That’s not all. In the last seconds, after the Louvanist equalizer signed by Ricca (1-1, 90th + 4), Standard hit Leysen’s post again, via a curling delivery from Price (90th + 5).
Ovation for Mpoku…
Little surprise for the Sclessin public, before the match: it’s Paul-José Mpoku, formerly of the house rouche (224 matches), which kicked off. The midfielder is back in Belgium after his contract in South Korea ended. He has been playing at Incheon United for two seasons and, as we know, at 32, he is looking for a new challenge. He was warmly acclaimed.
…and sad return for Balikwisha
Six months after forcing his departure from Standard, William Balikwisha found Sclessin for the first time. Already booed by the Liège supporters in the first leg, Michel-Ange’s older brother was entitled to the same treatment this Saturday, with each touch of the ball… That is to say not very often, in the end. He went through this match like a zombie (why didn’t he defend in the 1-0 action?) before being replaced, under loud whistles, in the 62nd minute. A very sad return.
William Balikwisha reveals his truths after his eventful summer and his departure from Standard: “I never imagined it would end like this”
Calut is taken out on a stretcher
He stopped dead in his tracks. In the 26th minute, Alexandro Calut stopped his defensive run and lay down on the ground, holding the back of his left thigh. The young Belgian defender (21 years old) was taken from the field on a stretcher (strain?). This is another piece of terrible bad luck for the man who, taking advantage of the defensive losses, finally had the opportunity to make a second start to try to win at Standard. Last season, during his loan to OHL, he was unable to play a single match, suffering from a cruciate ligament rupture during summer preparation.
The figure: 12,658
Sclessin was significantly less crowded than usual this Saturday. The official attendance was 12,658 spectators, the lowest since the start of the season at home in the championship.
The match sheet
STANDARD : April ; Fossey, Lawrence, Hautikiket, Calut (28e Bolingoli), Camara ; O’Neill, Price, Quavitt ; Ayensa (89th Benjdida), Zeqiri (83rd Alexandropoulos).
OHL : Leysen; Vlietinck (53rd Gil), Kurucay, Ricca, Akimoto; Verstrate (76e Schrijvers), Banzuzi ; Mitrovic (76th Biron), Maziz, Balikwisha (62nd N’Dri); Friday.
Warnings: Camara, Kurucay, Maziz, O’Neill, Akimoto, Bolingoli.
The goals : 45th Zeqiri (1-0; assist: Camara), 90th + 4 Ricca (1-1).
Assistance : 12 658.
Referee: Lawrence Visser.
