2023-09-15 20:43:40
While in control, Antwerp did not tremble and was never in difficulty on the lawn of a very weak Westerlo who produced a poor copy. The Belgian champions did the job seriously and achieved a more than logical 0-3 victory in Campine. This is the very first victory in an official match for Antwerp at the Kuipje, who were able to confidently prepare for the start of their Champions League campaign once morest FC Barcelona.
Without being truly dangerous, Westerlo showed himself to be the most enterprising at the start of the match, with a shot from Nacer Chadli captured without difficulty by Jean Butez (12th). But once morest a team like Antwerp, mistakes are often fatal. The Campinois goalkeeper Nick Gillekens raise too short and Mandela Keita anticipate well. It is then ideally used Vincent Janssen who just has to push the ball into an empty goal. The Dutch striker’s fifth league goal allows Antwerp to open the scoring on their first attempt (16th). That’s all there is to remember from a first period lacking in chances.
The restart was not very exciting and we had to wait until the hour mark to see Antwerp’s first shot of the second half, but Keita’s attempt was off target. A few minutes later, Jelle Bataille kills all suspense. Well launched in depth, he easily rushes into the space left by the Westerlo defense and calmly deceives Nick Gillekens (68th). 0-2 on its second shot on target of the match, Antwerp showed enormous realism. On the throw-in, the Belgian champions came very close to 0-3 but the shot deflectedArthur Vermeeren passes right by while the strikeArbnor Muja comes crashing down on the pole. But it was only a postponement for the Albanian who, masterfully served by Arthur Vermeeren, scored the third goal of a perfectly controlled evening (83rd). 0-3, Antwerp signs a third victory this season and temporarily moves up to fourth place in the standings with 11 points. Antwerp residents who have prepared well for their entry into the Champions League where they will challenge FC Barcelona next Tuesday. As for Westerlo, the team continues with a fifth consecutive defeat and remains stuck at the bottom of the ranking. With only one meager unit since the restart, the Campinois are 17th in the standings and are still desperately waiting for a first victory.
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