With Charleroi and STVV, two teams from the bottom of the standings looked each other in the eye on Sunday evening. With a win, both teams could take a new step towards the top 8, especially after the loss of points from competitors Cercle and Anderlecht.
In a cold Mambourg, the fans could warm themselves before kick-off with the fiery hair of Axelle Red, who was allowed to kick off. After that it was hoped for some fire on the field, but that turned out to be a vain hope.
Bayo and Boya – you read that right – gave each side half a chance. On the half hour mark Bruno signed for a real chance, but the Truiense goalgetter came across Koffi. After that, the mercury on Mambourg – just like the voltage level – dropped further towards the freezing point.
The second half seemed to be a measure of nothing for a long time, until Zorgane gave Charleroi the flattered lead twenty minutes before the end after a clumsy intervention by Schmidt. The spring seemed to be broken at STVV, Charleroi was suddenly completely loose
Bayo (x3) and Heymans had great chances to make it 2-0, but Schmidt more than rectified his earlier mistake. En passant, Knezevic had made that 2-0, but the VAR had called off that party. In any case, the victory was no longer in danger for Charleroi, which is still in the running for the top 8.
