Cercle Brugge claimed the possession of the ball in the opening phase, but the first chance was for Standard after ten minutes: Delanghe boxed a header of Zeqiri over his goal. On the other side, Henkinet also had to save on a crossed attempt by Somers. In a for the rest, Standard caused the most threat, but pronounced opportunities were not forthcoming.
After the break, Epolo was allowed to enter the field to replace the injured Henkinet, but the young goalkeeper, just like his colleague across the street, was put to work bitterly. Shortly after the hour, the first chance of the second half was a prize. The newly substitute Flavio Sininho crashed a falling pass from Minda Staalhard beyond Epolo: 1-0 for the home team. Standard immediately responded with a hard long shot from Bulat, but Delanghe went flat.
In the final quarter, Augusto almost gave the visitors the death blow, but the Brazilian headed a corner. Cercle seemed to keep the three points at home, but in the absolute final second, substitute Lazare, who was plucked away at Union this winter, with a handsome volley still made for a point division.