The Pro League ninth matchday delivered dramatic shifts across the Belgian top flight, featuring late-game equalizers, defeats for title contenders, and a fourth loss for Standard Liège, as detailed in reports from RTBF and La Libre.
Antwerp Stuns Charleroi While Title Contenders Slip
Action across the Pro League ninth matchday began with Royal Antwerp securing a dominant home victory against Sporting Charleroi, according to RTBF. The defeat prevented Charleroi from capturing the top spot in the general standings.
Elsewhere on Saturday, La Louvière defeated Zulte Waregem 3-0 at home. Meanwhile, OH Louvain and Lommel played to a draw after Lommel struck during stoppage time, mirroring a dramatic finish in Westerlo’s match against Beveren. Westerlo secured a 97th-minute advantage through Saito, only to concede an equalizer in the final seconds of extra time, RTBF noted.
Standard Liège and European Entrants Face Difficult Outings
Sunday’s schedule put all top-five contenders on the pitch. Standard Liège traveled to Genk seeking recovery following a Belgian Cup Round of 16 qualification, but Vincent Euvrard’s side fell short. RTBF confirmed that Standard suffered their fourth straight Pro League defeat and now sit 10 points adrift of the top four.
Club Brugge rebounded from a midweek 3-0 UEFA Champions League win against Lens by defeating Sint-Truiden at home, despite late defensive scares. La Libre noted that Sint-Truiden entered the match twelfth with eight points, serving as another European club that season while seeking to avoid a fourth championship defeat. Gent extended their home unbeaten run against a struggling Anderlecht side, while Union Saint-Gilloise hosted Cercle Brugge at Parc Duden, where David Hubert’s squad held off a late scare from the league’s bottom-placed side, who remained winless in the championship with three points despite reassurance from beating Hasselt from D1B in the Cup’s sixteenth finals the previous weekend.
Matchday 9 Results Overview
Ahead of the weekend fixtures, La Libre outlined the opening slate, which began with Kortrijk (17th, 3 points) hosting Mechelen (14th, 6 points) on Friday at 20h45. Saturday’s fixtures featured Charleroi at Antwerp at 16h00, followed by OH Louvain against Lommel at 18h15, and La Louvière-Zulte Waregem alongside Westerlo-Beveren at 20h45. Sunday’s matches included Club Brugge against Sint-Truiden at 16h00 before concluding with Gent-Anderlecht and Union Saint-Gilloise versus Cercle Brugge at 19h15. As reported by RTBF, the weekend’s subsequent action left Club Brugge second with 21 points and Union Saint-Gilloise fourth with 20 points prior to kickoff.
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