Pro League: Mechelen recovers a 0-1 deficit to best AS Eupen 2-1

Saragna|Oct 22, 2022 12:40 GMT

MECHELEN. Mechelen was able to turn the table against AS Eupen to win 2-1.

MECHELEN. Mechelen was able to turn the table against AS Eupen to win 2-1. It was AS Eupen to strike first with a goal of K. Ndri at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 23′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Ngoy gave the win to Mechelen in the 76′ minute with a penalty.

Mechelen remained in 10 people after D. Bates received a double yellow card in the 63′. Anyway, Mechelen still was able to win this match competing only with 10 players.

The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot who was helped by Florian Lemaire and Laurent Conotte. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.6 degrees Celsius or 58.19 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.

Mechelen

2

AS Eupen

1

22 Oct 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Mechelen was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. AS Eupen that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

AS Eupen was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Mechelen managed to find the solution to win this match.

Mechelen shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, AS Eupen shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Mechelen received 1 yellow card (D. Bates). On the opposite side, AS Eupen received 4 yellow cards (B. Lambert, J. Jeggo, K. Ndri and M. Wakaso).

D. Bates (Mechelen) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (63′).

After this contest, Mechelen will have 14 points to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, AS Eupen will stay with 12 points to stay in the 14th place.

Match Events

16'

16'

K. Ndri
23'

23'

A. Da Cruz
41'

41'

B. Lambert
49'

49'

D. Bates
59'

59'

Y. Malede

S. Oum Gouet
60'

60'

J. Van Hecke

A. Da Cruz
63'

63'

D. Bates
69'

69'

D. Gassama

N. Bitumazala
75'

75'

J. Jeggo
76'

76'

J. Ngoy (Penalty)
78'

78'

K. Ndri
79'

79'

S. Soumano

J. Jeggo
79'

79'

T. Peyre

N. Storm
80'

80'

M. Wakaso
84'

84'

D. Wouters

G. Hairemans
88'

88'

I. Nuhu

G. Magnee
90'

90'

R. Schoofs

Next match

In the upcoming Pro League match, Mechelen will play away against Genk on the 28th of October with a 14-10 head to head stats in favor of Genk (7 draws).

Genk

3

Mechelen

1

28 Oct 2022 Full time

AS Eupen will play away with Anderlecht on the 30th of October with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Anderlecht (5 draws).

Anderlecht

4

AS Eupen

2

30 Oct 2022 Full time

Mechelen: Formation and Lineups

Mechelen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Danny Buijs chose to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke (6.7), Sandy Walsh (7.3), David Bates (6.7), Jordi Vanlerberghe (7.1), Boli Bolingoli (6.6), Samuel Oum Gouet (7.0), Alessio Da Cruz (7.5), Rob Schoofs (7.6), Geoffry Hairemans (7.4), Julien Ngoy (6.6) and Nikola Storm (7.7).

Substitutes

Mechelen made 4 changes: S. Oum Gouet for Y. Malede (59′), A. Da Cruz for J. Van Hecke (60′), N. Storm for T. Peyre (79′) and G. Hairemans for D. Wouters (84′).

Top player: Nikola Storm

The player who no doubt impressed Mechelen the most was Nikola Storm even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 22 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

AS Eupen: Formation and Lineups

AS Eupen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

On the other side, Bernd Storck played with: Lennart Moser (8.4), Yentl Van Genechten (6.4), Boris Lambert (6.5), Jason Davidson (6.4), Gary Magnee (6.9), Stef Peeters (7.2), James Jeggo (6.0), Mubarak Wakaso (7.0), Nathan Bitumazala (6.9), Konan N’Dri (7.3) and Smail Prevljak (6.2).

Substitutes

AS Eupen made 3 changes: N. Bitumazala for D. Gassama (69′), J. Jeggo for S. Soumano (79′) and G. Magnee for I. Nuhu (88′).

Best player: Lennart Moser

The player that probably impressed the most for AS Eupen was the goalkeeper: Lennart Moser. His rating is 8.43. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.