Pro League: Westerlo tops Kortrijk 2-0 on Saturday
KORTRIJK. Westerlo conquers Kortrijk with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Madsen (48') and a goal from N. Dorgeles (83').
KORTRIJK. Westerlo defeats Kortrijk with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Madsen (48′) and a goal from N. Dorgeles (83′).
The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet with the help of Dirk Gilon and Michele Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.81 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
Westerlo was in firm control of the ball 55% while Kortrijk was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Westerlo was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Westerlo won the encounter.
Kortrijk shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Westerlo shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Kortrijk. On the other side, Westerlo received 2 yellow cards (B. Reynolds and Lucas Mineiro).
(Kortrijk) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (26′).
After playing this match, Kortrijk will stay with 11 points like RFC Seraing, KV Oostende and Zulte-Waregem to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Westerlo will have 19 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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26'26'
P. Gueye
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30'30'
B. Reynolds
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48'48'
N. Madsen
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61'61'
S. Loncar
B. Messaoudi
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62'62'
N. Dorgeles
N. Chadli
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69'69'
I. Vetokele
M. Fixelles
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70'70'
T. Dierckx
H. Akbunar
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74'74'
Lucas Mineiro
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75'75'
J. Silva
D. Dessoleil
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76'76'
D. Mbayo
K. Vandendriessche
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78'78'
R. Neustadter
Lucas Mineiro
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83'83'
N. Dorgeles
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88'88'
L. Shamsudin
F. Avenatti
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Kortrijk will host Cercle Brugge on the 29th of October with a 19-5 head to head in favor of Kortrijk (2 draws).
Westerlo will host Sint-Truiden on the 29th of October with a 17-3 head to head stats in favor of Westerlo (2 draws).
Kortrijk: Formation and Lineups
Kortrijk started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Adnan Čustović chose to play with the following team: Marko Ilić , Oleksii Sych , Tsuyoshi Watanabe , Dorian Dessoleil , Kristof D’Haene , Billal Messaoudi , Kevin Vandendriessche , Habib Keita , Didier Lamkel Zé , Felipe Avenatti and Pape Habib Gueye .
Substitutes
Kortrijk made 4 changes: B. Messaoudi for S. Loncar (61′), D. Dessoleil for J. Silva (75′), K. Vandendriessche for D. Mbayo (76′) and F. Avenatti for L. Shamsudin (88′).
Top player: Habib Keita
Probably the most impressive player in Kortrijk was Habib Keita.
His rating is with 54 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Westerlo: Formation and Lineups
Westerlo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Jonas De Roeck played with: Sinan Bolat , Bryan Reynolds , Rubin Seigers , Pietro Perdichizzi , Maxim De Cuyper , Lucas Mineiro , Nicolas Madsen , Halil Akbunar , Nacer Chadli , Mathias Fixelles and Lyle Foster .
Substitutes
Westerlo made 4 changes: N. Chadli for N. Dorgeles (62′), M. Fixelles for I. Vetokele (69′), H. Akbunar for T. Dierckx (70′) and Lucas Mineiro for R. Neustadter (78′).
Top player: Nicolas Madsen
The player who no doubt impressed Westerlo the most was Nicolas Madsen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 58 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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