Вестерло против Антверпен

Westerlo thrashed Antwerp 5-1 at Het Kuipje, turning a close game into a rout after the visitors were reduced to ten men. Antwerp started brightly and led early, but the hosts stormed back to seal a fourth straight win. Ibrahim Salah opened the scoring for Antwerp in the 22nd minute, but Cisse Sandra headed Westerlo level right before halftime. The game turned in the 51st minute when Mauricio Benitez was sent off for a reckless tackle on Amando Lapage. A man up, Westerlo pulled away: Norman Bassette scored in the 60th minute, Emmanuel Tsimba added a third in the 72nd, Lasse Flo made it four in the 88th, and Min-Hyuk Yang completed the scoring in stoppage time. The result lifts Westerlo to sixth place on 13 points, their fourth consecutive win. Antwerp slip to 13th with 7 points, a fifth straight defeat that piles pressure on a club expecting far more this season.