Antwerp 1-0 Olympiakos Piraeus: tops 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Balikwisha
DEURNE. Antwerp tops Olympiakos Piraeus 1-0 after M. Balikwisha scored just 1 goal (7').
DEURNE. Antwerp defeats Olympiakos Piraeus 1-0 after M. Balikwisha scored just 1 goal (7′).
The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Marco Di Bello with the assistance of Daniele Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni. The 4th official was Rosario Abisso. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.76 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
Olympiakos Piraeus was in firm control of the ball 55% while Antwerp was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Olympiakos Piraeus was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Antwerp managed to find the solution to win this match.
Antwerp shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Olympiakos Piraeus shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Antwerp. On the other side, Olympiakos Piraeus received 2 yellow cards (T. Soares and P. Cisse).
After playing this match, Antwerp will have 2 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Olympiakos Piraeus will stay with 9 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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7'7'
M. Balikwisha
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39'39'
T. Soares
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46'46'
Youssef El Arabi
Tiquinho Soares
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46'46'
Georgios Masouras
Rony Lopes
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47'47'
A. Camara
A. Bouchalakis
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57'57'
B. Engels
D. Dessoleil
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57'57'
R. Quirynen
R. De Laet
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60'60'
M. Vrousai
H. Onyekuru
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66'66'
A. Androutsos
K. Lala
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73'73'
M. Frey
J. Eggestein
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73'73'
M. Samatta
M. Benson
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87'87'
A. Yusuf
M. Balikwisha
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90'90'
P. Cisse
Next match
Antwerp: Formation and Lineups
Antwerp started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Brian Priske Pedersen chose to play with the following team: Jean Butez , Ritchie De Laet , Dinis Almeida , Dorian Dessoleil , Jelle Bataille , Pierre Dwomoh , Birger Verstraete , Pieter Gerkens , Johannes Eggestein , Michel Ange Balikwisha and Manuel Benson .
Substitutes
Antwerp made 5 changes: D. Dessoleil for B. Engels (57′), R. De Laet for R. Quirynen (57′), J. Eggestein for M. Frey (73′), M. Benson for M. Samatta (73′) and M. Balikwisha for A. Yusuf (87′).
Top player: Michel Ange Balikwisha
Probably the most impressive player in Antwerp was Michel Ange Balikwisha.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Olympiakos Piraeus: Formation and Lineups
Olympiakos Piraeus started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins played with: Tomáš Vaclík , Kenny Lala , Sokratis , Pape Abou Cissé , Oleg Reabciuk , Yann M’Vila , Andreas Bouchalakis , Rony Lopes , Mady Camara , Henry Onyekuru and Tiquinho Soares .
Substitutes
Olympiakos Piraeus made 5 changes: Rony Lopes for G. Masouras (47′), T. Soares for Y. El Arabi (47′), A. Bouchalakis for A. Camara (47′), H. Onyekuru for M. Vrousai (60′) and K. Lala for A. Androutsos (66′).
Top player: Yann M’Vila
Probably the most impressive player in Olympiakos Piraeus was Yann M’Vila.
His rating is with 80 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
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