Standard Liège 2-1 Anderlecht: result and report
Pro League · Friday 26 September 2008
Result
Standard Liège 2-1 Anderlecht
Pro League · Friday 26 September 2008, 18:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Standard Liège 2-1 Anderlecht: match report
Standard Liège defeated Anderlecht 2-1 in the Pro League on Friday 26 September 2008. The half-time score was 0-0.
Oleksandr Yakovenko opened the scoring in the 56th minute. Standard Liège's goals came from Axel Witsel (64') and Milan Jovanovic (90'). Anderlecht scored through Oleksandr Yakovenko (56').
Discipline: Standard Liège received 2 yellow cards; Anderlecht received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Standard Liège were 2nd on 13 points from 5 and Anderlecht 1st on 13 points from 5. Standard Liège went on to finish that season 1st with 81 points, and Anderlecht 2nd with 78.
Going into the match Standard Liège's last five read W-W-D-W-W and Anderlecht's W-W-W-D-W.
Key events
- 17'Yellow card · J. Legear
- 56'Goal · Oleksandr Yakovenko
- 58'Yellow card · Benjamin Nicaise
- 64'Goal · Axel Witsel
- 90'Goal · Milan Jovanovic
- 90'Yellow card · Milan Jovanovic
Team news
Anderlecht expected line-up
Daniel Zítka, Olivier Deschacht, Anthony Vanden Borre, Roland Juhász, Nicolás Pareja, Lucas Biglia, Bart Goor, Mark De Man, Meme Tchite, Nicolás Frutos