Tzolis Decides Late as Club Brugge Edge Sint-Truiden in Championship Round Clash

Club Brugge came from behind to claim a 2–1 victory away to K. Sint-Truidense VV on matchday 32 of the Jupiler Pro League Championship Round on Saturday, with substitute Christos Tzolis striking a late winner from the penalty spot.

The hosts struck first on 22 minutes. Ryotaro Ito finished off a well-worked move for Sint-Truiden, with Keisuke Goto providing the assist, to give the home side a 1–0 lead that they carried into the break.

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Sat, Apr 11, 2026 18:45

Sint-Truiden

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Club Brugge

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Club Brugge were forced into a double change as early as the 29th minute, introducing Mamadou Diakhon and Hugo Siquet for Carlos Forbs and Kyriani Sabbe. The visitors then made another key switch at half-time, bringing on Hugo Vetlesen, a decision that quickly paid off.

Just three minutes after the restart, in the 48th minute, Vetlesen levelled the score at 1–1 with a regular-time strike for Club Brugge. The same minute also saw a yellow card shown to Sint-Truiden goalkeeper Leobrian Kokubo, as the match began to open up and grow more intense.

Both managers turned to their benches again in the final quarter of an hour. Sint-Truiden introduced Kaito Matsuzawa, Ryan Merlen, Joedrick Pupe and Oumar Diouf in search of fresh energy, while Club Brugge brought on Romeo Vermant and later Jorne Spileers to help see out the contest.

The decisive moment arrived in the 80th minute, when Tzolis converted a penalty to complete the turnaround and put Club Brugge 2–1 ahead. Late yellow cards followed for Diouf (87’) and, for Club Brugge, Spileers and Vetlesen in stoppage time (both 90’), as the visitors held firm to secure all three points.

Beyond goals, bookings and substitutions, detailed match statistics and further in-game events were not available in the provided data.

Match details and further context can be found on Ballaxy’s dedicated match page: Sint-Truiden vs Club Brugge.

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