Afte a crazy season, Racing Genk got the point they needed to be champions. On the night they got that point thanks to a superb performance by Genk’s young keeper Thibaut Courtois. He was absolutely sensational, making a string of superb saves especially in the second half. Standard deserved more on the night but over… Read More »
The results at the end of the Jupiler League season ‘classic’ meant that Charleroi and Eupen had to play a series of matches to see who would be relegated and who would play a further round-robin with second division clubs. This was the so-called P03 (PlayOff 3). Just above them, Lierse (in 14th place) were… Read More »
The first weekend after the Jupiler League’s mid-season break saw important wins for Anderlecht, Racing Genk, Ghent and Club Brugge. The big losers were Standard Liege who put out a half-strength side for the visit to Anderlecht. This match, the so-called “Clasico” failed to live up to its billing as, without Steven Defour and Axel… Read More »
Anderlecht went into the mid-season break with a six point lead over Genk, having played one game more. The weather, or rather the method of deciding whether games are called off or not, has played havoc with the Jupiler league. Anderlecht and Club Brugge are the only teams to have played a full quota of… Read More »
This was the weekend when Lierse coach Eric Van Meir did not resign and when Standard Liege fans could claim that referees always favour the city slickers of Anderlecht. Last week, Van Meir resigned after his side’s defeat to Sint Truiden. The next day he was convinced to stay on and Van Meir agreed he’d… Read More »
In a weekend full of incident, red cards made the front page. The most discussed dismissal came in the Germinal Beerschot – Anderlecht encounter where young Romelu Lukaku was sent off in the 91st minute. The striker received yellow cards for kicking the corner flag – after making a goal for Kanu – and… Read More »
Belgium’s win over Russia has given a boost to the Jupiler League but it hasn’t pleased Genk’s Franky Vercauteren. He’s said to be furious about the condition of his strikers – Jelle Vossen and Marvin Ogunjimi – when they returned to Genk from Russia on Thursday. They were both complaining about injuries even though Vossen… Read More »
Franky Vercauteren’s Genk are top at the half-way stage and that’s a pleasant surprise. At the start of the season, Anderlecht were most people’s favourite to retain the title and they probably still are. They’ve kept all their top players, except for the loss – if it can be described that way – of Jelle… Read More »
With a month’s rain falling in 36 hours, football was not uppermost in many people’s minds last weekend. Remarkably, only one match was postponed; by Sunday night, Racing Genk had been crowned ‘Autumn Champions’ – top of the table at the season’s halfway stage. The title doesn’t mean anything but it will make coach Franky… Read More »
The weekend’s big game sees 2nd-place Gent up against 3rd-place Anderlecht. Francky Dury’s Gent are on the crest of a wave, having won their last five games in all competitions. Dury made his name at Zulte Waregem and is certainly one for the future. He’s getting results at Gent and has managed to convince the… Read More »