Anderlecht is popular. Before the practice match against Sankt-Gallen, a Swiss board member wanted a selfie with Nathan De Cat. With the assumption that the teenager will one day become a star. The PSG women’s team, who are staying in the same hotel as RSCA in Spain, also came to take a look. However, it was not so pleasant on the sidelines when it started to rain.
RSCA coach started the match against the Swiss number two with his best available team. It was still too early for Marco Kana to be in the squad, but Ludwig Augustinsson did make his return after a few weeks of injuries. The defense consisted of Maamar-Sardella-Hey-Augustinsson.
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The people of Brussels had the most ball possession in the first half. However, it remains difficult to find real opportunities. The lack of a real target striker continues to bother Anderlecht. This time Tristan Degreef was also preferred over Mihajlo Cvetkovic. The Hazard-Bertaccini-Degreef trio put together some good attacks, but Toto Hazard hit the keeper with the best opportunity. Actually, this team should get a goalkeeper like Bertaccini in scoring position much more.
It was also necessary to watch out for the outbreaks and counters of the Swiss. Sometimes there was some space at the back of Saliba and De Cat, which Sankt-Gallen benefited from. In December there were traces of fatigue with Catje, but that should be better now. Yet during one such breakout, a ball hit the post, even though the whistle had been blown for offside. With the next sharp cross, Lucas Hey put it into his own goal: 0-1 for Sankt-Gall.
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There were a few tough duels in which Nilson Angulo, among others, was hit hard, but the purple and white opponent defended his lead tooth and nail, sometimes over the edge. After the break there was some Brussels threat. Unfortunately, when Degreef was sent at the keeper, his goal attempt was stopped in the extreme.
In this way – without great chances, without the risk of stagnant phases – it remains difficult to win matches. On the hour mark, Hasi threw in a completely new team. In the striker position, Vazquez and Cvetkovic added two pure attackers to the team. 16-year-old Joshua Nga Kana also got his chance and Tajaouart stood prominently in the backline. The fresh blood led to a sliding shot and a few injections via Nga Kana, but not much more. On the contrary. On the other side, a free kick from Quintilla fluttered through a bunch of legs into the net: 0-2.
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Only when Enric Llansana sent striker Mihajlo Cvetkovic deep did the Serbian finish cleanly. That 1-2 score remained on the board.
Virjdag mask Ndiaye.
At the edge of the field a number of boys watched idly. Besides Marco Kana, there were also Elyss Dao, Zoumana Keita and Moussa Ndiaye. The latter suffered a broken nose during training after a collision with Hazard. The Senegalese will get a mask in Belgium on Friday so that he can play in the cup against AA Gent next week. Kana will also be able to play.
That cup match will be very important for Anderlecht. The Croky Cup is one of the main goals and failure at home against the Buffalos would be a huge disappointment. After 90 minutes, the PSG women had not really received their hoped-for sporting entertainment. They returned to the hotel, just like several Belgian real estate agents – Bjorn Ruytinx and Gunter Thibaut.
