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Reduced to ten, Anderlecht shares at home against Kortrijk

Anderlecht and Kortrijk parted back to back on a score of a everywhere at Lotto Park.

A point separated Anderlecht and Kortrijk before this meeting counting for the fifteenth championship day. For this meeting at home, Vincent Kompany decides to line up the Argentinian Lisandro Magallan within the central hinge. Higher on the board, the former glory of Manchester City trusts Majeed Ashimeru and Benito Raman next to Joshua Zirkzee and Christian Kouame.

After a poor start to the match, it was finally the Kortrijans who brought the first danger via a header from Trent Sainsbury after a distant free kick. The first purple opportunity only arrives at 25e minute and a head not framed from Wesley Hoedt. A few minutes later, Raman is at the height of the small rectangle but his head is missinge precision to worry Marko Ilic.

A la 36e minute, Abdelkahar Kadri grabs the ball on the right side and sends a millimeter center for Gueye who gets rid of the Magallan before cheating Hendrik By Crombrugge of a unstoppable cross head.

With more desire than ideas, the Brussels residents rush forward but fail to worry about a well-established Kortrijk defense, despite long shots from Josh Cullen and Zirkzee.

Half-time is good for Anderlecht since they get back on the lawn with de much better intentions. They could have equalized in the 47th minute via a autobut but the Kortrijk deviation is writtenase on the crossbar. A few minutes later, Raman, isolated in the rectangle after a pass from Kouamé, misses the equalizer following a good intervention by the porter from the court.

A la 50e minute, Anderlecht here from a corner. Ilic misses his exit, which allows Raman to redeem himself by offering a cross that… Gueye deflects with his head before Sainsbury not forinvoluntarily sends the ball to the back of its own net.

While we thought the Mauves were well on their way to pass in front of the score, a gIt is inappropriate of Raman completely changes the situation, shortly before the hour mark. The former striker of Schalke 04 puts his hand in the face of Faiz Selemani after a stroke of blood. After intervention by the VAR, Mr. Smet finally decides to exclude the number nine otherelchtois.

Following the encounter sees the gang at Kompany keep the leather, without causing any danger, apart from a shot in the stands of Francis Amuzu and attempts to Zirkzee or Yari Verschaeren. Of his side, Kortrijk does not take advantage of his numerical superiority and is satisfied with a draw at Lotto Park, despite some dangerous counters.

Thanks to this point, the Mauves temporarily climb to sixth place.

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