The Brussels residents took the lead early in Jan Breydel. After a slight violation in the sixteen, Anderlecht received a penalty, which Thorgan Hazard turned well: 0-1. After that Anderlecht had a view of a double lead via Angulo and Verschaeren, but their attempts did not have a goal. Cercle Brugge could not put much in return and created no significant danger in the first half.
After the break, Cercle came back with more energy from the dressing room and Anderlecht was pushed back. Without giving away big opportunities, Purple & White got out of the pressure. The visitors hardly kept the ball in the team and had to be firmly in the back. Coosemans intervened well after a dangerous action by Sininho, while the inserted Camara and Bertaccini could not initially turn the tide.