Simon Mignolet: "A businesslike victory"

Simon Mignolet did not have much work to do, although he did have to do a lot of work against his former team on the stroke of halftime. Pol Garcia curled a free kick towards the top corner, but Mignolet flicked the ball out of the top corner. Club kept the nil and won with the smallest difference from STVV.

"The biggest goal today was to get the three points. It was more difficult than we had hoped. But on the other hand, we expected to face the same scenario again as we did at Mouscron. Only with the difference that here we do have a decent pitch to play on and that you are playing at home. As a result, we created more chances than at Mouscron and David made the 1-0 at the right time. After that we defended well and played conservatively. That's the only thing to remember from today. There will be other games like that. We should also remember that last season we won a lot of games like that 1-0. A businesslike victory, with that I and I think the group are satisfied. By the way, in other countries you don't see the established players on top. Soccer life by corona without supporters is another thing. When I used to come with STVV to play at Club Brugge with supporters, that's a different experience. Teams that come here now with much less fright because of the absence of supporters. That is sometimes forgotten, but then it is easier to play in a fortress."

Mignolet collected his sixth clean sheet of the season. "That clean sheet is not just the work of the defense. It's the group that does it, the whole team. That makes us create calm and we can win the game by one goal. It brings stability in the locker room and in the club. I am satisfied with that. But first thing, of course, is to get those three points. I intervened well twice on Sint-Truiden's chances, but that's what I'm there for. At the end there was that header. They then came on a bit more when we were leading 1-0. For the rest, for me, the guys did a good job."

Tuesday awaits the final pool match in the Champions League against Lazio. Provided a win, Blue-Black will advance to the 1/8th finals. "We have to believe in it at first. Here at home Immobile and Luis Alberto did not play, but it was against a strong Lazio. We showed we were the equal. Then we played a good game against Zenit, where there was some pressure. Now we can play free soccer, which in my opinion is the opposite scenario for Lazio. They are playing at home and will be more obliged to qualify because of the current standings. Maybe we can take advantage of that." (KN)