2 – 2
“Myron van Brederode broke the deadlock for Mechelen with a right-footed finish, the away side capitalising on early pressure after Koudou had tested the hosts twice before the opener.”
Pivotal“Anderlecht restored parity almost immediately through Nathan-Dylan Saliba, just two minutes after falling behind, resetting the match before it had barely got going.”
Pivotal“Thérence Koudou put Mechelen back in front with the hour mark having just passed, punishing Anderlecht's wastefulness in front of goal and handing the visitors a lead they looked capable of protecting.”
Pivotal“Deep into stoppage time, with Mechelen's players already celebrating what appeared to be a famous away victory, Ilay Camara equalised to make it 2-2 and deny the visitors the win — the goal arriving seconds after Mory Konaté had been booked for a cynical foul.”
Pivotal
Anderlecht
Mechelen
Outstanding performance
Anderlecht•DefenderAnderlecht dominated the statistical landscape — 59% possession, 13 shots to Mechelen's nine, nine on target compared to three — yet repeatedly struggled to convert that superiority into goals, missing both big chances they created. Mechelen, disciplined and direct on the counter, twice took the lead and seemed to have engineered a famous away point right up until deep into added time. The match turned on Thérence Koudou's 60th-minute strike for the visitors, which put Mechelen back in front after Nathan-Dylan Saliba had cancelled out Myron van Brederode's early opener. Brian Riemer responded with a wave of substitutions — Thorgan Hazard and Killian Sardella among those thrown on — as Anderlecht pressed relentlessly, and it was that desperation that eventually paid off when Ilay Camara bundled home in the 90th minute to make it 2-2. For Anderlecht, a point salvaged from the jaws of defeat; for Mechelen, two points dropped in the closing seconds of a game they controlled for long stretches.
How entertaining was this match?
Ilay CamaraIlay Camara takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Ali Maamar
Goal! Ilay Camara scores, making it 2-2.
Mory Konate receives a yellow card.
Massimo Decoene receives a yellow card.
Benito Raman comes on for Bouke Boersma.
Massimo Decoene is on, and Therence Koudou is off.
Ali Maamar replaces Nathan Saliba.
Bill Antonio is substituted for Kerim Mrabti.
Marco Kana comes on for Enric Llansana.
Killian Sardella comes on for Moussa Diarra.
Thorgan Hazard comes on for Danylo Sikan.
Mory Konate is substituted for Dikeni-Rafid Salifou.
Adriano Bertaccini's header is saved.
Danylo Sikan's header is saved.
Adriano Bertaccini is replaced by Cesar Huerta.
Thérence KoudouTherence Koudou takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
Myron van Brederode takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Cesar Huerta takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ortwin De Wolf comes on for Nacho Miras.
The first half ends with a score of 1-1.
Enric Llansana takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Danylo Sikan's right-footed shot is saved.
Bouke Boersma takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ilay Camara takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Nathan Saliba takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ilay Camara's right-footed shot is saved.
Danylo Sikan's header is saved.
Cesar Huerta attempts a right-footed shot but misses.
Jose Martinez Marsa takes a header shot but misses.
Mathis Servais takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Nathan Saliba takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Danylo Sikan
Goal! Nathan Saliba scores, making it 1-1.
Myron van BrederodeMyron van Brederode scores with a right-footed shot.
Therence Koudou takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Therence Koudou takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Nathan De Cat's header is saved.
Bouke Boersma takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
