Newcomers Tau and Mykhaylichenko score for Anderlecht

SUNDAY, 16 AUGUST 2020, 22:15 - Skyhawk
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GAMES Anderlecht won the second match of the new season and climb to the third position in the ranking. Mykhaylichenko opened the score after a nice dribble and excellent shot. Dimata doubled the lead with a head and Percy Tau finished the job with a sublime goal. Sankhon was excluded with a red card.

 


Anderlecht dominated the first half, but couldn't really create a lot of danger. The pace was too low and no one really went deep anyway. It resulted in sterile pressure from the Mauves. It could have gone differently though if Vlap had scored after seven minutes when El Hadj brought the ball in front of the goal. The Dutchman was hindered just enough and couldn't score. The only other chances where for Doku with a few efforts from distance. Right before the break, Mykhaylichenko broke open the match. Anderlecht's new left back received the ball on the midfield and started an impressive rush. He ran past four defenders and scored with a shot in the bottom right corner. 

Right after the break, STVV player Sankhon was sent off. He made a very dangerous challenge on Doku, stepping on his ankle. The video referee corrected referee Visser, who had shown yellow, and Sankhon was sent off. Anderlecht doubled the lead in the resulting free kick: Trebel brough the ball in front of the goal and Dimata perfectly headed the ball against the net: 2-0. 

With 11 against 10, Anderlecht now easily dominated and create a bunch of chances. The best one was for Dimata but his shot was stopped by the crossbar. To everyone's surprise, the goal eventually fell on the other side. A few minutes before the end, a rare counter attack of the visitors was successfully finished by Balongo. 

Percy Tau rapidly secured Anderlecht's victory though. He beautifully controlled a long ball and lifted it over goalkeeper Steppe. 3-1, final result.




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