- 45+5′ – Doelpunt – Fábio Silva (0 – 2)
- 43′ – Goal – Lior Refaelov (0 – 1)
- 40′ – Verv. Daichi Hayashi door Shinji Kagawa
- 36′ – Yellow – Hannes Delcroix
- 28′ – Yellow – Robert Bauer
- 84′ – Yellow – Zeno Debast
- 81′ – Verv. Fábio Silva door Sebastiano Esposito
- 81′ – Verv. Francis Amuzu by Noah Sadiki
- 79′ – Cont. Aboubakary Koita by Wolke Janssens
- 75′ – Substitution. Lior Refaelov by Kristian Arnstad
- 74′ – Goal – Benito Raman (0 – 3)
- 70′ – Yellow – Christian Brüls
- 67′ – Geel – Shinji Kagawa
- 65′ – Verv. Mario Stroeykens door Benito Raman
- 51′ – Yellow – Jo Coppens
- 46′ – Yellow – Adrien Trebel
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Anderlecht continues to play a strong role at the top. On the sweltering artificial turf of STVV, the Purple & White broke through the home team’s undefeated series without much effort. Once again Fabio Silva played a leading role with a goal and assist in the 0-3 win. A big boost for the crucial European duels against Young Boys.
STVV – Anderlecht in a nutshell:
- Key moment: First he makes the wrong choice, but Refaelov gives Anderlecht the lead just before half-time. After a clever combination of Amuzu and Stroeykens, the Israeli enters the revival.
- Man of the Match: It is gradually becoming clear why Wolverhampton paid 40 million euros. Fabio Silva was again important for Anderlecht, this time with his head and an assist for Benito Raman.
- Employee of the Day: Even though the mercury rose towards 40 °C in the stadium, “Binkie” was ready in a thick plumage. The STVV mascot provided a welcome refreshment with a water pistol and receives an honorable mention.
Fabio Silva shows his class again
In a very hot Stayen it took a long time until the teams were warmed up. Anderlecht were looking for an opening in STVV’s compact block, which showed why they were difficult to beat.
The individual class in Purple & White turned out to be the key that fitted the lock. Refaelov tapped the opening goal against the ropes after a swift combination of Amuzu and Stroeykens. A breath of fresh air for visitors.
Speaking of class: Fabio Silva first headed against the inside of the post, but on the stroke of half-time, the Portuguese hit the mark. His hunger was still not satisfied. In the second period, he served Benito Raman after a solid rush on his way to the 3-0 final score.
9 out of 12 for Anderlecht, which is running so smoothly at the top. STVV is disappointed with a first defeat after 12 matches and accompanies Seraing in the basement of the standings.
Brüls: “Intervention did not deserve a red”
“If you don’t lose so many times in a row, that defeat will come,” Christian Brüls realizes after the game. “Fortunately, it happened this way against Anderlecht, because they were just a lot stronger.”
The light went out for the STVV player when he kicked Yari Verschaeren down. “There may have been a little frustration in my kick, but if this is already red, I don’t know what other players should get,” he said.
“I can’t even get Verschaeren full, so I don’t know what the ref had to do ridiculous by looking at the VAR screen.”
Verschaeren: “The Anderlecht we want to show all season”
Felice Mazzu (Anderlecht coach): “Everyone would have preferred to have played in cooler conditions, but everything went well in the end. We stayed compact, kept the zero and scored three ourselves. There are few areas for improvement today.”
Yari Verschaeren (Anderlecht): “That it went easy today is saying a lot, but we played a complete match. This is the Anderlecht that we want to show for a whole year.”
