Defender Boban Grncarov was forced to be substituted by Lierse just before halftime after a collision with teammate Milos Marić.
With Lierse losing 0:1 in their home game against Mechelen, Boban Grncarov was forced to be substituted in the 41st minute because of an injury. The injury occurred after a collision between Grncarov and his teammate Milos Marić in the 34th minute. The Serbian player Marić stayed down for several minutes and he was unable to continue so he was immediately substituted. As for Grncarov, Boban attempted to keep on playing but after only several minutes, it became clear that he was also struggling with an injury so he was then substituted in the 41st minute by Fréderic Frans.
Lierse trailed 0:2 by the 54th minute but they were able to rebound and clinch a point by settling for a 2:2 draw after scoring two goals in the 66th and 90th minute. Lierse stayed in 14th place out of 16 teams with 13 points this season while today’s opponents Mechelen have just 16 points which is good enough for 11th place on the table.