Antwerp set fire to the playoffs in Belgium: They hit the top with an incredible upset!

Upheaval… champion celebrated Antwerp! In a terrible derby for the Belgian playoffs, he prevailed 2-1 of the previous pioneer Gank and overtook her in the standings, now holding the reins for the title.

The title contenders remain three, with the leaders reaching 42 points. Genk and Union Saint-Jiloise are tied with 41 points, while Club Brugge is out of contention with 30.

The match was extremely tense, with the visitors finishing the match with ten players for protesting, due to Ouattara and Tresor being sent off, who will miss the next crucial games for the title battle.

Genk took the reins of the score in the 20th minute, in the first major phase of the match, with Mackenzie to hit with a powerful shot. Antwerp missed a great chance to equalize in the 30th minute, with Janssen misses a penalty which was attributed to a foul by Sadik, while in stoppage time Alderweireld managed what his team-mate had previously failed to do.

The referee sent Antwerp back to the penalty spot after Heinen’s handball. The 34-year-old Belgian took over the execution and shaped it 1-1 at halftime.

The home team also “struck” at the beginning of the second half, with I balikvisa to complete the reversal with a strong shot.

In the sixth minute of stoppage time Tresor was sent off with a straight red for a hard tackle, with Ouattara following him to the dressing room after vociferous protests to the referee.

In detail, the program of the 2nd matchday:

Saturday 6/5

Club Brugge-Union Saint-Jiloise 1-2

(90+3 Fanaken – 41′ Boniface, 46′ Amani)

Sunday 7/5

Antwerp-Genk 2-1

(45+2 (Anderweireld, 52′ Balikvisa – 20′ McKenzie)

The rating:

1. Antwerp 42

2. Genk 41

3. Union Saint-Zuloise 41

4. Club Bruges 30

The next (3rd) matchday:

Sunday 14/5

Antwerp-Club Bruges (14:30)

Union St. Gilois-Genk (19:30)