Lior Rafaeloff: "Our chances in the second game are very limited" after Anderlecht lost 5-2 to leaders Genk

Genk won the Real Goal Festival against Anderlecht. After 4 out of 12, the 3 pointers were very welcome to the leader. Anderlecht could not capitalize on losing Charleroi and are doing poorly in the European qualifying battle.

As the regular season drew to a close, there was a lot on the line for both teams. The Commander managed to lose his lead for the first time in a long time, and Rimmer’s forces were looking for much-needed points in the battle for the playoffs. With a win, she leapfrogged Charleroi, which fell to Standard on Friday.

look. Rafaelov: “Our chances in Playoff 2 are very slim”

RSCA started the first half well. It was the team’s better side in the opening fifteen minutes and that led to a great chance for Slimani. A deflected cross from Sardella finished with the Algerian, but Vandevoordt stopped his head with a cat-like reaction. Genk entered the game better and created some great chances. In the 36th minute, he was still injured. After a good preparatory work by Tresor, Samatta got the ball on the edge of the penalty area. They beat Verbruggen with a predictable shot and made Genk 1-0.

Anderlecht didn’t seem impressed, and shortly afterwards Slimani neatly volleyed in the cross. It seemed that the teams entered the dressing rooms with a tie, but Cegeka Arena exploded for the second time just before the end of the first half. Verbruggen stood first straight on a Paintsil shot, but on the rebound Aziz smashed the ball into the roof of the goal. Your jean can rest with a good feeling.

The goal awarded Genk Wings in the second half. Five minutes later, the home team’s most dangerous player, Joseph Benstil, easily escaped from behind Ndiaye to effortlessly chip away. Three minutes later, it was Al-Khanoos’ turn. He put 4-1 on the board with only his first goal for the club.

The goal-rich afternoon wasn’t over yet, because in the 64th minute Dreyer gave the Brusselsers hope again. The Dane took Vandevoordt to graze with a cross shot. Rimmer threw in some fresh (and young) forces, but Anderlecht couldn’t make a fist in the last half hour. Genk played the match with maturity and just before the end, Bentsel’s man of the match scored his second goal of the afternoon against the Ropes. Genk can once again call themselves a more resolute leader, and Anderlecht must hope Charleroi drop and kick the points.

The OHL can also still make Playoff 2

Since Charleroi and Anderlecht dropped points this weekend, the OHL can still reach 8th place and thus into Play-off 2. To this end, Standard must be defeated on Sunday in Den Drive, and Charleroi must lose at home to Racing Genk and Cercle ( in Waregem) and Anderlecht must not win (at home against KV Mechelen). Lots of “ifs”, but it is possible.

Dreyer: ‘Something went wrong everywhere’

Anders Dreyer, just like the whole of Anderlecht, could not make his mark against Genk. “They held us really well on the table, which we were prepared for. Maybe we weren’t 100% focused, a team like Genk just benefits from that. It’s hard to say exactly what went wrong, but if you swallow five goals, something goes wrong everywhere.” “A busy calendar shouldn’t be an excuse for this, I think. It’s just fun, we like to play football. And besides, when we played against Villarreal and Ludogorets, it went really well. Hopefully it’s a one-off thing. Today wasn’t Just on time, which has been the case in recent weeks.

Anderlecht begins a crucial week. First, the second leg of the Conference League in Alkmaar, and then a must-win match against Mechelen. Although RSCA does not have it there. “Anything is possible,” Dreyer continues to hope to extend his season. “I know the math. We’ll put everything in everything. If we do our work on Sunday, we’ll see what happens in the other games. It’s not ideal in terms of preparing on Thursday, but I felt in the dressing room immediately after the match that we’d be back on Thursday, 100% sure” .