Anderlecht defeat Cercle: 5-2

Anderlecht played a weak game against Cercle, but won with a 5-2. The Mauves were able to overcome a 0-1 and a 1-2 score. This way, the club remains on a second position.


Cercle scored early, on a corner-kick, after a big mistake in the Anderlecht defense. Wilhelmsson could equalise, but Cercle scored again when Vanden Borre made a mistake. Anderlecht got two penalties then and Svetlicic got red. Zetterberg scored them both.

When the Swedish player was replaced by Zetterberg, the crowd turned against trainer Hugo Broos. Lovre and Iachtchouk scored the last two goals.

Result: 5-2
Goals: 8' De Smet 0-1, 20' Wilhelmsson 1-1, 24' Roiha 1-2, 29' en 32' Zetterberg 2-2 (pen) en 3-2 (pen), 66' Lovre 4-2, 85' Iachtchouk 5-2

Anderlecht: Peersman, Vanden Borre (46' Junior), Kompany, De Boeck, Deschacht, Lovre, Hasi, Zetterberg (64' Baseggio), Wilhelmsson, Aruna (79' Iachtchouk), Mpenza

Cercle Brugge: Begeyn, Masureel, Viane, Svetlicic, De Wulf, Miskovic, Slovic, Dekelver, Vlachos (87' Boi), Roiha (67' Vandenbussche), De Smet (75' Watt)

Red card: 32' Svetlicic
Referee: Breda
Attendance: 22.913