The derby started just as expected: fiery and intense. Beerschot took the initiative and looked to break down the Lierse defence. Van la Parra already tested goalkeeper De Smet within two minutes, but the shot was comfortably saved. At the other end, Shinton had little to do in the first half.

Four minutes before the break, the ball once again fell to Van la Parra, and this time he made no mistake. With a superb strike, he put the Mannekes ahead: 1-0. It was his first goal for Beerschot and one with special meaning. Just three days earlier, Van la Parra had lost his uncle, and in an emotional moment he dedicated the goal to him. Beerschot went into the break with a deserved lead at the Olympic Stadium.

After the interval, Beerschot looked somewhat nervous, and the Pallieters tried to take control of the match. Pressure on Shinton’s goal grew, and Gboua had a golden opportunity to equalise inside the box, but he blasted the ball high over. Lierse’s main threat afterwards came from set pieces, but Beerschot’s defence stood strong. With this result, Beerschot recorded their first home victory of the season and can look back with satisfaction on the opening four league matches.

Next up: Cup football. Beerschot travel to Virton on Friday evening. K Beerschot VA   K Lierse SK

41' Rajiv Van La Parra1-0 


Lineup33 - Nick Shinton
5 - Loïc Mbe Soh
6 - Bas Van den Eynden
7 - Rajiv Van La Parra
8 - Lukas Van Eenoo
10 - Glenn Claes
16 - Andres Labie
17 - Axl Van Himbeeck
19 - Sabri Guendouz
24 - Edisson Jordanov
28 - Marco Weymans


LineupJarno De Smet - 1
Noam Mayoka-Tika - 3
Sam Vanderhallen - 4
Bryan Adinany - 9
Wout De Buyser - 14
Dylan Demuynck - 17
Bo De Kerf - 21
Mansour Sy - 29
Dirk Asare - 36
Jenthe Mertens - 66
Hugo Masaki - 77


Substitutes1 - Xavier Gies
4 - Brian Plat
9 - Ayouba Kosiah
26 - Derrick Tshimanga
41 - Oscar Vargas
44 - Rayhan El Grafel
45 - Ensar Brahic
76 - Dennis Gyamfi
94 - Cyrill Khetir


SubstitutesBrent Laes - 5
Yassin Hidraoui - 7
Victor Dagoun - 8
Samih El Touile - 11
Cedric Van Meirvenne - 22
Thiebe Van Elsuwege - 26
Noah De Ridder - 45
Yann Gboua - 48
Kiany Vroman - 61


Cards Loïc Mbe Soh (48')
Rajiv Van La Parra (56')
Edisson Jordanov (64')

Cards Jenthe Mertens (28')



Substitutions62' - Axl Van Himbeeck Cyrill Khetir
74' - Rajiv Van La Parra Ensar Brahic
74' - Edisson Jordanov Dennis Gyamfi
85' - Glenn Claes Brian Plat
85' - Sabri Guendouz Oscar Vargas
Substitutions58' - Mansour Sy Yann Gboua
77' - Wout De Buyser Cedric Van Meirvenne
SubjectsNabeschouwing Lierse