Percy Tau’s Anderlecht settled for a 1-1 draw in Sunday’s Belgian top-flight encounter against KAS Eupen.
Vincent Kompany’s team looked to be heading for a home win having taken the lead, but the visitors had another idea the result at Lotto Park ended on a no winner, no vanquished note.
Both teams enjoyed scoring chances in the opening minute of the encounter, nevertheless, they were wasteful in front of goal.
Four minutes before the half-time break, manager Benat San Jose was forced to make a change. Benoit Poulain had to leave the turf due to injury, with Menno Koch taking his place.
In the 45th minute, Zimbabwe international Knowledge Musona almost profited from some careless defending from the hosts to hand the visitors the lead, but his effort went past the goal.
Eupen had the first chance of the second half but Hendrik Van Crombrugge was alert to prevent Smail Prevljak from wreaking havoc.
San Jose’s men's continuous dominance also saw Cote d’Ivoire forward Mamadou Kone aim at goal, however his attempt was cleared by the hosts’ backline.
In the 70th minute, Eupen had two great chances. First, Crombrugge stopped a powerful long-range effort from Brazilian defender Adriano before he also defused Julien Ngoy’s shot.
Almost in return, the hosts took the lead courtesy of Belgium youth international and Congo DR prospect Sambi Lokonga, who beat goalkeeper Ortwin de Wolf from a long range.
The visitors continued to play well and the efforts of the Black and Whites were rewarded in the 90th minute through another Belgium youth international of Congolese descent Ngoy. He benefitted from the opposing defenders' mistakes to get the equaliser.
South Africa international Tau was in action from start to finish alongside Lokonga, while Sierra Leone's Mustapha Bundu was handed a starter's role by Kompany but was replaced in the 74th minute by Belgian striker of Ghanaian origin Francis Amuzu.
For Eupen, Belgian defender of Congolese background, Senna Miangue, Ngoy, Musona, and Kone starred from start to finish while Cote d'Ivoire's Konan N'Dri was a 65th-minute substitute for Smail Prevljak, while Senegal's Amara Baby, Guinea Bissau's Carlos Embalo and Congo's Edo Kayembe.
Eupen, who are unbeaten in their last six games across all competitions, host Cercle Brugge on October 3, with Anderlecht travelling to Club Brugge a day after.
