With eight minutes left to the end of the game, Noa Lang killed Beerschot’s ambition of launching a comeback after beating his marker to launch a low shot past goalkeeper Mike van Hamel.
In his post-match assessment of the encounter, the 28-year-old right-back who helped Club Brugge keep a second clean slate in their last three outings disclosed that his side re-enacted the attitude exhibited against Peter Maes’ men. It s a perfect night, especially considering the current ranking. We knew we could do a good thing here, but also that it would be a tough game,” Mata told the
That was the 20-year-old’s first goal ever for club and country since he commenced his professional career with childhood club ASEC Abidjan in 2019.
Although the newly promoted Belgian First Division side came back stronger, they were unable to reduce their deficit as Club Brugge went into the half-time break with a two-goal advantage.
Despite having eight goal attempts with balanced ball possession in the second half, the Purple White Army still were unable to find the net as goalkeeper Simon Mignolet was at his best.
While they pushed further to get a respectable result, Lang scored the third goal in the 84th minute owing to an assist from Ruud Vormer.