Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Dessel Sport (4th, 46 pts) and Royal Antwerp II (15th, 28 pts). Royal Antwerp II ranked just 34th in the league on five-round form despite their 15th table position. Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Dessel Sport ran at 2.07 scored and 1.57 conceded, Royal Antwerp II at 1.13 and 1.67.
Royal Antwerp II had lost three in a row. Dessel Sport had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Royal Antwerp II, 2.
The venue was Armand Melis Stadion, with room for 4,391 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Dessel Sport: Yacine Bentayeb (45'), Yacine Bentayeb (73') · Royal Antwerp II: Abdel-Malik Aziz (16'), Mohamed Waki (59')
Key stats
Possession: Dessel Sport 63% · Royal Antwerp II 37% · Total shots: 11-7 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 7-3