St. Liege U23 holds off Renaissance Mons for 3‑2 victory

LIEGE, Belgium (Interstat) — St. Liege U23 beat Renaissance Mons 3-2 on Wednesday after a late goal broke a 2-2 tie. St. Liege U23 scored in the 11th and 17th minutes to take a two-goal lead. Renaissance Mons responded in the 28th and 35th minutes, leveling the match before halftime. Renaissance Mons then received a red card in the 41st minute and played a man down. St. Liege U23 regained the lead in the 52nd minute and held on from there. St. Liege U23 improved to 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 overall. Renaissance Mons fell to 1-1 in the competition and 2-1 overall. Renaissance Mons had entered with wins over Flenu and Londerzeel. St. Liege U23 had lost to Union Rochefortoise in its previous competition match. The result gave St. Liege U23 its first competition win and handed Renaissance Mons its first competition loss. Both teams now sit at 1-1 in the competition as St. Liege U23 protected its one-goal margin through the closing stages.