Eupen knows what winning is again. After a 0 out of 18 we knew From Panda’s finally get the three points against Charleroi. On the sweeping path it became 2-0. The victory immediately vaults Eupen into a shared tenth place. It now has as many points as… Charleroi.
Just after fifteen minutes, Stulic seemed to give the Carolos the lead with a tight shot, but his goal was disallowed due to Knezevic’s offside. The Serbian put Eupen goalkeeper Slonina to work again. The American came to his senses moments later when Boukamir scored on goal after a free kick. Charleroi deserved the lead, but it was Eupen that scored just before the break. Kral mounted a quick counterattack. Christie-Davies handed the ball back to the defender, who kicked the ball hard past Koffi.
Quick goal after halftime
Nine minutes after the break, Eupen scored a second goal against a Charleroi that had eagerly emerged from the changing rooms. Magnée reached the end line and laid back to Möhwald, who shook the net. Felice Mazzu’s team was unable to fight back into the match afterwards. In injury time, Badji was closest to the tying goal, his header hit the post. Slonina fell flat on a shot from Stulic.
For Eupen, the victory is the first victory since the end of August. Charleroi has both feet on the ground after the victory against Antwerp. They are at the same level as… Eupen in the rankings.