Pro League: Sporting Charleroi recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Cercle Brugge 2-1
CHARLEROI. Sporting Charleroi was able to turn the table against Cercle Brugge to win 2-1.
CHARLEROI. Sporting Charleroi was capable to turn the table against Cercle Brugge to win 2-1. It was Cercle Brugge to strike first with a goal of Charles Vanhoutte at the 27′. Then it was a goal in the 44′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Hosseinzadeh gave the win to Sporting Charleroi in the 51′ minute with a goal. Sporting Charleroi took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi stadium in Charleroi on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Arthur Denil with the collaboration of Florian Lemaire and Quentin Blaise. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.43 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
Sporting Charleroi was in firm control of the ball 58% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Sporting Charleroi was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Sporting Charleroi won the match.
Sporting Charleroi shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Sporting Charleroi. On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge received 2 yellow cards (Charles Vanhoutte and Y. Badji).
After playing this encounter, Sporting Charleroi will have 22 points like Mechelen to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge will stay with 26 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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27'27'
Charles Vanhoutte
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44'44'
Isaac Mbenza
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46'46'
A. Hosseinzadeh
Ali Gholizadeh
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51'51'
A. Hosseinzadeh
Isaac Mbenza
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71'71'
Abu Francis
Dino Hotic
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72'72'
Y. Badji
Daan Heymans
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72'72'
Yann Gboho
Leonardo Lopes
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79'79'
A. Descotte
Isaac Mbenza
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87'87'
Charles Vanhoutte
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88'88'
Jean Marcelin
Charles Vanhoutte
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88'88'
Jackson Tchatchoua
K. Nkuba
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90'90'
Y. Badji
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Sporting Charleroi will play away with Gent on the 19th of January with a 18-13 head to head record in favor of Gent (10 draws).
Cercle Brugge will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 18th of January with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).
Sporting Charleroi: Formation and Lineups
Sporting Charleroi started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Felice Mazzù chose to play with the following team: Hervé Koffi , Ken Nkuba , Jonas Bager , Damien Marcq , Mehdi Boukamir , Joris Kayembe Ditu , Daan Heymans , Adem Zorgane , Marco Ilaimaharitra , Ali Gholizadeh and Isaac Mbenza .
Substitutes
Sporting Charleroi made 4 changes: Ali Gholizadeh for A. Hosseinzadeh (46′), Daan Heymans for Y. Badji (71′), Isaac Mbenza for A. Descotte (79′) and K. Nkuba for Jackson Tchatchoua (88′).
Top player: Isaac Mbenza
The player who no doubt impressed Sporting Charleroi the most was Isaac Mbenza.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.
Cercle Brugge: Formation and Lineups
Cercle Brugge started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Miron Muslić played with: Radosław Majecki , Boris Popović , Jesper Daland , Senna Miangue , Thibo Somers , Leonardo Lopes , Charles Vanhoutte , Olivier Deman , Dino Hotić , Ayase Ueda and Kévin Denkey .
Substitutes
Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: Dino Hotic for Abu Francis (72′), Leonardo Lopes for Yann Gboho (72′) and Charles Vanhoutte for Jean Marcelin (88′).
Top player: Charles Vanhoutte
Probably the most impressive player in Cercle Brugge was Charles Vanhoutte.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brian Pempus
born and raised in India's Goa region. Football was a natural affection from infancy, even though most of the population considered cricket to be a religion. has an IT diploma, but when it came time to choose a job, her love of football easily won out. has worked with LOOTRS since February 2022 and has been connected to football teams like Sporting Club de Goa and FC Goa before focusing more on Indian football and other sports.
