Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1, Royal Standard de Liege 2

LIEGE (Interstat) — Standard Liege defeated Sporting Oud-Heverlee 2-1 on Friday at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in the Belgian First Division A season opener for both clubs. Roggerio Nyakossi, a substitute, scored the first goal in the 40th minute. He then set up defender Henry Lawrence for Standard’s second goal in the 47th minute. Sporting Oud-Heverlee pulled one back in the 69th minute when midfielder Casper Nielsen found the net off an assist from substitute Kyan Vaesen. Nyakossi was booked in the 45th minute, moments after his goal, while Vaesen received a yellow card in the 34th minute. Nyakossi finished with… Read more...