Match summary
Dender and Mechelen drew 2-2. It was 2-2 at half-time.
In the first half, Bill Antonio put Mechelen ahead in the 2nd minute, Fabio Ferraro equalised from a corner in the 22nd minute, Stephen Welsh put Mechelen back in front with a header in the 31st minute, and Nathan Rodes equalised in the 43rd minute.
Dender had the better of the chances, with 1.61 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Mechelen's 0.54 from 5. Mechelen had a player sent off.