St. Truiden vs KV Mechelen

St. Truiden sent coach Wouter Vrancken off in style, dismantling KV Mechelen 3-0 at a rocking Stayen to close out an historic season. It was the perfect send-off for a manager who has quietly transformed the club. Arbnor Muja opened the scoring on 24 minutes before teeing up Taiga Hata to double the lead just before the break (45+3'). Ryan Merlen completed the rout on 71 minutes. Robert-Jan Vanwesemael had a strike ruled out for offside in the build-up, but the game was long settled. Muja, one of several players making their final STVV appearance, earned a warm standing ovation when he was replaced in the 80th minute. The victory sealed a third-place finish for St. Truiden — the club's best league campaign since 1966. For KV Mechelen, it was a painful finale; they needed a result to keep Conference League hopes alive but ended up bottom of the Championship Play-offs, their European dream extinguished.