OH Leuven prevails over Standard Liège 2-1 with M. Maertens scoring a double
HEVERLEE. OH Leuven defeated Standard Liège to win 2-1. M. Maertens was the key to score 2 goals.
HEVERLEE. OH Leuven beat Standard Liège to win 2-1. M. Maertens was the key to score 2 goals. It was OH Leuven to strike first with a goal of M. Maertens at the 15′. Then M. Maertens scored again for OH Leuven in the 38′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, C. Fai reduced the distance for Standard Liège with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut who was helped by Quentin Lesceux and Jeroen Walschap. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.11 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. OH Leuven was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Standard Liège that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Standard Liège was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, OH Leuven was able to find the solution to win this contest.
OH Leuven shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Standard Liège shot 24 times, 9 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
OH Leuven received 1 yellow card (C. Ozkacar). On the other side, Standard Liège received 4 yellow cards (J. Muleka, S. Bastien, M. Lestienne and J. Klauss).
After playing this contest, OH Leuven will have 20 points like Zulte-Waregem to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Standard Liège will stay with 23 points like KV Oostende to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
M. Maertens
X. Mercier
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38'38'
M. Maertens
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46'46'
Abdoul Tapsoba
Gojko Cimirot
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46'46'
Maxime Lestienne
Mehdi Carcela-González
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49'49'
J. Muleka
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52'52'
S. Bastien
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65'65'
M. Lestienne
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69'69'
J. Klauss
J. Muleka
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79'79'
H. Rafia
A. Tapsoba
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85'85'
M. Keita
S. Schrijvers
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90'90'
C. Ozkacar
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90'90'
P. Ngawa
M. Al-Tamari
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90'90'
C. Fai
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90'90'
A. De Sart
M. Maertens
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90'90'
J. Klauss
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, OH Leuven will play away against Sporting Charleroi on the 27th of December with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Sporting Charleroi (4 draws).
Standard Liège will host Zulte-Waregem on the 26th of December with a 14-14 head to head stats.
OH Leuven: Formation and Lineups
The manager Marc Brys chose to play with the following team: R. Rúnarsson, S. Dewaest, C. De Norre, S. Chakla, C. Özkaçar, K. Malinov, X. Mercier, M. Maertens, S. Schrijvers, Mousa Al-Tamari and S. Kaba.
Substitutes
OH Leuven made 3 changes: S. Schrijvers for M. Keita (85′), M. Al-Tamari for P. Ngawa (90′) and M. Maertens for A. De Sart (90′).
Standard Liège: Formation and Lineups
On the other side, Luka Elsner played with: A. Bodart, N. Dussenne, K. Laifis, C. Fai, N. Nkounkou, M. Carcela-González, G. Cimirot, M. Bokadi, S. Bastien, A. Dønnum and J. Muleka.
Substitutes
Standard Liège made 4 changes: M. Carcela-Gonzalez for M. Lestienne (46′), G. Cimirot for A. Tapsoba (46′), J. Muleka for J. Klauss (69′) and A. Tapsoba for H. Rafia (79′).
Results of the day
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