The first half immediately started scorching with Akimoto, who forced Jackers into a good leg save after less than a minute. Club had a hard time against a visibly motivated OHL. After nine minutes, the blue and black also showed themselves for the first time with a blast from Christos Tzolis, but the Greek’s shot flew over. A little later, the home team showed up again: Siebe Schrijvers finished too weakly after a wonderful ball from Maziz. On the half hour, Hans Vanaken almost gave the visitors the lead with a good shot that zoomed just wide. The game continued to go up and down until half time.
In the second half, Club Brugge tried to take control of the game, which quickly resulted in a good double chance. Tobe Leysen pushed a stray ball over his cage. On the subsequent corner, Tresoldi also failed to get past the Leuven goalie at the far post. Great opportunities were not forthcoming for blue-black, but in the final quarter the people of Bruges eventually found the liberating 0-1 through Tzolis, who, after Diakhon’s fall in the box, hit the ball bone-dry into the net. The visitors then finished the match.
Thanks to the victory, Club Brugge (23 points) is once again level with Union at the top of the rankings.