As Ruud Vormer was rested, Hans Vanaken was allowed to put on the captain's armband. However, the occasional captain could not prevent Club from losing 2-1 in Leuven. The Golden Shoe especially regretted the many missed chances.
"This was a very annoying and frustrating evening," Vanaken said. "When you see how many chances we got, I think you should always win that match easily. And then again, like last week at Standard, we get a dubious penalty case to our disadvantage and that's still very annoying. Now, apart from that, I keep repeating it, this defeat is our own fault because we were not efficient enough. Obviously Leuven plays its way, namely with man coverage and quick on the counter, but that doesn't take away from the fact that we should always take the three points here." (FDC)
