Unbeaten Club Brugge breeze past Aalborg
Thursday, February 26, 2015
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Club Brugge KV 3-0 Aalborg BK (agg: 6-1)
The Belgian league leaders extended their unbeaten run in the competition by knocking out the Danish champions.
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• Club Brugge unbeaten after 12 games in the UEFA Europa League this season
• The home side's fifth win in six games against Danish teams in this season's competition
• Víctor Vázquez scores first, Obbi Oularé uses pace and strength to add a second
• Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo concludes scoring with his first European goal for the club
• Follow Friday's round of 16 draw on UEFA.com, with live streaming from 13.00CET
Club Brugge KV claimed another Danish scalp as goals from Víctor Vázquez, Obbi Oularé and Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo gave them a comfortable 3-0 UEFA Europa League victory against Aalborg BK.
Starting with a 3-1 advantage from their first encounter at Aalborg Stadion, the home side confirmed their progress to the round of 16 with a relatively simple victory. Vázquez struck in the 11th minute, and Club Brugge extended their aggregate advantage in the second half courtesy of a fine strike from Oularé, 19, and a tap-in from 20-year-old Bolingoli-Mbombo.
Vázquez got the ball rolling with a deft finish, using the outside of his foot to beat AaB goalkeeper Nicolai Larsen after Lior Refaelov had turned a pass from Bolingoli-Mbombo towards him. Ruud Vormer and Oularé then missed excellent close-range chances for the hosts, before AaB – who named an all-Danish stating XI – spurned their best chance of the game, Andreas Bruhn dwelling on the ball and allowing Oscar Duarte to put in a magnificent last-ditch challenge.
Club Brugge exerted their authority again on 64 minutes, Oularé latching onto a pass from Vormer before outsprinting Kenneth Emil Petersen and driving in a finish that Larsen failed to keep out with his fingertips. It was then left to Bolingoli-Mbombo to score the Belgian club's final goal ten minutes later, following another incisive move. The Congolese striker initially shot against a team-mate but was left with a simple finish as the ball dropped to him with Larsen already committed.