More crumbly than usual, Union Saint-Gilloise lost 2-3 this Sunday against Cercle Bruges. Second defeat in as many matches for the Yellow and Blue, which gives Anderlecht the opportunity to take the lead.
0-2 after six minutes: express cold snap this Sunday at Stade Marien. Deprived of their captain and control tower Christian Burgesssuspended, the Unionists took the water against the people of Bruges without complexes. Alan Mindon a superb discount of Leonardo Lopes (5th, 0-1), then Kevin Denkey (6th, 0-2) at the end of a well-conducted counterattack punished the naivety of a central axis Machida–Sykes–Vanhoutte experimental.
Subsequently, the Union never seemed completely in control of its subject. Nilsson, Believe me and others took turns testing the Brazilian goalkeeper Warleson, imperial throughout the match. At the end of added time in the first act, Nilsson finally gave the Unionists hope by converting a penalty nicely caused by Loïc Lapoussin (45e+2, 1-2).