On Thursday night, Zulte Waregem pulled off a surprise 3-2 win over RSC Anderlecht (RSCA) in the 13th round of the Jupiler Pro League, Belgium's First Division.
With ten men, RSCA squandered a 2-1 lead to Zulte who came back to win the game 3-2.
Zulte Waregem opened the scoring when they caught Anderlecht cold with a goal from Vossen, who headed into the corner of the goal from a Miroshi cross in the 5th minute.
In the 9th, Vossen once again came close after he hit the post on a counter-attack. Anderlecht responded with Vertonghen who tried his luck from distance in the 21st minute. In a competitive first half, Zulte's Offor hit the crossbar a few minutes later.
The referee and VAR, then became the protagonist of the game, ruling out a goal by Fabio Silva in the 33rd minute. Ten minutes later, he then awarded a penalty to Anderlecht, which was put away by the same Fabio Silva for 1-1.
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Before the break, a red card was shown to Anderlecht's Zeno Debast but that too was then overturned after a VAR check.
In the second half, Vertonghen managed to connect with Verschaeren who laid the ball off for Diawara at the penalty spot, with the Guinean skilfully finishing to put Anderlecht 1-2 ahead in the 58th minute.
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On a field that was becoming increasingly unplayable due to the torrential rain, Fabio Silva then squandered a one-on-one with Bostyn in the 67th. Shortly after, Anderlecht's Arnstad was sent off for an elbow. Anderlecht were then caught off guard by Sissako’s header from a corner to equalise 2-2 for Zulte Waregem in the 81st.
Under the pouring rain, Gano gave the Brussels team the final blow, heading home from Ciranni’s cross deep into stoppage time for 3-2, with the winning goal coming in the last few seconds of the game (90th+5).
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With the latest defeat, Anderlecht's new manager Felice Mazzu is now under increasing pressure.
Zulte Waregam are still bottom of the league but are now tied on 11 points with three rivals. Anderlecht is out of the playoffs positions, 9th with 16 points.
