Cong Phuong off pitch, Sint-Truidese's thrashed 0-1

Sint-Truidense received a loss in the opening match of Jupiler Pro League 2019/20 to Royal Excel Mouscron on Sunday.

In this match, Vietnam forward Cong Phuong was listed in the selection before the match, However, he was not given a start but was a substitute.

Despite having its home advantage, Sint-Truidense side entered the game confidently yet Mouscron side Fabrice Olinga brought about an opening goal while the home team was struggling.

Sint-Truidene continued to play higher to seek an equalizer yet no goal scored until the end of the match.

Cong Phuong came off the bench and did some warm-up in the last minutes yet Sint-Truidense made 2 changes with Alan Goncalves and Elton Acolatse.

Next, Sint-Truidense will visit the reigning runner-up Club Brugge on August 3.

Starting XI:

STVV: Steppe - Janssens, Teixeira, Garcia - Botaka, Endo, Asamoah, Acolatse - De Bruyn, Balongo, Sousa.

MOUSCRON: Vasic - Dussenne, Godeau, The Medina - Campins, Mohamed, Boya, Hocko, Antonov - Olinga, Allagui.