Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Racing Mechelen 1st with 68 points, Opwijk 15th with 23, 45 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Opwijk 1.33 scored and 2.53 conceded per game, Racing Mechelen 2.07 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.57.
Opwijk were winless in 7. Racing Mechelen had not lost in 5 games, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Opwijk against 11/15 for Racing Mechelen.
The venue was Complex Ringlaan, with room for 2,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 8 second-half goals set the final 1-7.


