Pro League: Sint-Truiden beats AS Eupen 2-0 on Saturday
EUPEN. Sint-Truiden defeats AS Eupen with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Bruno (44') and an own goal from J. Davidson (68').
EUPEN. Sint-Truiden prevails over AS Eupen with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Bruno (44′) and an own goal from J. Davidson (68′).
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser who had the assistance of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Maarten Toeback. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was cold around 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.62 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. AS Eupen was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Sint-Truiden that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
AS Eupen was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyhow, Sint-Truiden found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
AS Eupen shot 8 times, 0 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Sint-Truiden shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen received 1 yellow card (Stef Peeters). Talking about the opposition, Sint-Truiden received 1 yellow card (Toni Leistner).
After this match, AS Eupen will stay with 19 points like Mechelen to stay in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Sint-Truiden will have 27 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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44'44'
Gianni Bruno
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60'60'
Isaac Nuhu
Isaac Christie-Davies
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61'61'
Nathan Bitumazala
Smail Prevljak
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61'61'
Ibrahim Diakité
Yentl Van Genechten
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62'62'
Toni Leistner
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68'68'
Jason Davidson (OG)
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80'80'
Stef Peeters
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82'82'
Teddy Alloh
Regan Charles-Cook
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82'82'
Jérôme Déom
Jason Davidson
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85'85'
Fatih Kaya
Gianni Bruno
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90'90'
Stan Van Dessel
Daichi Hayashi
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, AS Eupen will play away with OH Leuven on the 17th of January with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of AS Eupen (2 draws).
Sint-Truiden will host Club Brugge on the 19th of January with a 20-2 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (7 draws).
AS Eupen: Formation and Lineups
AS Eupen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Edward Still chose to play with the following team: Lennart Moser , Boris Lambert , Rune Paeshuyse , Jason Davidson , Yentl Van Genechten , Gary Magnee , Stef Peeters , Isaac Christie-Davies , Regan Charles-Cook , Konan N’Dri and Smail Prevljak .
Substitutes
AS Eupen made 5 changes: Isaac Christie-Davies for Isaac Nuhu (60′), Smail Prevljak for Nathan Bitumazala (61′), Yentl Van Genechten for Ibrahim Diakité (61′), Regan Charles-Cook for Teddy Alloh (82′) and Jason Davidson for Jérôme Déom (82′).
Top player: Yentl Van Genechten
Probably the most impressive player in AS Eupen was Yentl Van Genechten.
His rating is with 10 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
Sint-Truiden: Formation and Lineups
Sint-Truiden started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Talking about the opposition, Bernd Hollerbach played with: Daniel Schmidt , Wolke Janssens , Toni Leistner , Robert Bauer , Daiki Hashioka , Frank Boya , Olivier Dumont , Aboubakary Koita , Shinji Okazaki , Gianni Bruno and Daichi Hayashi .
Substitutes
Sint-Truiden made 2 changes: Gianni Bruno for Fatih Kaya (85′) and Daichi Hayashi for Stan Van Dessel (90′).
Top player: Frank Boya
The player who no doubt impressed Sint-Truiden the most was Frank Boya even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
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