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Antwerp fifth in Mechelen, Saint-Jiloise returned to second place

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A sweeping appearance was made by Antwerp which he digressed with the emphatic 5-0 Mechelen for the 28th matchday of the Pro Ligue of Belgium, at the moment when Ghent prevailed 1-0 of Anderlecht, reducing its gap from 4th place to a point. Her professional victory Saint-Jiloise 2-1 in Eupen and return to second place.

In Antwerp the home side opened the scoring in the 15th minute through Ekellenkamp with the young Dutchman making it 2-0 in the 35th minute. Kirk in the 42′ made it 3-0 while in the 69′ the same player with his second personal goal making it 4-0. Ten minutes before the end, Balisikwa made it 5-0 with a beautiful spot kick.

In Ghent, the team of the same name found things dark against Anderlecht. Her pressure, however, paid off in the 57th minute when Orban played a one-two with Monds and with a flawless finish scored the winning goal that kept the Indians in 5th place, reducing their gap with Genk to a point .

Union Saint-Jiloise also remained in the hunt for the top spot. Karel Gererts’ team pressed and were lucky to take the lead in the 14th minute against Antigras. In the 52nd minute, Vertesen cleared the case for victory for his team. Prevliak in the 85th minute missed a penalty for Eupen, however, in the 5th minute of stoppage time, the Bosnian scored, reducing the final score to 2-1

In the last match of the day, the leader Genk dropped two points at the home of St. Truiden. Samata opened the scoring in the 23rd minute while Okazaki equalized in the 45th minute for the hosts. In the second half, Samata with his second personal goal gave his team the lead again, with Bruno equalizing in the final 2-2.

The results of the 28th matchday:

Friday 3/3

Ostend-Bruges 3-0

Saturday 4/3

Kortrijk-Charleroi 0-1

Circle Brig-Sereng 3-1

Leuven-Zulte Waregem 4-2

Standard Liège- Westerlo 2-0

Sunday 5/3

St. Truiden- Genk 2-2

Antwerp-Mechelen 5-0

Ghent-Anderlecht 1-0

Saint-Jiloise-Eupen 2-1

The next (29th) matchday

Friday 10/3

Charleroi-Leuven

Saturday 11/3

Mechelen-St. Truiden

Westerlo-Kortrijk

Eupen-Oostende

Sereng – Antwerp

Sunday 12/3

Bruges-Standard Liège

Zulte Waregem-Ghent

Genk-Saint-Jiloise

Anderlecht-Serke Bruges

Source: Sport Fm

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