Following the 1-1 draw once morest Beerschot on the 5th day of the playoffs for the rise of the Challenger Pro League, the RWDM retained first place with 56 points, one ahead of their only competitor, Beveren Yan Vorogovskiy opened the mark for the people of Brussels (47th) and Jan Van den Bergh (51st) equalized for Beerschot (43 points, 4th).
From the outset, the RWDM had a big chance when on a ball extended from the head by Alexis de Sart badly negotiated by Hervé Matthys, Kylian Hazard had the free way towards Bill Lathouwers, who deflected the shot from the Molenbeekois (2nd) . The Antwerp defense once more gave gifts to Vorogovskiy, who sent a ball offered by Leo Seydoux (12th) and Mickael Byron did not take advantage of a weak pass back from Matthys towards Lathouwers (19th).
The Rats goalkeeper had a good first half by remaining intractable on a cross shot from Youssef Challouk (24th) and headers from Jake O’Brien (37th) and De Sart (45th + 2). Theo Defourny, he was attentive on a powerful whim from Van den Bergh (30th). On resumption, Vorogovskiy proved that Lathouwers was not indomitable on a cross from Challouk (47th, 0-1).
The Antwerp reply was immediate with a header from Van den Bergh on a corner kick from Dante Rigo (50th, 1-1). More present on the second balls, the Rats proved to be sharper and Defourny distinguished himself by kicking out a point-blank shot from Ayouba Kosiaheu (84th). But Lathouwers saved his team on a one-time attempt from Challouk (90th + 3).
Belga – Photo: David Catry
