Lommel vs Mechelen

Lommel SK and KV Mechelen shared a point in a tense, chance-starved goalless draw at the Soevereinstadion. The night belonged to Lommel goalkeeper Matthias Pieklak, whose late goal-line stop denied Mechelen a certain winner and kept the hosts' resurgence going. The clearest opening fell to Lommel's Tom Reyners, who headed wide from close range after a corner in the 32nd minute. Mechelen grew into the game after the break, with Benito Raman robbing a defender in the box to tee up Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi, only for the 20-year-old Pieklak to deny him. He also kept out efforts from Boersma and Van Brederode. Six bookings were shown, including Reyners and Van Duiven for Lommel, and Praet, Michez, Eerdhuijzen and Decherf for Mechelen. The draw stretches Mechelen's winless run to ten matches, leaving them on just three points near the relegation zone and piling pressure on coach Fred Vanderbiest. Lommel, freshly promoted, banked a useful point after back-to-back defeats, moving to eight points.