Sporting ends a series of three defeats in a row in the league and temporarily climbs to 3rd place with 36 points. Kortrijk remains 15th and penultimate with 18 points.
With goals from Thorgan Hazard, back as starter, and Cesar Huerta, its flagship recruit of the winter transfer window, Anderlecht won on the field of Kortrijk (0-2) on Sunday for the 22nd day of the Jupiler Pro League .
With Hazard starting for the first time since April 14, 2024, the date of his cruciate knee ligament injury, Anderlecht got his foot on the ball from the first minutes. However, the people of Brussels struggled to find the fault in a well-established Kortrijk bloc. Kortrijk then discovered itself a little more but without managing to put Colin Coosemans into action with the exception of a cross-shot from Dion De Neve (14th).
We had to wait until the end of the first period to see the first clear opportunity of the game with a shot from young Anderlecht player Ali Maamar on the post (44th). In the second half, the RSCA put more pressure on the Kerels and settled into the opposing camp. The Brussels residents nevertheless had to wait for a set point to open the scoring. Hazard celebrated his first start by converting a free kick at the entrance to the large rectangle (61st, 0-1).
-In the process, the ‘KVK’ was reduced to ten after the exclusion of Joao Silva who received two yellow cards in four minutes (65th). At the end of the match, Brecht Dejaegere came close to equalizing for Kortrijk (88th) but Huerta, who had replaced Hazard, sealed the victory for Brussels for his big debut under the purple tunic (90th + 3, 0-2 ).
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