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On Sunday afternoon Waasland-Beveren receives the leader from the competition. The visitors from Bruges try to flush their lesser period with a three point, while the home team also needs the points in the battle for a Play-off 1-ticket.
Waasland-Beveren :
Waasland-Beveren has the best season in the history of the club. Because of the victory on the field of Antwerp, it now rivals, on five match days of the end of the regular season, its highest points ever in the Jupiler Pro League. Normally a team that loses the head (Philippe Clement), the heart (Ryota Morioka) and the lungs (Ibrahima Seck) in a short time, is doomed. The team is unbeaten under the new coach and seems to compete for the two remaining tickets for Play-off 1.
Thanks to a great team effort, especially in the second half, Waasland-Beveren won with 1-2 in the field of Antwerp, a strong achievement. In the beginning of the game, the fusion club had a hard time. Antwerp gained a well-deserved lead. Even though it received some help from Davy Roef, because the shot of Obi Oulare was sustainable. But in the injury time of the first half it still became 1-1. Just after half-time, the Antwerp-goalkeeper Ryan Mmaee went down in the sixteen. Waasland-Beveren thus received a penalty for the fourth match in a row and for the fourth time Isaac Kiese Thelin kicked him in.
‘We tried to play with an open mind. With the same offensive football that we are used to. In the beginning we had trouble with that, but we started playing football more and more. After the lead, it was especially important to keep up. I am very satisfied with how the team has behaved for 90 minutes, ‘says trainer Sven Vermant.
Club Brugge KV:
At Club Brugge they lick their wounds. With the elimination in the Belgian Cup, they still only have the national title. When they finally get their defensive problems solved, no team can handle the attacking violence. The newcomers still looked a bit uncertain but also showed good things. If they can keep the zero this weekend, the train may have left again.
Club Brugge is from the Belgian Cup after a 3-2 against Standard. The defense left the Bruggelingen again, especially Kenneth Vermeer did not make a good turn. Ruud Vormer was awarded the Golden Shoe, but soon a cold shower followed. Vermeer went loose under a corner and Orlando Sa made one of the easiest header goals in his career. Club dominated afterwards and thanked Hans Vanaken, who gave a free kick some nice curl in the square. Club took the lead in the second half but the defense did not give up on a rare counter-strike. Blauw-zwart could celebrate the victory thanks to a good shot from Jordy Clasie.
‘If you come to a 0-1 deficit again in such a way, at a corner, it is difficult to recharge your mind mentally,’ Vormer said afterwards. Club scored three goals again. “That’s unprecedented, is not it? But you get two more inside, “Vormer put his finger on the wound. ‘We played well again, but are caught on a corner. In fact, we have ruined it for everyone in the first game, “the Golden Shoe also realized.
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