De Bruyne took advantage of his free time to watch the game while recovering from injury.
Walsh is again believed to appear as a starter. Coming from two goals behind from the hosts, Mechelen scored three goals in ten minutes
WHAT HAPPENED?
KV Mechelen came from behind when they beat bottom team KV Westerlo with a score of 3-2 at the Het Kuipje Stadium, Saturday (26/8) evening WIB, in the fifth matchday of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League. page The last news stated that this match was witnessed by Kevin De Bruyne who is recovering from an injury.
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Coach Steven Dafour again gave confidence to Sandy Walsh to appear as a starter. However, this naturalized Indonesian player was not fully played, and was withdrawn in the 71st minute to be replaced by Rafik Belghali.
Mechelen got off to a bad start against a club who are one step above bottom of the table. They went two goals down through Lucas Stassin in the 20th minute and Matija Frigan eight minutes later.
A number of substitutions, including removing Walsh, had a positive impact on Mechelen. They successfully scored three goals through Rob Schoof in the 75th minute, Nicolas Madsen’s own suicide (77), and Lion Lauberbach (85), to win 3-2.
BIG PICTURE
Walsh for the second time in a row played as a starter. This opportunity also brought positive results for Mechelen, who reaped another victory. The additional three points put Mechelen in eighth place in the standings with seven points.
NEXT MAKE A WALSH
The opportunity to appear as a starter in two consecutive matches, of course, Walsh wants to continue in the next match. Mechelen, who will host, will welcome Jordi Amat’s last club in Europe, AS Eupen, Saturday (2/9) evening WIB.
PLAYER ARRANGEMENTS
Westerlo: Gillekens; Reynolds, Neustadter, Perdichizzi, Rommens, Madsen, Van Eenoo, Van den Keybus, Stassin, Chadli, Frigan.
Mechelen: Coucke; Walsh, Hairemans, Storm, Schoofs, Mrabti, Lauberbach, Foulon, Bates, Vanlerberghe, Mukau.
