Five days after the handsome qualification in Bergamo for the eighth finals of the Champions League, trainer Nicky Hayen opted for not to bring fresh blood between the lines. The same eleven names started the assignment against the Rouches of former club coach Ivan Leko.
Club immediately took the initiative, but against a solid organized Luiks Blok, Blauw-Zwart did not get a cart-free opportunities. Nielsen, dropped for the injured Onyedika, was close to the opening goal after half an hour, but the stairs of the Danish midfielder splashed on the bar. Talbi had already caused a threat of this with a shot. The visitors tried to poke against it occasionally, but Mignolet really didn’t work.
Five minutes after the break, the people of Bruges saw the predominance rewarded. Ferran Jutgla headed the 1-0 against the nets completely free-standing. Club on roses, but a few minutes later the champion suddenly had to go for Tzolis ten after a second yellow. Standard did not need for long to play that numerical predominance. After a VAR intersection, the ball went on the dot after Ordonez had the leather in the eleven meter against the arm. Zeqiri did not fail.
Club stuck against Via Jutgla, who found an attentive Bazunu on his way, but it was again Standard that the Manmeers situation played excellent. In minute 85 the Rouches suddenly took the lead after Ayensa completed a handsome collective attack. In a pressing final phase, a Bruges final offensive yielded nothing anymore.
In the rankings, Club with 52 points lingers on eight points from KRC Genk. The leader plays host for AA Gent on Sunday afternoon at his own field. Standard (38 points) jumps over Charleroi to seven.
