Sandy Walsh Joins Mechelen in Beating Westerlo

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Indonesian national team player, Sandy Walsh, became a hero for his team KV Mechelen in the match playoffs European Conference League (UECL) Belgian League against Westerlo at the Achter de Kazerne Stadium, last Saturday (13/4/2024).

This match ended with a score of 3-2 in favor of Mechelen.

Sandy came on to replace Munashe Garananga in the second half when the visitors took a two goal lead through Josimar Alcocer in the 27th minute and Romeo Vermant (29). However, Westerlo had to play with 10 players after Vermant received a second yellow card (45+4).

Sandy's presence brought fresh air to Mechelen, who were able to equalize in the first 25 minutes of the second half through Elias Cobbaut (56) and Islam Slimani (66). In the final minutes, Mechelen's hard work paid off with the third goal scored through Ravil Tagir's own goal (90+3).

According to SofaScore records, during 45 minutes of play, Sandy recorded one interception, one tackle, 21 touches, 13 passes with 69% accuracy, one key pass, one ground duel win from three opportunities, and one kick that was not on target.

With this victory, Mechelen is currently in second place in the standings with 29 points from 33 matches, one point behind KAA Gent who leads the standings with 32 matches.

Mechelen will face Gent the following weekend at the Ghelamco Arena on Sunday (21/4) at 01.00 WIB. Playoffs The UECL Belgian League is attended by six teams that finished in seventh to twelfth place in the regular season.

Mechelen together with six other teams, namely Gent, STVV, Standard Liege, Westerlo and OH Leuven, are fighting to get one ticket playoffs qualifying for the number three club tournament in Europe.