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“Yuto Tsunashima turned the ball into his own net to gift Standard Liège the opening goal, a moment of misfortune that set the tone for a catastrophic afternoon for Antwerp.”
Pivotal“Timothé Nkada capitalised on a rattled Antwerp backline to double Standard's lead just five minutes after the opener, with the hosts visibly unable to regroup.”
Pivotal“David Bates made it 0-3 just before the interval, completing a nightmare nine-minute spell for Antwerp and ensuring the match was effectively over at half-time.”
Pivotal“Rafiki Saïd struck within three minutes of the restart to extinguish any faint hope Antwerp's half-time changes might have ignited, making it 0-4 with a composed finish.”
Pivotal“Rafiki Saïd completed his brace to make it 0-5, capping a humiliating afternoon for Antwerp as Kiki Kouyaté — brought on as a substitute — was then booked twice before the final whistle to compound the misery.”
Antwerp
Standard Liège
Outstanding performance
Standard Liège•AttackerStandard Liège produced a performance of stunning efficiency at the Bosuilstadion, dismantling a shell-shocked Antwerp side with five unanswered goals in a result that will reverberate through the Pro League. The damage was done almost entirely in a devastating first-half collapse: an own goal from Yuto Tsunashima in the 33rd minute opened the floodgates, and Standard added two more through Timothé Nkada and David Bates before the half-time whistle, leaving Antwerp's bench scrambling for answers at the break. Rafiki Saïd then twisted the knife in the second half with a brace either side of the hour mark, completing a rout that the statistics only partially explain — Antwerp enjoyed 64% of possession, made 547 passes at 86% accuracy, and generated 59 dangerous attacks, yet Standard converted four of their eight shots on target against seven. It is a brutal reminder that dominance without cutting edge is worthless, and for Antwerp — sitting 13th in the table — this humiliation deepens an already precarious league position, while Standard's momentum and form will give the chasing pack serious cause for concern heading into the final weeks of the season.
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Boubakar Kouyate receives a second yellow card.
Mauricio Benitez comes on for Dennis Praet.
Substitution: Bernard Nguene comes on for Rafiki Said.
Nayel Mehssatou comes on for Casper Nielsen.
Dennis Eckert takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Marwan Al-Sahafi takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Marwan Al-Sahafi takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Rafiki Said takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
David Bates takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Dennis Eckert takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Dennis Praet takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Boubakar Kouyate replaces Eran Tuypens.
Rein Van Helden is substituted for Yuto Tsunashima.
Marwan Al-Sahafi is on, and Gyrano Kerk is off.
Gustav Mortensen takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Casper Nielsen's right-footed shot is blocked.
Dennis Eckert replaces Timothe Nkada.
Tobias Mohr comes on for Adnane Abid.
Gyrano Kerk takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Josue Homawoo comes on for Marlon Fossey.
Farouck Adekami takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Rafiki SaïdRafiki Said scores with a left-footed shot.
Farouck Adekami is on, and Youssef Hamdaoui is off.
Gyrano Kerk's header attempt goes wide.
First half ends with the score at 0-3.
Gyrano Kerk takes a header shot but misses.
David Bates takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Rafiki Said takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
David BatesDavid Bates takes a left-footed shot and scores.
David BatesGoal! David Bates scores, making it 0-3.
Timothé NkadaTimothe Nkada scores with a right-footed shot.
Timothé NkadaGoal! Timothe Nkada scores, making it 0-2.
Rafiki Said takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Yuto TsunashimaOwn goal! Yuto Tsunashima scores, making it 0-1.
Anthony Valencia takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Christopher Scott takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Timothe Nkada takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Daam Foulon takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Zeno Van Den Bosch's header is saved.
Christopher Scott takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Jasper Vergoote.
