Anderlecht suffered their fourth Belgian league defeat this season, losing 1-0 at leaders Club Brugge on Sunday. Belgian league top scorer last season Francois Sterchele scored the only goal of the game in the 69th minute to hand his new club a vital win. Ahmed Hassan played full 90 minutes for the Purple and White, but the Egypt skipper could prevent the defeat. The score line left the holders in seventh place with 24 points, while Brugge have 37 points on top of the table.