Brugge eases to victory

Having seen Gent lose to leader Anderlecht the previous night, Brugge made no mistake in attempting to cash in as it cruised to the win, with Lior Rafaelov, Victor Vazquez and Joseph Akpala all netting.

KV Kortrijk is in fourth place after its 2-0 win at OH Leuven, with Dalibor Veselinovic and Steven Monrose getting the goals.

Bottom side St Truidense lost for a 13th time this season as it was beaten 3-0 at home by Westerlo. Jeroen Vanthournout opened the scoring, Bart Goor added a penalty and Lens Annab added a third.

Zulte-Waregem beat Beerschot AC 1-0 thanks to Teddy Chevalier's goal on the hour, while Lierse and Cercle Brugge played out an entertaining 2-2 draw.

Wesley Sonck put Lierse ahead before Boban Grncarov's own goal levelled things out.

Amido Balde gave Brugge the lead with two minutes left, but the scoring was not finished as Soufiane Bidaoui earned Lierse a last-minute point.

The day's other game saw KV Mechelen come from behind to beat Genk 3-2.

The visitor scored first through Thomas Buffel, only for KV to level through a Julien Gorus penalty. Jamie Ruiz then put it ahead, before Christian Benteke made it 2-2 with 25 minutes left.

The home side won the day, though, thanks to Boris Pandza's 89th-minute winner.