Euvrard understood that things could not continue like this. Vossen (with an injury) Gavriël and Bagan were replaced by Vormer, Ndour and Machado. Jong Standard was now pushed back.
Traoré saw his attempt saved by goalkeeper Epolo. He was replaced by Demuynck shortly afterwards. He immediately got a great chance, but Epolo intervened well. A minute later, another attempt by Demuynck just went over. The equalizer was inevitable and came. Machado kicked a corner kick from close range into the net. 1-1, twenty minutes left.
But Essevee also had to pay attention at the back. Five minutes after the equalizer, Willen had to defuse a quick Liège counterattack on the line. On the other side, Machado shot from close range. Epolo, meanwhile, was the best visitor and went down well.
In the driving rain, Zulte Waregem really deserved the winning goal. The home team kept pumping balls into the Liège sixteen and completely pinned Jong Standard against their own goal. A beautiful backheel from Ciranni deserved better than the side net.
For a moment the 1-2 seemed to be coming, but Ziani slid the ball into the net as offside. In stoppage time a real siege followed. But the winning goal never came. All in all, a draw is too poor against the last in the standings. Essevee now comes in third place, next to Patro Eisden and three points behind Deinze and Beerschot.