Pro League: Kortrijk tops RFC Seraing 3-2
KORTRIJK. Kortrijk bested RFC Seraing.
KORTRIJK. Kortrijk bested RFC Seraing. Kortrijk was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
M. Mbow received a red card (54′). This red card was one of the reason why RFC Seraing lost the match.
The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Brent Staessens who was helped by Mathias Hillaert and Lennert Becquet. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 1.3 degrees Celsius or 34.34 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 91%.
Match Statistics
Kortrijk was in firm control of the ball 61% while RFC Seraing was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Kortrijk was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Kortrijk won the encounter.
Kortrijk shot 20 times, 3 on target, 17 off target. On the other side, RFC Seraing shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Kortrijk received 1 yellow card (Felipe Avenatti). Regarding the opposition, RFC Seraing received 2 yellow cards (Marsoni Sambu and Sambou Sissoko).
Also, RFC Seraing didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after M. Mbow (RFC Seraing) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (54′).
After this contest, Kortrijk will have 18 points to stay in the 15th place. On the opposite side, RFC Seraing will stay with 15 points to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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9'9'
Felipe Avenatti
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16'16'
Morgan Poaty (Penalty Confirmed)
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17'17'
Felipe Avenatti
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18'18'
Vagner (Penalty)
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24'24'
Billal Messaoudi
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46'46'
Sambou Sissoko
S. Mvoué
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46'46'
Abdoulaye Sylla
Marvin Tshibuabua
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48'48'
Marsoni Sambu
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53'53'
M. Mbow
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54'54'
M. Mbow
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60'60'
Vagner
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63'63'
Faïz Selemani
C. Atemona
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67'67'
Martin Regali
Marsoni Sambu
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67'67'
Kristof D\'Haene
Faïz Selemani
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68'68'
Sérgio Conceição
Marsoni Sambu
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83'83'
M. Wasinski
Abdelkahar Kadri
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83'83'
Habib Keïta
Stjepan Loncar
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88'88'
Ejaita Ifoni
Morgan Poaty
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90'90'
Pape Habib Gueye
Massimo Bruno
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90'90'
Valentin Guillaume
Mathieu Cachbach
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90'90'
Sambou Sissoko
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Kortrijk will play away with Mechelen on the 21st of January with a 12-10 head to head statistic in favor of Kortrijk (7 draws).
RFC Seraing will host Anderlecht on the 22nd of January with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Anderlecht (0 draws).
Kortrijk: Formation and Lineups
Kortrijk started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Bernd Storck chose to play with the following team: Tom Vandenberghe , João Silva , Tsuyoshi Watanabe , Nayel Mehssatou , Christalino Atemona , Stjepan Lončar , Abdelkahar Kadri , Massimo Bruno , Faïz Selemani , Felipe Avenatti and Billal Messaoudi .
Substitutes
Kortrijk made 4 changes: Faïz Selemani for Kristof D’Haene (68′), Abdelkahar Kadri for M. Wasinski (83′), Stjepan Loncar for Habib Keïta (83′) and Massimo Bruno for Pape Habib Gueye (90′).
Top player: Billal Messaoudi
Probably the most impressive player in Kortrijk was Billal Messaoudi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (53% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
RFC Seraing: Formation and Lineups
RFC Seraing started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Talking about the opposition, José Jeunechamps played with: Timothy Martin , Daniel Opare , Marvin Tshibuabua , Mamadou Moustapha Mbow , Morgan Poaty , Christophe Lepoint , Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni , Steve Mvoué , Mathieu Cachbach , Antoine Bernier and Vagner Dias .
Substitutes
RFC Seraing made 6 changes: S. Mvoué for Sambou Sissoko (46′), Marvin Tshibuabua for Abdoulaye Sylla (46′), Marsoni Sambu for Martin Regali (67′), Marsoni Sambu for Sérgio Conceição (68′), Morgan Poaty for Ejaita Ifoni (88′) and Mathieu Cachbach for Valentin Guillaume (90′).
Top player: Vagner Dias
The player who no doubt impressed RFC Seraing the most was Vagner Dias.
His rating is with 2 goals, 26 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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October 2021 marked Tanishq's joining of LOOTRS.com. In addition to writing for several newspapers, journals, and websites, he is the author of two cricket novels, Kings in Waiting and The Honorary Tyke. He still has a great deal of enthusiasm for Neil Warnock and Sheffield United.
