It was clear to the Anderlecht fans: winning was the only option. It was that way in other eras too, but in 2023 Anderlecht is not the superpower it once was. Tifo, pyro and lots of people. A typo in the tifo (CrAkyCup) may happen occasionally.
Riemer rotated, gave many guys looking for minutes their chance, and gave professional debuts to Degreef and Monticelli.
A lack of playing minutes on the field translated into little enjoyment and drive for action. La Louvière collapsed, the new boys at Anderlecht had difficulty.
Until Raman broke the spell, after a good move by Patris. Take away the ball, steam it up, hand it over and get it back. Benito Raman did not mind that he lost the ball in the suit. The outside of the right foot was the solution, Vanhamel could only watch.
Tifo, pyro and all those people – or was it just the reputation of the visitors – it certainly had an effect on the boys of the home team. After forty minutes of timid football, La Louvière came out of her shell.
Problem: the quality. First National remains First National. Dupé made one save. It was also not easy for the home team, who thought they had a claim to a penalty. Arnstad tried to recover a lost ball, Soumaré liked to lie down, but the eleven meter did not come.
On the other side, Riemer brought his big boys: Dolberg, Hazard and Sardella had to remove the last worries. Anderlecht immediately improved, but goals were not possible. Arnstad came closest, but saw his shot turned away. Degreef also seemed to be entitled to a penalty, but Simonini was not in the mood for eleven meters today.
Old acquaintance Vancamp (ex-Anderlecht) had his chance for La Louvière from just outside the center circle, but only found the roof of the goal.
Anderlecht came, pushed the opposition aside and continued unabated. Businesslike, logical. You can spend a lot of words on it, but Anderlecht had to fight for it on the bad pitch. The 2003 cup winner is out, but if we can believe the technical director, we will see them again soon. Until then!
2023-11-01 09:48:47
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