Rie Meert supposedly played his best match as Red Devils goalkeeper in February 1952 at the Heysel against Italy, a 2-0 win for the Belgians. A match photo sat on the wall of his bar Green Park across from his club Anderlecht’s stadium for the longest time. Meert saved balls with swagger and bravery. He got his excellent reflexes from a career in handball. He was the number 1 goalkeeper of the national team after the war.