ANDERLECHT, Belgium (Interstat) — Substitute Myron van Brederode and midfielder Nathan Saliba scored in the 15th and 17th minutes to give Anderlecht an early two-goal lead, but Mechelen answered with second-half goals from substitute Therence Koudou in the 60th minute and defender Ilay Camara in first-half stoppage time to earn a 2-2 draw Sunday at Lotto Park in the Belgian First Division A opener.

Both teams finished with a record of no wins, no losses and one draw in the competition and across all competitions. Four substitutes recorded assists: Redouane Halhal, Massimo Decoene, Mory Konaté and Dikeni-Rafid Salifou each had one. Yellow cards were shown to Halhal in the 39th minute, Salifou in the 42nd, Decoene in the 88th and Konaté in the 90th.

The match saw three goals from substitutes, as van Brederode and Koudou scored off the bench. Camara’s equalizer for Mechelen came in the first minute of added time, denying Anderlecht a victory in its home opener.