- 41′ – Goal – Rob Schoofs (0 – 2)
- 38′ – Goal – Sandy Walsh (0 – 1)
- 30′ – Yellow – Kevin Vandendriessche
- 25′ – Yellow – Geoffry Hairemans
- 90+5′ – Cont. Sandy Walsh by Jorge Hernandez
- 90+4′ – Cont. Julien Ngoy by Jannes van Hecke
- 90+3′ – Goal – Rob Schoofs (1 – 4)
- 90+1′ – Yellow – Julien Ngoy
- 89′ – Geel – Yonas Malede
- 83′ – Yellow – Kristof D’Haene
- 78′ – Substitution. Billel Messaoudi by Felipe Avenatti
- 75′ – Substitution. Alessio Da Cruz by Yonas Malede
- 75′ – Cont. Geoffry Hairemans by Boli Bolingoli Mbombo
- 73′ – Cont. Kevin Vandendriessche by Massimo Bruno
- 73′ – Verv. João Silva door Aleksandar Radovanovic
- 73′ – Verv. Stephen Loncar by Habib Keita
- 70′ – Geel – João Silva
- 68′ – Geel – Alessio Da Cruz
- 63′ – Verv. Nikola Storm door David Bates
- 63′ – Goal penalty kick – Didier Lamkel Ze (1 – 3)
- 61′ – Yellow – Jordi Vanlerberghe
- 53′ – Goal – Geoffry Hairemans (0 – 3)
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KV Mechelen has returned to victory after two defeats in a row. On the field of KV Kortrijk, three minutes was enough to distance themselves from the home team, who did not get any further than an honor saver from the spot. Signed, Lamkel Zé.
KV Kortrijk – KV Mechelen in a nutshell:
- Key moment: Just before half time, KV Mechelen pushes on. First Walsh can score and 3 minutes later it is up to Rob Schoofs to put the game in a decisive fold. Kortrijk does not recover from that double uppercut.
- Man of the match: Rob Schoofs was extremely important to his team. In the first half he tricked the Kortrijk defense. After the break he added a nice assist and a second goal.
- Remarkable: It is already the 5th time this season that KV Mechelen gives away a penalty. At 1-3 there was suddenly a glimmer of hope with the home team, but it was crushed.
KV Mechelen takes distance in the 1st half
KV Mechelen had already conceded 14 goals before this afternoon, so the defense was keen on a good performance. The match remained locked for a long time, until the closing minutes of the first half.
Storm saw his shot blocked, but in the reprise, Walsh was in the right place. Three minutes later, Schoofs cut like a knife through butter in the Kortrijk defense. He placed the leather neatly in the basket.
KV Mechelen therefore in a seat at half time. The fans who had traveled along were really excited when Hairemans took his goal after fumbling in the back of the Kerels. Hairemans brightened up his 100th match in Malinwa’s shirt.
Shoof with the icing on the cake
Match played, although Kortrijk still received a present. Vanlerberghe touched the ball with his arm in his own sixteen. Lamkel Zé was able to score his first goal for Kortrijk from the spot.
The home team did everything they could and so there was a lot of space for Mechelen. Schoofs realized this all too well and scored his second of the afternoon against the ropes. It was a satisfying victory for KV Mechelen.
Schoofs: “Get more space with Verstraete in the team”
- Rob Schoofs (KV Mechelen): “This is a very important victory for us. We really needed this, especially after the past few weeks. Today we did well. Last year we leaned on Vinicius Souza. Now we have someone there with Birger Verstraete who should be able to do that too “Someone who has the qualities and aggressiveness to win those balls. That ensures that we have a lot more space at the front and can do our thing more.”
- Birger Verstraete (KV Mechelen): “It was important for the club to take those three points today. For me it was important to be back on the pitch and feel good. Today was a good performance from the whole team. We played a mature game. We can build on that in the future.”
- Kristof D’Haene (KV Kortrijk): “It was a very painful day. It just wasn’t good enough. 1-4 is right, it was just too little for everyone today. We took a hopeful three-pointer in Eupen. Now we’re showing up like this today. I understand “It’s not good either. Now we have to put our heads together and move on to the next game. We played below our level.”
- Danny Buijs (KV Mechelen): “The boys have worked hard, but that must also be the norm. In the first half we played well at times. Then it is also a bit of luck that you score those goals at the right moments. That we were again awarded a penalty. I also get messages from the Netherlands asking if our matches are betting, because if you get 5 penalties in 8 matches, where I think 2 or 3 are very debatable… I haven’t seen this one yet, so I can’t pass judgment on that. Of course I’m joking that people send people that there is gambling.”
- Adnan Custovic (KV Kortrijk): “We are disappointed, both the players and the coach. We were confident to show something, but we played a bad first half. We give away the goals too easily. We played a better second half, but then give that third goal away.”
