Once more no factors for Westerlo towards bogeyman KV Mechelen. In 4 confrontations with Malinois this season, the Gamecocks at all times bit the sand. Bafdili earlier than half-time and comeback child Belghali within the second half gave the guests a 0-2 win.
The capricious Might climate additionally made itself felt in Het Kuipje. Simply earlier than kick-off and after the honoring of the outgoing goalkeeper coach Paul Peeters, the floodgates opened and the turf became a soggy subject. KV Mechelen, which took workplace with out the unwell Elias Cobbaut, tailored finest to the circumstances. Within the examine spherical, the house crew hardly featured within the piece. Within the ninth minute, Sinan Bolat blocked a shot from Patrick Pflücke with impact and three minutes later Bilal Bafdili discovered Bolat. Jordan Bos created the primary Western risk with a header simply after the opening fifteen minutes. The guests remained essentially the most threatening crew: Lauberbach, who had damaged via, collided (actually) with Bolat.
Disallowed objective
For KV Mechelen it was a success in minute 25. Kerim Mrabti discovered Bafdili and he positioned the ball calmly within the left nook. Mrabti himself additionally took an opportunity. After a pleasant transfer he kicked rashly. The house crew had in the meantime restored the steadiness. With a intelligent go, Nicolas Madsen remoted Josimar Alcocer from the visiting goalkeeper Yannick Thoelen. From a troublesome angle, the Costa Rican worldwide couldn’t get previous Thoelen.
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After Mory Konaté misplaced the ball, the ball lastly got here to Lucas Stassin. The promising worldwide scored within the flip. The enjoyment was short-lived. Matonga Simonini – who ought to have made his top-level debut final week within the match between Customary and Westerlo and made his debut per week late – was known as to the VAR display and disallowed the objective for Stassin’s offside. With a shot that deviated from Bos right into a nook, we recorded the final achievement earlier than half-time.
No penalty
Early within the second half – throughout half-time the U21 champion crew of Westerlo (coach Filip Daems) was honored – there was one other VAR intervention after Bryan Reynolds went down in a duel with Daam Foulon and Simonini merely gave a objective kick. After viewing photos, Simonini didn’t see a penalty in Foulon’s robust sort out. Stassin didn’t discover the opening from shut vary previous a powerful goalkeeping Thoelen. On the opposite facet, Bolat defused an try by captain Rob Schoofs. Substitute Allahyar Sayyadmanesh instantly made himself observed with an acceleration towards the objective line. Konaté labored his punt right into a nook. Lion Lauberbauch missed the chance to make it 0-2. The striker missing confidence deflected Foulon’s good cross sadly extensive. KV Mechelen in flip escaped the equalizer: a free kick from Dogucan Haspolat exploded onto the crossbar.
Mukau and Sayyadmanesh failed to complete. Substitute Rafik Belghali didn’t try this. On September 17 of final 12 months, the best wing defender was out of motion on the Sint-Truiden subject with a critical knee damage. Throughout his comeback, he was effectively adopted when Bolat pushed a shot from the opposite substitute Islam Slimani into his ft. Books closed for the house crew, which stays disconsolately final within the Europe Play-offs. KV Mechelen once more leapfrogs STVV into second place behind chief AA Gent.
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