Club did will on their first serious test of the new season. The Blues won at Spanish side Osasuna, 1-2. Captain Hans Vanaken was very happy with the positive result.
“The wonderful kick of Maxim (De Cuyper, nvdr) for the winning goal was great to see", said birthday boy Hans Vanaken. "We responded well after their equalizer. However, the second half was tough. Osasuna can play very well and they were able to put pressure thanks to the support of their fans. That made it hard for us. We got a bit more space after our second goal. Especially the header at the end, of Zinckernagel, is a good example of that. The home team had the ball most of the time but did not create a lot of danger. People sometimes think we take too many risks in our build-up but that is how we play. We try to find the space and maybe we didn't do that enough today. We will now prepare ourselves for the return match. They will definitely put pressure but we have to get on their side of the pitch in order to create danger. Hopefully we can qualify for the group stage of the Conference League." (FDC)