Match summary
Antwerp beat Cercle Brugge 3-1 on the road. Antwerp led 1-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Jürgen Ekkelenkamp put Antwerp ahead in the 20th minute. In the second half, Chidera Ejuke made it 0-2 in the 57th minute, Kévin Denkey pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 70th minute, and George Ilenikhena made it 1-3 in stoppage time.
There was little between the sides on chances: Cercle Brugge created 1.58 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Antwerp 1.43 from 14.