KV Mechelen had to go to black beast Sint-Truiden without the injured Storm. If the undefeated streak of Hasi’s players continued at Stayen, they could really start to dream. That didn’t happen: STVV took a smart approach and recorded a satisfying victory.
KV Mechelen must have known that STVV would be very eager to make up for the injustice of last week (disallowing the equalizer at Standard, ed.). Nevertheless, it was already 1-0 after more than a minute. Ouattara turned Bertaccini’s corner into his own goal. It would be the first of no fewer than eight Truiense corner kicks in the first half.
In the third quarter, KV survived a few hot spots after corners. So it could have been worse for the visitors after 45 minutes. Sint-Truiden found a good balance between folding back and at times putting pressure on the Mechelen defenders. Mechelen found no openings. It was also not the case that STVV created many chances.
KVM finally wakes up but then swallows the 2-0
Hasi must have woken up his players during half-time, because they came out of the changing rooms much sharper. That extra sharpness did not last long. There wasn’t even anything to see when Ferrari unleashed its devils. A wonderful individual action from the Uruguayan. He passed Mechelaar after Mechelaar. There was little in his way either.
Ferrari won’t care, because he is in any case a candidate for scoring the best goal of the weekend. Moreover, doubling the score was obviously important in this game. His teammates also threw away any hesitation: Bertaccini hit the post. So it wasn’t 3-0, so we had to keep an eye on the other side.
Raman brings back the tension
Because yes, more than fifteen minutes before the end, the tying goal came out of the blue. Foulon delivered an excellent cross from his flank, and Raman’s finish was also nothing to complain about: 2-1. Let’s go forward again, the Truienaars rightly thought. Brahimi’s place ball seemed destined for goal… but the Algerian also hit the post.
Brahimi tried again in the final phase that was constantly going up and down, this time De Wolf was in the way. No problem, because the points remained with Stayen. The Canaries immediately jump to ninth place. They also remain the black beast of KVM. The people of Mechelen must hope that they will not be overtaken by Anderlecht and Ghent this weekend.
