Drama in the Rainbow Stadium: Zulte Waregem relegated

The match couldn’t have started worse for Zulte Waregem. After ten minutes, Frederik D’hollander’s team was 0-2 down after goals from Hugo Siquet and Ayase Ueda. Cercle virtually in the Europe Play-Offs at that time. Zulte Waregem then recovered, but failed to score a goal. On the contrary, it was Cercle Brugge that was allowed to take a penalty, just before the break. Ueda’s ball also went in, but the referee disallowed the goal. Ueda had kicked the ball against his right foot with his supporting foot. So he hit the ball twice, and that is not allowed.

Hope for Zulte Waregem after fifteen minutes into the second period, when Lukas Willen succeeds in the connection goal between a bunch of legs. And the sky clears up again when Alioune Ndour scores the 2-2. Immediately afterwards, Zulte Waregem even goes up and over Cercle Brugge, Fadera overhoeks with the 3-2, but after rightly offside, the party is cancelled. What a downer in a frenzied Rainbow Stadium. And Thibo Somers gets the home supporters completely silent when he takes care of the 2-3.

Zulte Waregem, together with KV Oostende and Seraing, is relegated to the Challenger Pro League, Cercle Brugge is among the last eight and will soon play the Europe Play-Offs.