Antwerp v Cercle Brugge Live Commentary & Result, 09/04/2023, First Division A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	GNK Genk	34	23	6	5	78	37	+41	75	D W L W D
2	STG Union Saint-Gilloise	34	23	6	5	70	41	+29	75	W W D W W
3	ANT Antwerp	34	22	6	6	59	26	+33	72	W W W W L
4	CLU Club Brugge	34	16	11	7	61	36	+25	59	W D W W L
5	GNT Gent	34	16	8	10	64	38	+26	56	L D D W W
6	STA Standard Liège	34	16	7	11	58	45	+13	55	L W W W D
7	WES Westerlo	34	14	9	11	61	53	+8	51	D D D L W
8	CER Cercle Brugge	34	13	11	10	50	46	+4	50	W W L W D
9	CHA Sporting Charleroi	34	14	6	14	45	52	-7	48	D L W W W
10	OHL OH Leuven	34	13	9	12	56	48	+8	48	W W W L L
11	AND Anderlecht	34	13	7	14	49	46	+3	46	L L D W W
12	STV Sint-Truiden	34	11	9	14	37	40	-3	42	L L W L W
13	KVM Mechelen	34	11	7	16	49	63	-14	40	W D L L L
14	KVK Kortrijk	34	8	7	19	37	61	-24	31	L L D L W
15	EUP AS Eupen	34	7	7	20	40	75	-35	28	L L D L L
16	KVO KV Oostende	34	7	6	21	37	76	-39	27	W L L L L
17	ZWA Zulte Waregem	34	6	9	19	50	78	-28	27	L W L L D
18	SER RFC Seraing	34	5	5	24	28	68	-40	20	D L L L L

Match ends, Royal Antwerp 2, Cercle Brugge 1.

90' + 6' Second Half ends, Royal Antwerp 2, Cercle Brugge 1.

90' + 6' Foul by Gyrano Kerk (Royal Antwerp).

90' + 6' Charles Vanhoutte (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90' + 5' Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Hugo Siquet.

90' + 3' Alhassan Yusuf (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the right wing.

90' + 3' Foul by Abu Francis (Cercle Brugge).

89' Alhassan Yusuf (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

89' Foul by Hugo Siquet (Cercle Brugge).

A. Muja

Yellow Card

89' Arbnor Muja (Royal Antwerp) is shown the yellow card.

89' Foul by Arbnor Muja (Royal Antwerp).

89' Hugo Siquet (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

K. Corbanie

C. Stengs

86' Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Kobe Corbanie replaces Calvin Stengs.

T. Alderweireld

Penalty Goal

85' Goal! Royal Antwerp 2, Cercle Brugge 1. Toby Alderweireld (Royal Antwerp) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

82' VAR Decision: Penalty Royal Antwerp.

80' Penalty conceded by Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge) with a hand ball in the penalty area.

79' Attempt saved. Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hugo Siquet with a cross.

G. Ávila

R. De Laet

78' Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Gastón Ávila replaces Ritchie De Laet.

77' Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Jesper Daland.

76' Hand ball by Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge).

75' Offside, Royal Antwerp. William Pacho tries a through ball, but Arbnor Muja is caught offside.

74' Attempt blocked. Charles Vanhoutte (Cercle Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

C. Vanhoutte

D. Hotić

74' Substitution, Cercle Brugge. Charles Vanhoutte replaces Dino Hotic because of an injury.

73' Corner, Cercle Brugge. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.

73' Attempt blocked. Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Lopes.

B. Popović

Own Goal

72' Own Goal by Boris Popovic, Cercle Brugge. Royal Antwerp 1, Cercle Brugge 1.

71' Arbnor Muja (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the right wing.

71' Foul by Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge).

A. Yusuf

M. Keita

70' Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Mandela Keita.

C. Scott

V. Janssen

70' Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Christopher Scott replaces Vincent Janssen.

68' Attempt missed. Gyrano Kerk (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.

67' Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the right wing.

67' Foul by Jesper Daland (Cercle Brugge).

67' Delay over. They are ready to continue.

66' Delay in match because of an injury Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge).

C. Ravych

Yellow Card

64' Christiaan Ravych (Cercle Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

64' Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

64' Foul by Christiaan Ravych (Cercle Brugge).

K. Denkey

Y. Gboho

62' Substitution, Cercle Brugge. Kévin Denkey replaces Yann Gboho.

61' Offside, Royal Antwerp. Calvin Stengs tries a through ball, but Ritchie De Laet is caught offside.

59' Offside, Royal Antwerp. Jelle Bataille tries a through ball, but Arbnor Muja is caught offside.

58' Attempt missed. Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arbnor Muja.

58' Gyrano Kerk (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58' Foul by Boris Popovic (Cercle Brugge).

57' Foul by Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp).

57' Hugo Siquet (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57' Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Christiaan Ravych.

57' Attempt blocked. Arthur Vermeeren (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gyrano Kerk with a through ball.

55' Foul by Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp).

55' Abu Francis (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

54' Attempt missed. Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dino Hotic with a cross.

52' Attempt missed. Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.

51' Delay over. They are ready to continue.

51' Delay in match because of an injury Boris Popovic (Cercle Brugge).

50' Foul by Calvin Stengs (Royal Antwerp).

50' Leonardo Lopes (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

49' Attempt missed. Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.

49' Attempt saved. Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yann Gboho.

47' Offside, Royal Antwerp. Calvin Stengs tries a through ball, but Gyrano Kerk is caught offside.

46' Attempt blocked. Arbnor Muja (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

G. Kerk

M. Balikwisha

45' Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Gyrano Kerk replaces Michel-Ange Balikwisha.

Second Half begins Royal Antwerp 0, Cercle Brugge 1.

Leonardo Lopes

H. Van der Bruggen

45' Substitution, Cercle Brugge. Leonardo Lopes replaces Hannes Van der Bruggen.

45' + 5' First Half ends, Royal Antwerp 0, Cercle Brugge 1.

45' + 4' Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Jesper Daland.

45' + 1' Foul by Ritchie De Laet (Royal Antwerp).

45' + 1' Hannes Van der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.

D. Hotić

Y. Gboho

42' Goal! Royal Antwerp 0, Cercle Brugge 1. Dino Hotic (Cercle Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann Gboho with a through ball.

42' Delay over. They are ready to continue.

41' Delay in match because of an injury Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp).

J. Daland

Yellow Card

40' Jesper Daland (Cercle Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

40' Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

40' Foul by Jesper Daland (Cercle Brugge).

39' Attempt missed. Arthur Vermeeren (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld.

38' Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Radoslaw Majecki.

38' Attempt saved. Calvin Stengs (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

37' Offside, Cercle Brugge. Christiaan Ravych tries a through ball, but Yann Gboho is caught offside.

35' Delay over. They are ready to continue.

35' Delay in match because of an injury Christiaan Ravych (Cercle Brugge).

34' Attempt missed. Arthur Vermeeren (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jelle Bataille.

33' Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

33' Foul by Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge).

32' Foul by Calvin Stengs (Royal Antwerp).

32' Hugo Siquet (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.

31' Delay over. They are ready to continue.

30' Delay in match because of an injury Ritchie De Laet (Royal Antwerp).

H. Van der Bruggen

Yellow Card

29' Hannes Van der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

29' Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

29' Foul by Hannes Van der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge).

28' Attempt saved. Jesper Daland (Cercle Brugge) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thibo Somers with a cross.

27' Foul by Jelle Bataille (Royal Antwerp).

27' Dino Hotic (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

26' Arbnor Muja (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

26' Foul by Jesper Daland (Cercle Brugge).

25' Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25' Foul by Dino Hotic (Cercle Brugge).

23' Offside, Royal Antwerp. William Pacho tries a through ball, but Michel-Ange Balikwisha is caught offside.

23' Jelle Bataille (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

23' Foul by Hugo Siquet (Cercle Brugge).

22' Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

22' Foul by Dino Hotic (Cercle Brugge).

20' Delay over. They are ready to continue.

19' Delay in match because of an injury Hugo Siquet (Cercle Brugge).

17' Foul by Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp).

17' Boris Popovic (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

16' Delay over. They are ready to continue.

14' Delay in match because of an injury Boris Popovic (Cercle Brugge).

12' Attempt blocked. Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.

10' Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.

10' Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (Royal Antwerp).

9' Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Radoslaw Majecki.

9' Attempt saved. Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jelle Bataille with a through ball.

8' Foul by Abu Francis (Cercle Brugge).

8' Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

6' Attempt saved. Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

3' Calvin Stengs (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

3' Foul by Hannes Van der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge).

1' Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

1' Foul by Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge).

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Antwerp v Cercle Brugge Live Commentary, 09/04/2023

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