A thrilling winner with Standard as the big winner. Who would have thought that when Anderlecht seemed to be 0-3 after half an hour? But a disallowed goal from Dreyer gave the Rouches another lifeline, which they grabbed with both hands. Standard rose after the break with three goals in nine crazy minutes. A stunned Anderlecht had no answer and lost for the first time since the opening match day.
Standard – Anderlecht in a nutshell:
Key moment: Shortly before the half hour, Anders Dreyer seems to decide the match for Anderlecht with two goals in as many minutes. However, the 0-3 was disallowed after the intervention of the VAR, for (tipsy) handball by declarant Theo Leoni. Standard comes out particularly well. Man of the match: A nice chest check and a hard shot high into the goal. Nathan Ngoy brought Sclessin into ecstasy on the hour mark with the 3-2. He knew how to choose the moment for his first goal in the Standard shirt. Striking: For Anderlecht, an unbeaten run of nine games comes to an end, with six wins and three draws. It has been since the defeat against Union on the opening match day that the Purple & White bit the dust again.
Danish dynamite makes the difference for Anderlecht
Last year the match at Sclessin was stopped when displeased Anderlecht fans threw flares on the field, this time the Purple & White hoped for sporting fireworks. Yet the first rocket came from Standard. Djenepo quickly set Sardella and Debast to the wind in the box, but then forgot that football is all about finishing.
An expensive miss that became even more painful for the home team when Vanheusden missed a cross from Hazard five minutes later. Dolberg said thank you and scored his fourth goal in as many games.
Halfway through the first half, a strong Anderlecht struck again. Standard was unable to cope with the pressure in its own box and after some wrangling, Dreyer aimed the ball out of Bodart’s reach: 0-2.
The Dane immediately brought the Anderlecht fans into ecstasy with his second of the evening, but the 0-3 was disallowed after VAR intervention due to a previous handball by Leoni.
Standard escaped and revived. With a great save, Schmeichel kept Sowah from the tying goal and Kawabe and Ngoy also collided with the Danish goalkeeper. Shortly before half time, his colleague on the other side shone. Hazard seemed to be on his way to the 0-3 with a nice shot, but Bodart put a stop to it.
Sclessin shakes after an unlikely turnaround
Standard came out of the dressing room rejuvenated and turned the match upside down in the first fifteen minutes after half-time. Alzate chased the flame into the pipe. On a cross from Sowah, he first headed at Debast, but in the restart the Colombian fumbled the ball past Schmeichel.
Barely three minutes after the tying goal, Kawabe scored the equalizer. The Japanese was given too much space in the box and aimed the ball into the far corner. Schmeichel and almost all of Anderlecht were transfixed.
Spurred on by the enthusiastic home supporters, Standard pushed the accelerator a little deeper. Sardella poorly cleared Fossey’s cross and after a nice chest check, Ngoy made it 3-2 with a hard shot into the top corner. Standard went from 0-2 to 3-2 in barely 9 minutes.
Brian Riemer tried to turn the tide with a series of substitutions, but Anderlecht could no longer cause problems for an unleashed Standard. For the Purple & White, an unbeaten streak of 9 games comes to an end. Standard continues its advance with its fourth win in five games.
Vanheusden: “Everything is possible at Sclessin, it has always been that way and always will be that way”
Zeno Debast (Anderlecht): “We completely dominated the first half. We created chances, launched counter-attacks and hurt their backs. But we shouldn’t come out of the dressing room like that in the second half. It’s difficult to explain. It wasn’t on a tactical or mental level. That first goal was avoidable and after that you know it won’t be easy. Even if you’re 3-0 or 4-0 ahead, Sclessin is difficult anyway. But we knew that and then We were prepared. This shouldn’t have happened. We have enough players with experience, everyone has already played in big stadiums. Maybe we thought it was already 0-2. We have to focus on the first half and continue with that. ” Kasper Dolberg (Anderlecht): “I don’t know what happened in the second half. I think we came out of the dressing room with too much confidence. That should never have happened. I have no explanation for it. The atmosphere in the stadium? There “We have to deal with it, that is no excuse. I have never experienced this before, this is a terrible feeling. We should have won today, this is very hard.” Mario Stroeykens (Anderlecht): “This is difficult to describe, it is a big disappointment for the entire team. We started the second half poorly. That is frustrating and disappointing. In the second half it was a completely different game. Standard started pushing after that first goal. We had difficulty controlling the ball and that cost us the match.” Zinho Vanheusden (Standard): “Our first half was not good, Anderlecht were much better then. But anything is possible at Sclessin. It has always been that way and will always be that way. With that first Anderlecht goal I should have kicked the ball away. After that you just have to keep going and I’m happy that we won. We knew that anything was possible as soon as we scored one goal. Then anything is possible, then this place will be haunted. We have to thank the supporters, it was phenomenal again. Standard is complete back, but we have to stay calm.” Steven Alzate (Standard): “We started the match a bit slowly, but then we picked up the pace. The support from the fans helped us a lot. We were of course disappointed at half-time, but in football things can change quickly. After that first goal we had moments and were able to score a second and third time. We have shown in recent weeks what kind of team spirit we have. There was some disappointment at the 0-2, but we were not worried at any time. We were a lot stronger in the second half.”
Press conference and post-match reactions:
second half, minute 99. End. Sclessin is rocked to its foundations. After an unlikely turnaround, Standard takes the full spoils against arch-rival Anderlecht. At half-time, the people of Liège were still 0-2 behind, but in a crazy opening quarter of the second half, Standard went up and over the Purple & White. .
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Sclessin is rocked to its foundations. After an unlikely turnaround, Standard takes the full spoils against arch-rival Anderlecht. At half-time, the people of Liège were still 0-2 behind, but in a crazy opening quarter of the second half, Standard went up and over the Purple & White.
second half, minute 98 match oversecond half, minute 96. Substitution at Standard, Aiden O’Neill in, Steven Alzate outYellow card for Standard’s Isaac Price during second half, minute 96second half, minute 96. Yellow for Price. Price stops N’Diaye incorrectly and takes another yellow card. In the meantime, goalscorer Alzate has been brought in for O’Neill at Standard. .
Yellow for Price
Price stops N’Diaye incorrectly and takes another yellow card. In the meantime, goalscorer Alzate has been brought in for O’Neill at Standard.
Yellow card for Kasper Schmeichel of Anderlecht during the second half, minute 92. Second half, minute 92. Standard creates a threat on the free kick, but Schmeichel stands right on Price’s shot. .
Standard creates a threat on the free kick, but Schmeichel stands right on Price’s shot.
Yellow card for Zeno Debast of Anderlecht during second half, minute 91. Second half, minute 91. Yellow card for Debast. Debast is not having his best game. He gets a yellow card for a foul on Canak and thus gives away a free kick to Standard. .
Yellow for Debast
Debast is not having his best game. He gets a yellow card for a foul on Canak and thus gives away a free kick to Standard.
second half, minute 90. Miscalculation by Debast. A miscalculation by Debast opens the door for the 4-2, but the defender even corrects his mistake and prevents Kanga from having a chance. .
Debast’s miscalculation
A miscalculation by Debast opens the door for the 4-2, but the defender even corrects his mistake and prevents Kanga from having a chance.
second half, minute 86. Flips takes the free kick, but he aims the ball high. Chance wasted, the first defeat in ten games is getting closer for Anderlecht. .
Flips takes the free kick, but he aims the ball high. Chance wasted, the first defeat in ten games is getting closer for Anderlecht.
second half, minute 85. Anderlecht scores a free kick centrally in front of goal. It is still quite far, but perhaps purple and white can still gain something from this? .
Anderlecht scores a free kick centrally in front of goal. It is still quite far, but perhaps purple and white can still gain something from this?
second half, minute 85. Substitution for Standard, Cihan Canak in, Moussa Djenepo outsecond half, minute 84. Substitution for Standard, Isaac Price in, Hayao Kawabe outsecond half, minute 84. Applause for Kawabe and Djenepo. Canak and Price will still be in the team for Standard. Kawabe and Djenepo leave to the side amid loud applause. .
Applaus voor Kawabe en Djenepo
Canak and Price will still be in the team for Standard. Kawabe and Djenepo leave to the side amid loud applause.
second half, minute 81. Time is running out for Anderlecht, while “Aux Armes” rolls from the stands. The Purple & White seemed to be on their way to a three-pointer at half-time, but gave up everything in the opening quarter of the second half. .
Time is slowly running out for Anderlecht, while “Aux Armes” rolls off the stands. The Purple & White seemed to be on their way to a three-pointer at half-time, but gave up everything in the opening quarter of the second half.
second half, minute 80. Substitution at Anderlecht, Moussa Ndiaye in, Ludwig Augustinsson outsecond half, minute 80. Substitution at Standard, Gilles Dewaele in, Marlon Fossey outsecond half, minute 80. At Standard, Fossey is brought in for Dewaele. Anderlecht also makes a change. N’Diaye takes the place of Augustinsson. .
At Standard, Fossey is brought in for Dewaele. Anderlecht also makes a change. N’Diaye takes the place of Augustinsson.
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