Sint-Truiden get the better of KV Mechelen

Sint-Truiden triumphed over KV Mechelen in a close win on Friday, 2-3, on matchday 2. To this matchday, Besnik Hasi's team came from a win, and Thorsten Fink's team came from two wins. Ryotaro Ito was decisive with 2 goals.

The first goal was scored by David Bates shortly before the interval.

KV Mechelen scored their second goal of the game through Norman Bassette, after 56 minutes. In the 67th minute, Ryotaro Ito struck for Sint-Truiden. After 76 minutes, Aboubakary Koita struck the second goal for Thorsten Fink's team. With this strike, Aboubakary Koita reached 15th goals for the season. In the final minutes of the game, Ryotaro Ito netted the final goal of the game.

. Next up, Sint-Truiden will host Standard Liège, whilst KV Mechelen will play at home against Westerlo.