“Yoni Gomis powered home from a corner delivered by Ferre Slegers, giving Beveren an early lead that would prove to be the only goal of the game. The set-piece was worked crisply and Gomis attacked the ball with conviction to make it 1-0.”
Pivotal“Danylo Sikan was shown a yellow card for a foul as Anderlecht's frustration boiled over in the closing stages, a moment that encapsulated the mounting tension and desperation of a side that could not find a way through despite total territorial dominance.”
Outstanding performance

SK Beveren executed a near-perfect defensive ambush at home, absorbing an Anderlecht side that dominated every measurable category — 61% possession, 15 shots, 12 corners, 79 dangerous attacks — yet could not find a way past a goalkeeper who made eight saves. The tone was set as early as the 14th minute when Yoni Gomis met a corner to give the hosts an unlikely lead, and from that point Beveren dropped deep and defended for their lives. Brian Riemer's side piled bodies into the box from set pieces and open play alike but squandered both big chances created, a damning return for a team of Anderlecht's calibre and resources. For Beveren, sitting in the lower half of the Pro League standings, this is the kind of result that can reshape a season — a morale-boosting scalp against one of Belgium's giants — while for Anderlecht, whose title ambitions remain a live conversation, dropped points against a side expected to be well below them in the standings will sting considerably.
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