On October 17, during the 11th day of the championship in Sclessin, the referee of Standard – Antwerp Lothar D’Hondt had decided to stop the match in the 87th minute following repeated throwing of cups by Liège supporters. Three days later, the final minutes of the match were played behind closed doors, in accordance with Pro League regulations, and the Rouches managed to maintain their goal lead.
Although it had been inflicted with several sanctions, Standard had retained the three points of victory before the Disciplinary Council. According to Antwerp, who had to travel to Liège again and lost the advantage of playing against a tired defense, this was not in accordance with the regulations or, at least, the spirit of them. The Council disagreed and considered the result of the match to be “always determined by the players on the field“. It is now up to the CBAS to assess the merits of the appeal filed by the Great Old.
