He avoided another loss and returned to winning ways Anderlecht.
The “purples” prevailed 2-1 welcoming her Genk as part of the 19th round of the Belgian championship. Thus, they got their first “three points” after two consecutive draws and remained, being 2nd, in -8 from the pioneer Union Saint-Jiloise.
A result that… flatters the home team. And that’s because their opponents were superior almost throughout the match.
Genk – who missed a penalty in the 23rd minute with Heinen – opened the scoring in 70′ by Fantera.
Despite this, Anderlecht did not prolong it and achieved the total upset thanks to his immediate response Leoni in the 74′ and his “golden” goal Dryer in delays (90’+1′).
The rating:
In detail, the results of the 19th matchday:
Wednesday (20/12)
Circle Bruges-Kortrijk 3-0
Malin-Standard Liège 3-0
Thursday (21/12)
Ghent-Leuven 4-0
Friday (22/12)
RWDM-Bruges 1-6
Saturday (23/12)
Eupen-Union Saint-Jiloise 1-2
Saint-Truiden-Charleroi 1-0
Antwerp-Westerlo 2-2
Anderlecht-Genk 2-1
The schedule for the next (20th) matchday:
Tuesday (26/12)
Genk-Antwerp (14:30)
Kortrijk-Ghent (17:00)
Leuven-Eupen (17:00)
Westerlo-RWDM (19:30)
Bruges-Union Saint-Jiloise (21:45)
Wednesday (27/12)
Standard Liège-Saint Truiden (19:30)
Anderlecht-Circle Bruges (21:45)
Charleroi-Malines (21:45)
Source: Sport Fm
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