OH Leuven vs Antwerp

OH Leuven put in a commanding performance at Den Dreef on Thursday evening, beating Royal Antwerp 3-0 in the Conference League Play-offs. Henok Teklab was the night's standout, tormenting the Antwerp defence throughout before capping a brilliant individual display with the third goal. The deadlock broke in the 34th minute when Abdoul Karim Traoré opened the scoring. Siebe Schrijvers, played in smartly by Youssef Maziz, made it 2-0 just before the break (44'). Teklab completed the rout early in the second half, finishing off a move from Davis Opoku (54'). Goalkeeper Tobe Leysen earned man of the match honours, producing crucial saves to preserve the clean sheet despite Antwerp generating some dangerous moments. For Leuven, it ended a seven-match winless streak in the play-offs and delivered some long-overdue relief. For Antwerp, a third consecutive defeat has now mathematically ended their hopes of European football next season.