Sint-Truiden vs Cercle Brugge

St. Truiden kept their title push alive with a gritty 2-1 win over Cercle Brugge at the Stayen on Sunday, staying firmly in the hunt for second place on 57 points. Arbnor Muja broke the deadlock on 24 minutes with a tidy finish from a Taiga Hata assist, and the hosts took that lead into half-time. Cercle Brugge hit back through Edan Diop on 57 minutes, but Kaito Matsuzawa won it late, converting a Ryotaro Ito pass in the 81st minute to spark celebrations. Frustration boiled over for the visitors in the closing stages, with Lawrence Agyekum, Oumar Diakite, Valy Konate, and Steve Ngoura all picking up yellows as tempers flared. St. Truiden sit third, level on points with Club Brugge and just three behind leaders Union St-Gilloise. For Cercle Brugge, stuck in 13th on 28 points, the survival battle is heating up.