Antwerp received 3-1 towards Anderlecht on Sunday night. The Purple & White thus missed out on the title, whereas Antwerp took 6 out of 30 within the play-offs.
Anderlecht took on Antwerp within the Bosuil Stadium on Sunday night. The Purple & White might nonetheless play champions, though they needed to have some luck with the outcomes of Union SG and Membership Brugge.
Van Bommel substituted De Laet for Matazo. Leoni, Delaney, Patris and Coosemans joined the group at Anderlecht. Sardella was injured and Amuzu sick.
Antwerp began the match very strongly, higher than Anderlecht. The primary objective menace was for the house group, however after fifteen minutes the Purple & White began to get extra concerned within the match.
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Dreyer had a number of good possibilities, however was unable to kick between the posts. Finally it was the Dane who was in a position to give the guests the lead. He might solely rush at goalkeeper Lammens and put the ball splendidly into the objective.
So we went into halftime with a lead for the Purple & White. At half-time, Union SG was additionally forward towards KRC Genk, whereas Membership Brugge-Cercle Brugge was nonetheless 0-0.
Pressure abounds on the Belgian soccer fields. The folks from Brussels got here out of the dressing room recent and that was noticeable. Antwerp, in flip, appeared to be rather less .
But it surely was the house group who scored first after espresso. Gattoni merely handed the ball over to Matazo, simply earlier than his personal objective, who didn’t hesitate and let Coosemans look again. Yari Verschaeren’s response mentioned all of it…
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So Anderlecht needed to get again to work, though that didn’t go as simply as hoped. Antwerp was trying ahead to a different objective. Anderlecht had a very troublesome time.
Finally, Doumbia scored the profitable objective in minute 94, which rings bells for many. Instantly afterwards, Ritchie De Laet was allowed to play in an Antwerp shirt for one final time, amid loud applause.
Ritchie De Laet was allowed to return on on the finish of the sport and scored a free kick. As if it have been written within the stars, Balikwisha was in a position to rating that free kick splendidly. 3-1 last rating.
Antwerp subsequently takes 6 out of 30, whereas Anderlecht utterly misplaced the title within the final two weeks of the championship.