Anderlecht loses for the first time under Vitor Bruno to SK Beveren

Anderlecht lost for the first time under Vitor Bruno with 1-0 to SK Beveren. The Freethiel proved a tough challenge for the red-whites.

The Freethiel was last year an unassailable fortress. And also this season will no team easily come to win here. At Beveren they held mostly to the selection that last year became unbeaten champion in 1B. Only the goalkeeper and trainer left. The new coach, Tim Bakens, had to make one forced substitution. Boone was injured and was replaced by Gomis - remember that name, because he became the man of the opening quarter.

On the other side, Vitor Bruno made four substitutions. The program was already busy with all those European qualifiers. Oliver Antman got his first starting place. And also Degreef, Saliba and Augustinsson came into the team. Kana, Cvetkovic, Ndiaye and Nga Kana moved to the bench.

Beveren started the best. After three minutes, Abrahams fired the first shot. Then Gomis, a defender who was hired for the second time from Strasbourg, took the lead. First almost in a negative sense by almost making an own goal. On the quarter, he made the Freethiel explode when he headed Beveren to the lead. Besides, we must not forget the cross from Ferre Slegers: top ball.

Weak red-whites An actual fierce reaction from the red-whites remained out. Degreef tried it once acrobatically. Sikan headed once next to a cross from Antman. But the biggest chance came from the good left of Ambros. Schenk took the ball out of the shop window. RSCA failed to develop tempo to put Beveren in trouble. The men of Tim Bakens - led by a smart Brüls - thus remained easily standing in the first half.

Vitor Bruno gave his starting team after the break still some time to straighten out the uneven situation. That became almost: even harder. Beveren seemed to make the 2-0, but Coosemans got the knee of Mertens in the face. There was a moment of panic when the goalkeeper seemed to be out of his mind. Eventually, the captain could continue.

Meanwhile, RSCA pressed Beveren to the own goal. This made Beveren also get counter-chances. On one of these, Brüls let the double lead slip. On the other side, Sikan failed to play Degreef to play him alone to Schenk. The same Schenk had to make a reflex to avoid Dewaele making an own goal. And also a free kick from Sikan was swept out of the goal by the German.

Twenty minutes before time, Vitor Bruno made his first substitutions. Ndiaye and Cvetkovic came for Llansana and a pale Augustinsson. But even they could not set the course against a very solid Beveren. That - with all his experience - stood well and gave little away. Put behind a good goalkeeper - Schenk went again well flat on a try from Cvetkovic - and you win games in 1A. Because Anderlecht made no claim to even a point.

Bruno threw with Nga Kana and Bertaccini still two cards on the table. Coosemans headed himself still next. The goalpost remained out. And so SK Beveren - to great joy of Bob Peeters - wins his first match again in 1A. Vitor Bruno loses for the first time as Anderlecht coach. SK Beveren-Anderlecht: 1-0 - Formation Beveren: Schenk; Jans, Gomis, Godeau, Janssens (65’ Thompson); Dewaele, Slegers (87’ Rigo), Bruls (De Schryver); Lokesa, Abrahams (59’ Condé); Mertens (87’ Kaboré) - Formation Anderlecht; Coosemans; Maamar, Biancone, Pétrot, Augustinsson( 71’ Ndiaye); Ambros, Saliba (87’ Kana), Llansana (71’ Cvetkovic), Antman (79’ Nga Kana); Degreef (87’ Bertaccini), Sikan - Goals: 15’ Gomis (1-0, assist Slegers) - Yellow cards: 85’ Sikan - Referee: Nathan Verboomen - Attendance: 7023

Anderlecht loses for the first time under Vitor Bruno. This is a bad result for the club. The Freethiel proved a tough challenge for the red-whites.

Anderlecht will have to recover from this defeat. The club will have to work on a better performance in the next match. The next match is against KV Mechelen on 13 February 2027.

Anderlecht is currently in 8th place in the Jupiler Pro League. The club has 3 points and has 1 win and 1 loss in 2 matches. The club is 3 points behind the leaders, Club Brugge KV.