diff --git a/sports-matcher/server/controllers/matchController.js b/sports-matcher/server/controllers/matchController.js
index e2cf3eb..4c9f98f 100644
--- a/sports-matcher/server/controllers/matchController.js
+++ b/sports-matcher/server/controllers/matchController.js
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ MatchController.get("/recent/:limit?", needDatabase, async (req, res) => {
         res.status(400).send("Limit parameter is not a number.");
         return;
     }
-    if (user) {
-        await user.populate("participatingMatches");
-        await user.populate("participatingMatches.participants");
-        await user.populate("participatingMatches.sport");
-        res.status(200).send();
-        return;
-    }
     if (isNaN(limit)) {
         res.status(400).send("Limit parameter not a number.");
         return;
@@ -49,8 +42,15 @@ MatchController.get("/recent/:limit?", needDatabase, async (req, res) => {
         res.status(400).send("Limit greater than maximum limit of 50.");
         return;
     }
+    let recent = null;
     try {
-        const recent = await matchModel.find().where("publicity").gte(2).limit(limit).sort({ createDate: -1 }).populate("participants").populate("sport");
+        if (user) {
+            await user.populate("participatingMatches").populate("participatingMatches.participants").populate("participatingMatches.sport");
+            recent = user.participatingMatches;
+        } else {
+            recent = await matchModel.find().where("publicity").gte(2).limit(limit).sort({ createDate: -1 });
+        }
+        await recent.populate("members.$"); // Populates all references.
         res.status(200).send({ recent: recent });
     } catch (err) {
         console.error(err);
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ MatchController.patch("/:id", needDatabase, authenticationGuard, async (req, res
     }
 
     await match.updateOne(req.body);
-
     res.status(200).send(match);
 });
 
@@ -124,6 +123,7 @@ MatchController.delete("/:id", needDatabase, authenticationGuard, async (req, re
         return;
     }
     await match.deleteOne();
+    res.status(200).send("Deleted.");
 });
 
 MatchController.get("/:id", needDatabase, async (req, res) => {