Virton offered himself the scalp of a leader who had 35 points more in the standings. And his first clean sheet since a split on the RWDM lawn on August 27! Did they deserve this totally unexpected success, which offers them a reprieve in this almost desperate race for maintenance? If we stick to ball possession and the number of chances, probably not. In addition to shooting twice at the frame, Westerlo repeatedly called on an impeccable Martin. However, this game could have taken a completely different turn if, from the 3rd minute, a goal from Foster had not been canceled for offside. The low block put in place by Pablo Correa was immediately under pressure from a leader lacking in creativity. And on the only local response, at the start of a free kick and a perfect cross from Remy for Sidibé, the latter, with the involuntary complicity of Jordanov, surprised both the goalkeeper and an assembly who were not expecting not to that.
While the local players struggled to keep the ball and Van Den Keybus, Foster or even Van Eenoo worried an attentive and sometimes brilliant Martin (as on this big reflex in front of Vaesen), the Virton supporters have undoubtedly thought for a long time that the story would repeat itself. And so that Virton, after leading, was going to end up kowtowing. However, over the minutes, the Greens loosened the grip a little. Because in the opposite camp, and facing Campinois who threw all their offensive forces into the battle, Martin blew twice when he saw the ball crashing into his post. If Lommel loses against RWDM, the gap between the bottom two will drop from ten to seven. It’s a lot, probably too much, but it keeps hope alive.
