Match Report
RWDM Brussels claimed a hard-fought 1–0 victory over Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring in the Challenger Pro League on 21 March 2026, a result that will do their promotion ambitions no harm at all. The hosts set the tone inside the opening minutes when Mamadou Usman Simbakoli struck at the fourth minute, converting early to hand RWDM Brussels a lead they would defend with growing determination as the afternoon wore on.
Lierse refused to capitulate and grew into the contest, pressing higher up the pitch and forcing the hosts into a more conservative defensive shape as the second half progressed. The visitors created enough to suggest an equaliser was coming, and in the 78th minute Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne thought he had drawn them level, only for the effort to be ruled out and RWDM to escape with their lead intact. That moment proved to be the turning point — the home side regrouped, tightened their defensive lines and saw out the remaining minutes without serious alarm.
RWDM Brussels were not always comfortable, but their clinical edge in the early exchanges ultimately made the difference. Lierse will reflect on a performance that deserved more, yet lacked the cutting quality to unlock a determined backline when it mattered most. At full time, the scoreline read RWDM Brussels 1–0 Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring and the three points stayed in Brussels.
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