After a study round, Alan Minda gave Cercle, without the suspended top scorer Kevin Denkey, the lead after a passing ball. With half time in sight, the match exploded in an otherwise rain-drenched Jan Breydel Stadium. Kerim Mrabti scored the equalizer, after which Filipe Augusto gave the home team the lead again a few minutes later. But through Geoffry Hairemans, who brought KVM alongside again, it was 2-2 at half time.