Dender vs Royal Charleroi Sporting Club

Dender and Charleroi played out a dramatic 2-2 draw at the Van Roystadion, with goalkeeper Gauthier Gallon saving a late penalty to deny the visitors all three points. Aurélien Scheidler opened the scoring with a towering header in the 6th minute but refused to celebrate against his former club. Dender responded through Roman Kvet (21') and David Hrnčár (39'), whose powerful strike survived a lengthy VAR offside review to put the hosts ahead at the break. Charleroi won a 75th-minute penalty, but Parfait Guiagon's effort was kept out by Gallon. Antoine Colassin spared their blushes three minutes later, slotting home to make it 2-2. The point keeps Dender rooted to the bottom on 19 points, while Charleroi sit 11th on 34 — all but ending their play-off hopes after five games without a win.