Pro League: Mechelen tops RFC Seraing 2-0 on Monday
MECHELEN. Mechelen overcomes RFC Seraing with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Druijf (58') and a goal from H. Cuypers (64').
MECHELEN. Mechelen tops RFC Seraing with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Druijf (58′) and a goal from H. Cuypers (64′).
The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Monday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote with the assistance of Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.4 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Mechelen was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. RFC Seraing that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Mechelen was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Mechelen won the encounter.
Mechelen shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, RFC Seraing shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Mechelen received 4 yellow cards (R. Schoofs, L. Bijker, S. Bateau and J. van Damme). On the other side, RFC Seraing received 3 yellow cards (Y. Maziz, S. Mansoni and I. Cisse).
After this match, Mechelen will have 30 points to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, RFC Seraing will stay with 19 points to stay in the 17th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
Y. Maziz
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22'22'
R. Schoofs
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49'49'
S. Mansoni
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58'58'
F. Druijf
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60'60'
H. Cuypers
G. Hairemans
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61'61'
L. Bijker
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62'62'
A. Bernier
G. Kilota
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64'64'
H. Cuypers
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65'65'
J. Vanlerberghe
S. Gouet
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71'71'
I. Cisse
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76'76'
Marius
I. Cisse
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78'78'
J. van Damme
F. Druijf
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79'79'
O. Kaya
R. Schoofs
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88'88'
S. Bateau
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90'90'
J. van Damme
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Mechelen will play away against OH Leuven on the 15th of January with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Mechelen (3 draws).
RFC Seraing will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 15th of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).
Mechelen: Formation and Lineups
The manager Wouter Vrancken chose to play with the following team: G. Coucke, S. Bateau, L. Bijker, T. Peyre, I. Swers, G. Hairemans, R. Schoofs, S. Oum Gouet, Vinicius Souza, N. Storm and F. Druijf.
Substitutes
Mechelen made 4 changes: G. Hairemans for H. Cuypers (60′), S. Gouet for J. Vanlerberghe (65′), F. Druijf for J. van Damme (78′) and R. Schoofs for O. Kaya (79′).
RFC Seraing: Formation and Lineups
On the opposite side, Jordi Condom Aulí played with: G. Dietsch, D. Del Fabro, G. Kilota, F. Sambu, Y. Nadrani, M. Poaty, I. Cissé, A. Jallow, Y. Maziz, S. Lahssaini and G. Mikautadze.
Substitutes
RFC Seraing made 2 changes: G. Kilota for A. Bernier (62′) and I. Cisse for Marius (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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