How to explain the so bad first half of Anderlecht? According to interim T1 Weijs, the answer was physical fatigue following the Cup game against Eupen.
Majeed Ashimeru had another explanation. “For me, it was a mental problem”says the Ghanaian from Anderlecht, who has become an indisputable holder. “We were so happy to have reached the final of the Belgian Cup – something that hadn’t happened for a long time (2015) – that we missed our first half. We were still on cloud nine.”
At halftime, things were settled. “No, not by Vincent Kompanyindique Ashimeru. We only saw him after the game. We thought we had to redeem ourselves. We knew we would win the match. Refaelov’s goal freed us. I had the 2-0 at the end of the foot; I should have served my friend Kouamé.”
In short: qualifying for the final almost cost points in the league. It’s a dangerous game that could have unpleasant consequences against opponents of another caliber. “After the match, we said to ourselves that we should now forget the final until the day it is played,” said Ashimeru, once again released to the applause of the public. “We must and we will focus fully on our next league games, starting with the top game against Antwerp next Sunday. This will not happen to us again.”
