Westerlo scores five unanswered to beat 10-man Antwerp
WESTERLO, Belgium (Interstat) — Westerlo defeated Antwerp 5-1 Sunday at Het Kuipje, overcoming an early deficit after Antwerp played much of the match with 10 men. Ibrahim Salah put Antwerp ahead in the 22nd minute. Westerlo answered in the second minute of first-half stoppage time when Cisse Sandra scored. After Antwerp’s M. Benitez was sent off in the 51st, Norman Bassette made it 2-1 in the 60th, Emmanuel Tsimba Felix added another in the 72nd, Lasse Flo scored in the 88th and Yang Min-Hyuk completed the scoring in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time. Andreas Jungdal, Dylan Ourega and Shunsuke Saito each provided an assist for Westerlo. Yellow cards went to Westerlo’s T. Van den Keybus and I. Sakamoto and Antwerp’s C. Scott, S. Porozo and A. Cortes. Westerlo improved to 1-0 in the competition and overall, while Antwerp fell to 0-1 in the competition and overall.