Pro League: Antwerp tops Sporting Charleroi 3-0
DEURNE. Antwerp was in the end too much to handle for Sporting Charleroi.
DEURNE. Antwerp was after all too good for Sporting Charleroi with the goal of M. Frey (12′), M. Frey (14′) and M. Samatta (77′).
The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut with the help of Ruben Wyns and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Wim Smet. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold around 4.5 degrees Celsius or 40.14 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Antwerp was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Sporting Charleroi that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Sporting Charleroi was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Antwerp succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Antwerp shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Antwerp received 2 yellow cards (B. Verstraete and J. Bataille). On the other side, Sporting Charleroi received 2 yellow cards (J. Tchatchoua and J. Van Cleemput).
After playing this encounter, Antwerp will have 40 points to move down in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi will stay with 35 points like Gent to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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12'12'
M. Frey
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14'14'
M. Frey
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37'37'
J. Tchatchoua
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39'39'
B. Verstraete
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40'40'
J. Van Cleemput
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65'65'
A. Descotte
R. Morioka
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66'66'
M. Samatta
M. Frey
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66'66'
K. Miyoshi
M. Benson
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71'71'
J. Bataille
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74'74'
A. Benchaib
J. Kayembe
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77'77'
M. Samatta
M. Balikwisha
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82'82'
P. Gerkens
M. Balikwisha
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88'88'
R. Donnez
A. Zaroury
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Antwerp will play away against KV Oostende on the 21st of January with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Antwerp (4 draws).
Sporting Charleroi will host Gent on the 22nd of January with a 17-11 head to head stats in favor of Gent (9 draws).
Antwerp: Formation and Lineups
The manager Brian Priske Pedersen chose to play with the following team: J. Butez, D. Dessoleil, B. Engels, S. Vines, J. Bataille, R. Nainggolan, B. Verstraete, A. Yusuf, M. Frey, B. Manuel and M. Balikwisha.
Substitutes
Antwerp made 3 changes: M. Frey for M. Samatta (66′), M. Benson for K. Miyoshi (66′) and M. Balikwisha for P. Gerkens (82′).
Sporting Charleroi: Formation and Lineups
On the opposite side, Edward Still played with: B. Kamara, J. Kayembe, S. Knežević, J. Van Cleemput, S. Andreou, R. Morioka, M. Ilaimaharitra, A. Gholizadeh, J. Tchatchoua, V. Bayo and A. Zaroury.
Substitutes
Sporting Charleroi made 3 changes: R. Morioka for A. Descotte (65′), J. Kayembe for A. Benchaib (74′) and A. Zaroury for R. Donnez (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
