Cercle convincingly beats Eupen in cellar duel, STVV puts Charleroi aside

cercle already had his sheep on dry land against Eupen at halftime. Green-black took the lead past Kevin Denkey after 24 minutes. After a corner kick, the Togolese attacker tapped in the rebound. Barely five minutes later, the home fans were allowed to cheer a second time after a goal by Thibo Somers, who put the double lead on the board from close by. In the 39th minute Ayase Ueda made it 3-0 and seemed to put the match in a decisive fold. Stef Peeters softened from the spot shortly before half-time and once again gave the visitors some hope.

After coffee, the game continued. Eupen did not succeed cercle difficulties and with the home team there was less pressure forward. Dino Hotic had the chance in the 72nd minute to completely remove the tension, but he missed his penalty. However, it was a stay of execution for Eupen. Five minutes after his penalty miss, Hotic guided Denkey through the offside trap, making his second of the evening. In the 86th minute, Denkey put the crown on the job by capturing the 5-1 final score with a striking bang.

In the ranking does cercle a golden thing. The Association moves from seventeenth to twelfth place with 12 points. Eupen takes the position of cercle over and with 9 points, only the red lantern Zulte Waregem (8 points) is left behind. Essevee won earlier in the day from Kortrijk (10 points), another tail team.