Club Brugge 1-0 Antwerp: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Buchanan
BRUGGE. Club Brugge beats Antwerp 1-0 after T. Buchanan scored just 1 goal (37').
BRUGGE. Club Brugge tops Antwerp 1-0 after T. Buchanan scored just 1 goal (37′). Club Brugge took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
A. Seck received a red card (89′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Antwerp lost the match.
The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts who had the assistance of Jo De Weirdt and Rien Vanyzere. The 4th official was Wim Smet. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 16.7 degrees Celsius or 62.08 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 53%.
Match Statistics
Club Brugge was in firm control of the ball 57% while Antwerp was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Antwerp was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Club Brugge succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Club Brugge shot 8 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Antwerp shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Club Brugge received 1 yellow card (S. Nsoki). On the opposite side, Antwerp received 4 yellow cards (R. Nainggolan, D. Dessoleil, A. Seck and R. De Laet).
Also, Antwerp didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. Seck (Antwerp) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (89′).
After this match, Club Brugge will have 36 points like Standard Liège to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Antwerp will stay with 32 points like Anderlecht, AS Eupen and Zulte-Waregem to move up in the 8th place.
Match Events
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29'29'
R. Nainggolan
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37'37'
T. Buchanan
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42'42'
D. Dessoleil
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60'60'
S. Nsoki
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61'61'
R. De Laet
J. Bataille
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61'61'
M. Benson
M. Frey
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69'69'
S. Adamyan
N. Lang
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71'71'
A. Seck
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78'78'
Éder Balanta
Denis Odoi
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78'78'
Ritchie De Laet
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83'83'
Johannes Eggestein
Dinis Almeida
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83'83'
Pieter Gerkens
Faris Haroun
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83'83'
William Pacho
Dorian Dessoleil
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87'87'
E. Sobol
A. Skov Olsen
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89'89'
A. Seck
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Club Brugge will play away against Anderlecht on the 1st of May with a 21-15 head to head stats in favor of Anderlecht (20 draws).
Antwerp will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 1st of May with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Club Brugge: Formation and Lineups
Club Brugge adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Alfred Schreuder chose to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet , Clinton Mata , Brandon Mechele , Stanley N’Soki , Andreas Skov Olsen , Mats Rits , Denis Odoi , Hans Vanaken , Tajon Buchanan , Noa Lang and Charles De Ketelaere .
Substitutes
Club Brugge made 3 changes: N. Lang for S. Adamyan (69′), D. Odoi for E. Balanta (79′) and A. Skov Olsen for E. Sobol (87′).
Top player: Stanley N’Soki
The player who no doubt impressed Club Brugge the most was Stanley N’Soki even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 60 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Antwerp: Formation and Lineups
Also Antwerp adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Brian Priske Pedersen played with: Jean Butez , Abdoulaye Seck , Dorian Dessoleil , Dinis Almeida , Jelle Bataille , Radja Nainggolan , Faris Haroun , Alhassan Yusuf , Sam Vines , Michael Frey and Michel Ange Balikwisha .
Substitutes
Antwerp made 5 changes: J. Bataille for R. De Laet (61′), M. Frey for M. Benson (61′), D. Dessoleil for W. Pacho (83′), D. Almeida for J. Eggestein (83′) and F. Haroun for P. Gerkens (84′).
Top player: Dinis Almeida
Probably the most impressive player in Antwerp was Dinis Almeida.
His rating is with 46 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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