Club could not follow up on the win against Standard and lost by the smallest of margins at Kortrijk. Although things could have gone completely differently, Hans Vanaken also thought so.
"Today we shot ourselves in the foot because unlike the game at Ostend, we had enough chances. Very big chances even," said the Bruges captain in a first reaction. "With TJ, Roman and myself, we should actually always score, but we just lacked efficiency. What goes wrong at my stage? There is the fine cross from Bjorn but just at the moment I want to finish, the ball just wobbles up. It's not an excuse but so the poor condition of the pitch played a role." And the two-time Golden Shoe continued: "At least we played with the necessary grinta, there was one hundred percent commitment but if you don't finish the chances, then it becomes difficult. If the equalizer falls, then I am sure we will still go over. However, it wasn't to be." (MV)