Anderlecht wins with 0-2 at Kortrijk

MONDAY, 20 JANUARY 2025, 14:51 - lajoya
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GAMES Anderlecht deservedly won 0-2 at Kortrijk. It played a weak first half, but after halftime it put more pressure up front which resulted in more danger. Thorgan Hazard paved the way with a free kick in minute 62. Despite a Kortrijk lockout, things got hot in the closing stages for Coosemans, but debutant Huerta cleared all doubts in extra time on Angulo's cross.


Anderlecht did very little before halftime against a physically strong Kortrijk. It had a lot of ball possession, but failed to put the attacking pawns in position. Degreef was in the pocket of his opponent, Verschaeren was invisible and Vazquez was mostly offside.


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Rits too often had to distribute the ball and he does not have the qualities for that. Hazard therefore sometimes dropped back deep to try to get some momentum into the game. Anderlecht did get one attempt worthy of the name before halftime. In minute 44, Maamar hit the post with a nice ball.

Kortrijk waited for the counter and was eager in possession of the ball. It did get some half or near chances, but not enough to really trouble Anderlecht.

In the second half, we quickly got the same play as before halftime. Anderlecht did play more directly in front now, which finally resulted in pressure and several attempts. A little after the hour, Thorgan Hazard opened the scoring by placing a free kick cleanly over the wall into goal.

Kortrijk pulled ahead after the deficit, but lost Silva due to two yellow cards in short order. Newcomer Huerta made his debut and replaced Hazard in minute 70'. Anderlecht reduced the pressure after the 0-1 and the red card, which of course is never a good idea against ten players.

As a result, Kortrijk continued to believe in winning points and Anderlecht acted too timidly. As Anderlecht made things difficult for themselves, we got another peppered final stage. Huerta shot a good chance wide, but Dejaegere came very close to an equalizer. His attempt just missed the post. In the added time, the substitute Angulo ran down his wing. Huerta did not miss this time and pushed the 0-2 controlled into goal at the far post.

Score: 0-2
Goal(s):0-1 Hazard 62', 0-2 Huerta 90'+2

Kortrijk:Pirard, Sissako, Silva, Lagae, Dewaele (Alebiosu 80'), Illaimaharitra (El Idrissy 80'), Mehssatou, De Neve, Kadri (Dejaegere 70'), Demane, Ambrose
Anderlecht:Coosemans, Adryelson, Dendoncker, N'Diaye (Simic 70'), Sardella, Maamar, Rits, Verschaeren, Degreef (Angulo 89'), Hazard (Huerta 70'), Vazquez (Goto 82')

Yellow: Silva 60' & 63', Hazard 66', Ambrose 70', Degreef 89'
Red: Silva 63' (2x yellow)

Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
Stadium: Guldensporenstadium

Source: © Internal source