Antoine Colassin played a strong game for Beerschot at his Lotto Park. The former Anderlecht player provided the assist for the 0-1 and was involved in many attacks. “I'm disappointed, but also proud of our performance,” he said afterwards. Read more »
Anderlecht had to toil until the very last minute against Beerschot. It eventually won deservedly 2-1 with a goal by Anders Dreyer in minute 92. Anderlecht played very weak before halftime and could breathe a sigh of relief when Verschaeren (also in extra time) netted the equalizer just before halftime after Al-Sahafi (him again) had headed Beerschot into the lead early. After halftime, Anderlecht put more pressure and - without playing well admittedly - finally got the three points in the closing stages. Read more »
Anderlecht progressed to the next round of the cup with a convincing 4-1 win over Westerlo. Despite Westerlo taking an early lead with Van den Keybus capitalizing on lax defending, Anderlecht quickly equalized through Zanka's controlled strike. Dolberg and N'Diaye added two more goals before halftime, bringing the score to 3-1. Read more »
Anderlecht has announced a selection of 21 players for tomorrow's cup match against Westerlo. This includes Nathan De Cat of the Futures. At the back, Nunzio Engwanda is preferred to Amando Lapage. Read more »
Ludwig Augustinsson makes his reappearance in the selection, fingers crossed that he will now actually make it to the game. Samuel Edozie (ankle) has started running practice, but Westerlo is still a little too early. Read more »
With the international break coming to an end, Belgium qualified for the European Championships, the RSCA Women turn their attention to the Cup. This weekend they have an important match on the schedule, taking on Club YLA on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. The match will take place at the RSCA Academy and will be conducted by referee Leandro Ledda. In the previous round, Anderlecht managed to qualify by beating Gent 2-0, while Club YLA qualified with a 2-4 win over Zulte Waregem. Read more »
Anderlecht aims to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Croky Cup against Westerlo. The match, with direct elimination, will take place at Lotto Park. Tickets are still available for this match. Through the official club channels, a ticket can be bought for 10 €. Children (-12y) pay only half. Read more »
Louis Patris played the full match for STVV against Genk, with his team getting a 2-2 draw. Sint-Truiden deserved perhaps more than a point in that match. STVV remains 12th. Alexis Flips featured in the first half for Charleroi against Standard. The Carolos managed to salvage a 1-1 draw in injury time. Charleroi is in tenth place. Read more »
Colin Coosemans took issue with his fellow player Kasper Dolberg after missing an important chance during the game against OHL: “A striker cannot capitalize on every chance in a game.” Coosemans, who achieved his eighth clean sheet of the season, is satisfied with his performance. Nevertheless, he stressed that good statistics are not his only focus.
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Thursday, RSC Anderlecht hosts Westerlo at Lotto Park in the context of the eighth finals of the Cup of Belgium. Jasper Vergoote will whistle the match at 8:30 pm. Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters are along the line, Arthur Denil is fourth official. Read more »
In an average performance, Anderlecht managed to secure a goalless draw against OHL, failing to capitalize on early opportunities. The match saw Dolberg miss the best chance within the first few minutes, as Anderlecht struggled to find the finesse needed to score. Despite maintaining control for much of the first half, the team lacked efficiency and creativity, with OHL threatening from distance on several occasions. After the break, Anderlecht continued to dominate possession, yet their inability to create clear chances became evident. Read more »
The RSCA Futures earned a convincing victory over Lierse, with a final score of 2-0. This victory gave the Futures a jump in the standings, putting them in 12th place. The goals were scored by Tajaouart in the 2nd minute and Ure in the 20th minute, both of whom provided a strong start to the match. So with this win, the U23 have crept away from the relegation places. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht Futsal finished the Elite Tour in Lisbon with a 3-2 victory over Plzen. With this win, purple and white finish in second place in the overall standings, with a total of 6 points, just behind Sporting CP. Saura and Perin (2) scored the goals for Anderlecht. Read more »
After the draw between Anderlecht and FC Porto (2-2) on Thursday, in which Wenderson Galeno scored a goal, the Brazilian outfielder took the opportunity to express his gratitude to the Porto fans in Belgium via social media. He also shared his frustration with the outcome of the match. “We deserved much more... Thank you for your support, Dragons, we're moving forward together,” Galeno said in an Instagram story. Read more »
Anderlecht kept its chances of a place in the top eight of the Europa League intact after a 2-2 draw against Porto. With three games left in the group stage, the ambition remains to achieve an exceptional run. Leander Dendoncker stresses the importance of ambition: “Our goal must be to finish among the eight best. We have to be competitive on all fronts and I hope we can qualify for the next round. But we are not there yet.”
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Seven minutes before the end of Anderlecht - Porto, Nunzio Engwanda was allowed to come in. For the 16-year-old defender (he turns 17 on Sunday), these were his first minutes in the first team. He replaced Thomas Foket at right back. Read more »
Anderlecht remains unbeaten in the Europa League even after five matches. Against Porto, on paper the toughest of the eight opponents, purple and white achieved a nice 2-2 draw. Anderlecht played well and deserved more, but could finally breathe a sigh of relief that Amuzu equalized. Read more »
Tonight Anderlecht meets the Portuguese club Porto at Lotto Park. Sardella and Augustinsson are out of contention for several weeks. Hubert is not calling up an extra right back, but Engwanda is on the squad. Read more »
Anderlecht started the Europa League strongly with 10 points from 12, David Hubert said, laughing, “We want to win the Europa League,” only to add that the club realistically wants to get as far as possible. With Jan Vertonghen still injured, Anderlecht can count on extra knowledge of Portuguese football. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht Futsal won the second group match of the Champions Leauge 6-1 over Braga. Cainan scored 4 goals, while Raul and Grello scored the remaining goals for purple and white. To have a chance of winning a spot in the Final Four, Anderlecht must now hope for a misstep by Sporting CP, which itself beat Plzen 7-2. Read more »
On Thursday, RSC Anderlecht hosts Portuguese Porto at Lotto Park in the context of the fifth playing day of the Europa League. UEFA appointed a Danish referee team for this match, VAR will again come from Italy. Read more »
Nilsson Angulo made a big impact at RSCA Futures last weekend. Against Lokeren-Temse, he showed why he was selected for Ecuador's national team. He dominated the left flank and constantly tested Lokeren's defense. Despite a shot on the crossbar in the first half, he found the net in the 60th minute and led his team to a 0-1 victory. Read more »
Pär Zetterberg, Anderlecht's former playmaker, was lucky enough to play alongside class strikers himself, but he would have liked to have played behind Kasper Dolberg as well. He indicates this in an interview. Zetterberg stresses the importance of good supply for an attacker and praises Mario Stroeykens' impact on Dolberg's recent performance. Stroeykens' attacking play draws the attention of defenders, which benefits Dolberg. Read more »
Bram Van Driessche will lead the match between Anderlecht and OH Leuven on Sunday. He will be assisted by linesmen Yves De Neve and Quentin Lesceux and fourth official Laurent Willems. Read more »
