During the international break, several analysts questioned the system that Vincent Kompany stuck to. On Sunday the Anderlecht manager surprisingly opted for a 4-3-3 system and what was even more surprising, not a single youth player in the starting eleven.
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A weak Anderlecht has once again played a draw. It remained 1-1 against Kortrijk after a very weak first half in which Kortrijk had taken the lead. Five minutes of good play after half-time resulted in Magallan's equalizer, but after a red card for Raman, Anderlecht lost the momentum. It got, just like Kortrijk, a few more chances, but could not win again with a 9/24 as result. Anderlecht could have used the victory well, because the gap with the top-4 is getting bigger and bigger.
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Three players of Anderlecht came in action with their national team yesterday. Joshua Zirkzee keeps on scoring and is now top scorer in the preliminaries of the European Championship U21. Timon Vanhoutte, Naim Van Attenhoven and Kristian Arnstad also came into action. Read more »
On Sunday, RSC Anderlecht resumes the competition in the Lotto Park against KV Kortrijk. Wim Smet has been appointed to lead this match in the right direction, he will be assisted by Jeroen Walschap and Kevin Dhondt. Matonga Simonini is the fourth official.
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For six Anderlecht players, international soccer was on the program yesterday. Five of them celebrated a victory. Only Kristian Arnstad had to be satisfied with a draw. An overview. Read more »
Chris Lokesa and Mario Stroeykens (photo) scored for the young Red Devils. Lokesa did so for the BeGold U19F/U18F in a friendly game during a training camp in Spain. Stroeykens scored for the U19 in the EK qualifier against Azerbaijan. Read more »
Anderlecht lost against Antwerp with 2-0. The difference between both sides was not so large, but the home side was more efficient and scored twice. With the defeat, the Mauves remain two points behind the top four but are already trailing by ten points on the first position. Read more »
The Pro League has set the exact playing times for the eighth finals of the Cup of Belgium. Anderlecht and Seraing will clash on Tuesday, November 30 at 20:45. The other games are on Wednesday 1 December and one more at Thursday 2 December. Read more »
The national U19 will be in action next week as part of the qualification round for the European Championship. That will take place from 10 to 16 November in Luxembourg. Wesley Sonck included Anderlecht players Nils de Wilde, Zeno Debast and Mario Stroeykens in his selection.
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Referee Jonathan Lardot will whistle RSC Anderlecht's last league match before the international break. Florian Lemaire and Laurent Conotte are along the line, Christof Dierick is fourth official. Read more »
During the crucial penalty phase against Oud-Heverlee Leuven, an RSC Anderlecht supporter threw a ball onto the pitch. Luckily it didn't end up between the posts, but the club is still trying to identify the supporter and possibly impose sanctions on him.
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The U21 of Anderlecht have qualified for the next round of the Cup of Belgium. Robin Veldman's boys defeated STVV after prolongations. Chris Lokesa scored the winning goal in the 119th minute.
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Anderlecht lost points again in the match against OH Leuven. The game ended on a 2-2 draw, but the Mauves escaped from worse after being two goals behind and with Van Crombrugge saving a penalty in the very last second. Read more »
Anderlecht youngster Simion Michez (photo) is taking part in a training camp organized by the Cameroonian Football Federation for U20 and U23 players this week. The training camp ended with a friendly game against Entente SSG from the French fourth division. Cameroon won 2-0 with Michez scoring one of the goals. Read more »
With two goals in the first half, Joshua Zirkzee had an important part in the 1-7 cup victory at La Louvière. "Always nice for the confidence," he said afterwards. That he is often a substitute in the league lately does not seem to bother him right away.
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Anderlecht qualified for the eighth finals of the Cup of Belgium without much trouble. Before half-time, we saw, also thanks to a very motivated and positive La Louvière, a pleasant game of football. Purple and white scored easily and that made the second half unnecessary. Read more »
Sunday another game awaits at the Lotto Park, this time Oud-Heverlee Leuven is visiting. Jasper Vergoote will whistle the game at 18.30, assisted by Kevind Dhondt and Quentin Lesceux along the line. Bert Put is fourth official. Read more »
The U21 of Anderlecht have booked their sixth league victory in a row. Against Antwerp, it became 0-2. Lucas Stassin and Loic Masscho scored, both on an assist from Adrien Trebel (photo). Read more »
Vincent Kompany counts for the most part on his familiar selection of players for tonight's cup game. Yari Verschaeren will not be there. Het Laatste Nieuws knows that Anderlecht is keeping him on the sidelines as a precaution after he was hit on the knee against Beerschot. Read more »
The seven players rented by Anderlecht also returned to action this past weekend. Elias Cobbaut gave an assist, but lost. Kenny Saief played a full game for the first time in a long time. The overview. Read more »
Anderlecht will play against RAAL La Louvière in the 1/16th finals of the Cup of Belgium. What can we expect and what do we need to know? We took a closer look at the club and what appears? We can safely call them 'the little Anderlecht'. Read more »
National coach David Penneman has called up Anas Tajaouart, Tristan Degreef (pictured) and Amadou Diallo for three internationals with the Belgian U17 futures. The young Devils leave for Sweden for a tournament. They will play against Sweden on Wednesday and Denmark on Thursday. Read more »
Referee Kevin Van Damme has been appointed to lead the cup game between Anderlecht and La Louvière on Wednesday. He will be assisted by linesmen Rien Vanyzere and David Symons. A fourth official has not yet been appointed. Read more »
After four draws, Anderlecht could won again on Sunday. That also satisfies Benito Raman. "We knew that if we played our game, we would win," he sounded off after the match. "Because, besides STVV, we should have won those previous matches as well." Read more »
