Egyptian star Ahmed Hassan played an excellent game on Friday night as he led the Mauves to win against the strong Standard Liege side by a single goal. On the other side, Racing Genk lost their away match versus Germinal and so, Anderlecht claimed the top spot in table.

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Anderlecht won against Standard this weekend while their rivals for the top spot, Racing Genk lost their away match against Gwrminal by two goals to one.

As a result, Ahmed Hassan's Anderlecht became 1st in the table and they can now win the league if they remained ahead after the remaining six games.

Ahmed Hassan played the match from the start and played a good game despite the poor show from both sides in that match.

Hassan received alot of praise from the club manager Van Holsbeeck after the match:

"The victory was deserved," concluded a satisfied manager. "The defense was solid. Hassan played an excellent game but we have several players that can decide a match."

The manager continued his praise for the Egyptian by saying: