Le Standard hosts Westerlo this Saturday. The Rouches remain on a nice record of 4 points out of 6 after winning at Dender and holding Union to a draw at Sclessin last week. The Liégeois are also still undefeated in their den this season and they will be keen to remain so after receiving the Campinois. In the event of a victory, Standard will have 15 points and will provisionally take second place in the standings behind Genk.
For its part, after a start to the season with great fanfare, Westerlo is in trouble and has a record of 2 points out of 15.
Highlights of the meeting:
While the Rouches took the field with a block and high pressure, as is rarely the case, they were trapped after only 5 minutes of play. On an ultra-fast counter, Bos overtook Sutalo before serving Frigan to the small rectangle. The center forward opened the scoring.
The Liégeois reacted and just before the quarter of an hour of play, a corner from Bultat found Eckert Ayensa in the first zone. The striker’s recovery hit the post. The ball returned to the feet of Ngoy who, in turn, found the post.
The Campinois came very close to doubling the stake. Sayyadmanesh found the back of the Standard defense in the 28th minute. Epolo came out well and saved his team with the help of the post.
After 56 minutes of play, Standard won a penalty for a foul on Camara. Zeqiri converted the penalty to equalize. Just a few seconds later, Vuskovic broke through the Standard team before finding Frigan. The striker hit the near post and scored twice to allow Westerlo to get back in front.
The compositions:
Standard : Epolo, Sutalo, Hautekiet, Ngoy, Fossey, Camara, O’Neill, Kuavita, Bultat, Zeqiri, Ayensa
Westerlo : Bolat, Sayyadmanesh, Frigan, Devine, Reynolds, Bos, Rommens, Haspolat, Bayram, Vuskovic, Alcocer
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