Van Bommel had made a base place for Anthony Valencia for the first time. The young Ecuadorian opened the score in the eleventh minute, on the advice of veteran Radja Nainggolan. In the front, the Swiss Michael Frey kept the Dutchman Vincent Janssen on the bench.
Janssen was allowed to enter the field after an hour and showed himself eager in the wrong way. He pushed defender Colin Rösler over unnecessarily and immediately received a yellow card. After a bounced shot by Janssen, Birger Verstraete managed to make it 2-0.
Antwerp’s next opponent is the Turkish Istanbul Basaksehir, which already won 3-1 from the Icelandic Breidablik and was again too strong at home with 3-0. The German Mesut Özil and the Belgian Nacer Chadli play at Basaksehir.
Anderlecht
Anderlecht also have to get through another round to reach the group stage of the third European tournament. The team of coach Felice Mazzu was also too strong for Paide Linnameeskond on their own field. After the 2-0 in Estonia it now became 3-0. Wesley Hoedt had a starting place in the team for which the Panamanian Michael Murillo scored twice.
