sort of high-tempo scrap you’d expect at the sharp end of Belgian football.
And then the second half arrived.
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Vetlesen does it again, Virgili wraps it up
50th minute. Vetlesen struck again. A brace, and Bruges reclaimed the lead straight after the break, right when games so often turn.
Jan Virgili added a third in the 78th minute. Full time: 3-1.
Two goals from the same player in a Belgian heavyweight clash does not happen every weekend. Vetlesen swung this one on his own, once from the spot, once from open play. Antwerp never had the answer a second time.
Three blows, three moments that mattered
Jan Breydel is still a tough place for visiting sides to survive. Antwerp found that out the hard way, even after showing they could get back level.
What stands out is the way Bruges went about it. They did not dominate from start to finish. They landed the big blows at the right moments, in the 13th, the 50th and the 78th.
Antwerp head home with an away goal and not much else. Over a season, trips like this to the heavy hitters often decide whether you finish on the podium or drift into mid-table. At some point, you have to go and nick one.
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