Pro League: Cercle Brugge defeats AS Eupen 2-0 on Sunday
EUPEN. Cercle Brugge overcomes AS Eupen with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Somers (77') and a penalty scored by D. Hotic (81').
EUPEN. Cercle Brugge defeats AS Eupen with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Somers (77′) and a penalty scored by D. Hotic (81′).
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Christof Dierick. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 2.6 degrees Celsius or 36.68 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 97%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. AS Eupen was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Cercle Brugge that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Cercle Brugge was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Cercle Brugge won the match.
AS Eupen shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Cercle Brugge shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen received 2 yellow cards (B. Lambert and J. Amat). On the other side, Cercle Brugge received 2 yellow cards (R. Decostere and B. Popovic).
After this match, AS Eupen will stay with 25 points like Cercle Brugge to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge will have 25 points like AS Eupen to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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4'4'
B. Lambert
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5'5'
R. Decostere
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33'33'
J. Amat
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46'46'
Vitinho
R. Decostere
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56'56'
A. Denkey
A. Millan
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58'58'
B. Popovic
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69'69'
M. Essahel
A. Nanah
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72'72'
L. Offermann
J. Deom
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77'77'
T. Somers
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81'81'
D. Hotic (Penalty)
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82'82'
David
O. Deman
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84'84'
A. Sternon
G. Magnee
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84'84'
D. Oger
K. Ndri
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86'86'
F. Kanoute
C. Vanhoutte
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, AS Eupen will play away against Kortrijk on the 22nd of January with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of AS Eupen (5 draws).
Cercle Brugge will host Zulte-Waregem on the 23rd of January with a 14-10 head to head statistic in favor of Zulte-Waregem (5 draws).
AS Eupen: Formation and Lineups
The manager Stefan Krämer chose to play with the following team: R. Himmelmann, A. Beck, Jordi Amat, S. Gnaka, B. Lambert, A. Nanah, G. Magnée, E. Agbadou, J. Déom, A. Keita and K. N’Dri.
Substitutes
AS Eupen made 4 changes: A. Nanah for M. Essahel (69′), J. Deom for L. Offermann (72′), G. Magnee for A. Sternon (84′) and K. Ndri for D. Oger (84′).
Cercle Brugge: Formation and Lineups
On the other side, Dominik Thalhammer played with: T. Didillon, S. Miangué, B. Popović, J. Daland, R. Decostere, H. Van der Bruggen, C. Vanhoutte, O. Deman, D. Hotič, Álex Millán and T. Somers.
Substitutes
Cercle Brugge made 4 changes: R. Decostere for Vitinho (46′), A. Millan for A. Denkey (56′), O. Deman for David (82′) and C. Vanhoutte for F. Kanoute (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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