At the end of the 13th day of the Belgian championship, the leader Standard was held to a draw at home by a resilient Waasland-Beveren team. Despite leading twice, Standard was twice pegged back by Beveren, resulting in a 2-2 draw. This performance is considered poor for Standard, which has faced difficulties in October. However, the drawn match allows Liège to regain the top spot in the competition with a one-point lead over Genk.
Yohann Thuram, the Guadeloupean goalkeeper who joined Standard during the last summer transfer window, was in the starting lineup. After the match, he commented, “It’s a difficult result. We would have liked to react after the good point taken in Anderlecht. But we knew it would be difficult, and they had come to play for a draw. Unfortunately, we only took one point, and we will have to do better. Now we have to concentrate on the next match on Sunday.”
