Aywaille vs Huy Match Recap - Oct 19, 2025

Revitalized Huy Stun Struggling Aywaille 4-1, Ending a Winless Streak and Reshaping the Relegation Battle

A crisp autumn afternoon at Stade de la Porallée delivered a statement from Huy, who shook the Second Amateur Division - ACFF pecking order by routing Aywaille, 4-1, and ending a month-long drought with their most emphatic win of the season. For Aywaille, the defeat deepened an already growing sense of crisis, casting last weekend’s fleeting draw as a mere pause in a freefall that now sees them firmly anchored near the relegation zone.

The match began under tentative skies, both in weather and confidence. Aywaille entered winless in their last six, and it showed from the outset: a nervy opening twenty minutes featured scattered passing and a defensive posture that quickly proved porous. Huy, themselves the owners of a bleak five-match run, arrived perhaps more desperate than inspired. But the visitors found their rhythm earliest, exploiting Aywaille’s chronic vulnerability on the counter.

The opening goal arrived in the 17th minute and with it a seismic shift in the contest’s tone. Huy’s Nicolas Laurent, returning to the starting eleven after a spell on the bench, latched onto a deep ball over the top, outpacing his marker before arcing a deft chip beyond Aywaille’s stranded keeper. The roar from the small but vociferous traveling support underlined the sense that, despite dire form, Huy were here for more than damage control.

Aywaille’s response was immediate, if frantic, with midfielder Thomas Dethier seeing a volley flash inches wide in the 23rd. Yet every Aywaille surge seemed to leave them more exposed, and Huy capitalized again on the half-hour. This time, a sloppy pass out from the back was intercepted, feeding Samuel Goffin, who drove low into the corner for 2-0. The home crowd’s anxiety was audible—a team so recently plying their trade in higher echelons, now unraveling before weary eyes.

If recent history between these sides has often leaned toward balance—a split of one win apiece and three draws in their last five meetings—the script decisively favored Huy on this October afternoon. The game’s pivotal spell followed just after the interval. Aywaille, perhaps too eager to claw back the deficit, pressed high and left corridors behind. In the 53rd minute, Huy’s talismanic winger, Julien Lemaire, danced down the right before centering for Maxime Dupont, who lashed home a third. The goal felt both cathartic and conclusive: Huy, so unthreatening in front of goal over recent weeks, now found the net three times in under an hour.

To their credit, Aywaille’s players did not capitulate. Their lone moment of relief came from the penalty spot in the 69th minute, after a clumsy tangle in the area brought down striker Jérémy Bovy. Bovy himself made no mistake with the finish, pulling one back at 3-1. Yet even that glimmer was snuffed out eleven minutes from time. Pushing bodies forward in search of a miracle, Aywaille were caught once more—the substitute, Lucas Bertrand, breaking away to slot home for 4-1 and send the traveling faithful into celebration.

Discipline frayed in the game’s dying embers, with Aywaille’s frustrations boiling over as midfielder Quentin Martin earned a late red card for a rash tackle near the halfway line. The sending-off only exacerbated a miserable afternoon for the hosts, who finished with ten men and precious little consolation.

Beyond the spectacle, the implications are stark. Huy’s emphatic victory lifts them out of the drop zone—leapfrogging Aywaille and reclaiming momentum at a critical juncture of the campaign. After weeks of impotence in front of goal, today’s four-goal haul may prove a turning point, restoring belief in a side that had seemed increasingly adrift.

For Aywaille, the spiral continues. A team with five consecutive losses in league play before today—now six without a win—faces not just a crisis of results, but of identity. Last Sunday’s tie against Ostiches briefly halted the slide yet failed to inspire a resurgence; instead, the 4-1 drubbing underscores vulnerabilities that have become all too familiar: a soft underbelly in defense, erratic buildup, and a mounting disciplinary toll.

Looking ahead, the stakes could scarcely be higher. For Huy, the path upward feels suddenly possible. Restored to winning ways, they will look to build on a potent attacking display and consolidate their position outside the relegation places, with winnable fixtures looming on the horizon. Aywaille, meanwhile, must regroup amid growing pressure—both from their own fans and an unforgiving table. Their next matches may well determine whether this campaign becomes a story of redemption or regret.

In a match billed as a battle to escape the league’s lower reaches, Huy not only claimed the points—they changed the conversation. For Aywaille, the search for answers continues, the clock ticking, as winter draws near.