Carnival night on the Kiel: Holzhauser knocked STVV out (6-3), “Rapha,...

Since last week, ‘Rapha’ Holzhauser (27) is an Austrian international. His strong start to the season was also not missed by national coach Franco Foda. On his return to Antwerp, Holzhauser simply picked up the thread again. Against STVV, the left leg barely needed one minute and five seconds to set the nets. First ‘Holzie’ cleared himself up nicely, then he burst in hard. Within 25 minutes, the Purple & White boss added an assist (for Tissoudali) and a second goal (from the spot). Holzhauser is now on seven goals and six decisive passes in nine league matches. “Rapha, Golden Boot” rolled off the stands.

Beerschot also kept going after that. Brogno took care of the 4-0 – this time Holzhauser was good for the pre-assist – and Tissoudali for the 5-0. With an assist and a provoked penalty, the latter was also a worthy right hand of the maestro. A person would forget that Beerschot actually started the match with offensive concerns. Marius Noubissi, Musa Suzuki and Blessing Eleke were missing. Corona or not? We do not have to answer that, because Beerschot has not or hardly communicated about absent players for months.

Sint-Truiden stood by and looked at it. It is only because Beerschot had had enough and started defending unconcentrated that the visitors could actually score three (!) Times. Filippov, Yuma Suzuki and Nazon were the goalscorers. It did not become really exciting anymore because Ismaël Coulibaly – a revelation in Losada’s midfield – had ensured a sixth Antwerp goal in between.

In the final quarter, the party bled to death, but no Beerschot fan cared about it. The Kiel supporters went home more than satisfied and are eagerly looking forward to next weekend’s derby at Antwerp. The TV-watching STVV supporters will have rubbed their eyes … In this way it will be a long and gloomy season for them.

6-3 against STVV, 18-27 … Losada had reason to be proud. “After a difficult week in which I had to replace almost my entire attack and a lot of puzzles, this is a great boost,” he said. “Certainly with the prospect of a relocation to major rival Antwerp. This achievement gives us a boost and the necessary confidence. I only hope to be able to recover a number of boys. ” Yet Losada was not blind to its own shortcomings. “We score a lot of goals, we also get a lot. Too much. That still needs to be resolved. Especially goals like today’s are avoidable. All three were the result of mistakes in our defense. They weren’t played out opportunities. We need to clarify this further. ” Losada finally waved all praise from his address. “All credits are for the players. But believe me, it can be even better. ”

Christopher Durkin was less satisfied. “I was on the couch for the first half. But I have to say that we started the match way too weak. It seems as if some guests imagine themselves on the playground. Let us call a cat and cat. We are all pros. It is high time that we all individually stand in front of the mirror and ask ourselves whether we have done everything for it. No, we shouldn’t point to the coach. In recent weeks he has invested a lot of time in us and in this match. We knew exactly what to do. But we didn’t show that on the field. This must turn quickly. Otherwise we will have a very difficult season and it will be a fight against relegation. ”

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