Match Report
Sporting Hasselt, 1st with 59 points, sat 23 points above Merelbeke (11th, 36). Scoring rates set the scale: Merelbeke 1.4 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Sporting Hasselt 2.38 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.67.
The venue was A-complex Kloosterstraat, with room for 2,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Merelbeke led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Merelbeke: Tarik El Boutaibe (59'), Tarik El Boutaibe (24'), K. N'Guettia (73'), B. Ponnet (13') · Sporting Hasselt: Mehdi Bounou (56')
Key stats
Possession: Merelbeke 44% · Sporting Hasselt 56% · Total shots: 13-15 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 7-10