Belgian top flight: Mbuku scores as Saint-Trond lose 2-1
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Nathanaël Mbuku scored his first league goal of the season, but Saint-Trond lost 2-1 to Oud-Heverlee Leuven on the tenth matchday of the Belgian top flight. Saint-Trond missed two penalties and suffered a second consecutive defeat, while Leuven remain unbeaten in six matches, according to Actualité.cd.
Nathanaël Mbuku scored Saint-Trond’s only goal in their 2-1 defeat by Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the 10th round of the Belgian championship on Monday 2 November. The Congolese forward scored his first league goal of the season and his second in all competitions, according to Actualité.cd.
Saint-Trond took the lead early in the second half before Leuven turned the score around. The home side also missed two penalties, one of them taken by Mbuku. William Balikwisha, the other Congolese international involved in the match, played for Leuven, who remain unbeaten in six matches in all competitions.
The defeat was Saint-Trond’s second in a row, following their 3-2 loss to Bruges. The club are 15th with eight points, while Leuven are 13th with nine points. Saint-Trond will face Zulte Waregem on 8 November, and Leuven will host Mechelen on 7 November, according to Actualité.cd.
