As long as he wins… he hopes. Saint-Gilleois with Nielsen’s goal in the 79th minute beat Leuven 1-0 at home for the 22nd matchday of the Belgian Pro Ligue and remained in second place. A character victory for Mechelen with 3-2 against Kortrijk, a “double” of hope for Circle Bruges at the home of Ostend with 2-1. Zulte Waregem and Westerlo remained at 1-1, continuing the battle for the final.
In Brussels, Saint-Jiloise faced many problems against Leuven who defended strongly to get an important draw. However, the hosts broke the ‘Gordian tie’ in the 78th minute with Nielsen’s goal reducing their gap to Genk to 6 points but with a game in hand.
In Waregem Zulte found it difficult against Westerlo with the visitors taking the lead in the 9th minute with a goal by Neustander. However, in the 72nd minute, it was Vossen who equalized at 1-1, giving his team a breather, which is in 16th place with 20 points.
In Ostend, Circle Bridge managed to impose their rhythm and take the lead in the 24th minute through Ueda. Ambrose equalized for the home side in the 66th minute, with Hotic scoring a terrific goal in the first minute of stoppage time to give Circle the win.
In the last game of the day, Mechelen hosted Kortrijk. The visitors took the lead in the 33rd minute with De Neve, but the home team overturned the score before halftime with Storm and Embrabti. In the second half, Country drew level at 2-2 for Kortrijk but Engoy in the 73rd minute gave Mechelen the win, keeping them in the middle of the table with 25 points from 21 matches.
The 22nd matchday in detail:
Friday 20/1
Eupen-Genk (Postponed)
Saturday 21/1
Zulte Waregem-Westerlo 1-1
Malin-Kortrijk 3-2
Ostend-Circle Bruges 1-2
Saint-Gilleois-Leuven 1-0
Sunday 22/1
Antwerp-Standard Liège (14:30)
Sereng-Anderlecht (17:00)
Bruges-Charleroi (19:30)
St. Truiden-Ghent (22:00)
The next (23rd) matchday
Friday 27/1
Standard Liège-Eupen (21:45)
Saturday 28/1
Bésterlo-Malin (17:00)
Kortrijk-Oostende (19:15)
Leuven-St. Truiden (19:15)
Charleroi – Saint Gilois (21:45)
Sunday 29/1
Anderlecht-Antwerp (14:30)
Circle Bruges – Ghent (17:00)
Zulte Waregem-Bruges (19:30)
Genk-Sereng (22:00)
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