Victory for Anderlecht after tough game

Charleroi showed a strong performance against Anderlecht, but they did not manage to win any points in the Constant Vanden Stock stadium. Anderlecht defeated Charleroi with 3-1.


Coach Franky Vercauteren had chosen to place Anthony Vanden Borre on the midfield, which was a good choice. The young Red Devil opened the scored after a tremendous assist by Christian Wilhelmsson.

Nenad Jestrovic, who replaced Mbo Mpenza, missed a very good chance to score the 2-0, and a little later Sterchele managed to score the equalizer on the other side of the pitch: 1-1. But the happiness of Sporting Charleroi did not take long. One minute later, Christian Wilhelmsson scored the 2-1.

Shortly after the break, Tihinen made a terrific header and the 3-1 score was a fact. After that goal, a tired Anderlecht played more defensively. Charleroi showed some great efforts, but in vain.

FINAL SCORE: 3-1

Goals: 13' Vanden Borre (1-0), 25' Sterchele (1-1), 27' Wilhelmsson (2-1), 51' Tihinen (3-1)

RSC Anderlecht: Proto, Juhasz, Zewlakow, Jestrovic (71' Mpenza), Goor, Wilhelmsson, Zetterberg, Akin (Deschacht), Tihinen, De Man, Vanden Borre (60' Vanderhaeghe)
Sporting Charleroi: Laquait, Defays, Varga, Ribault, Chabaud, Kraouche (67' Akgul), Sterchele, Keré, Detal, Dos Santos Costa, Christ (67' Camus)

Referee: Claude Bourdouxhe
Yellow card: 82' Akgul
Attendance: 24,706