No Verlinden and Colassin, but ex-keeper of Antwerp at Beerschot
Last weekend, despite a 0-3 defeat, Nick Shinton was voted man of the match at Beerschot, but now there is no trace of the goalkeeper. He was not at training yesterday, the reason for this is still unknown. Perhaps an injury. But this is how Davor Matijas makes his return in goal. A striking name because he played for Antwerp between 2020 and 2022. He only played in goal once at The Great Old.
Thibaud Verlinden was already highly insecure before the derby, he dropped out after 5 minutes at STVV and Antoine Colassin is also missing from the score sheet. As a result, Dirk Kuyt has to change his entire vanguard. Konstantopoulos, Al-Sahafi and Keita join the team. Alghamdi and true Beerschot player Weymans are also preparing for the most important match of the first round for Beerschot, replacing Plat and Martha.
Dirk Kuyt therefore brings a significantly changed team to the mat with no fewer than 6 (!) substitutions compared to the 0-3 defeat at STVV. Can this team recover?
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