EUPEN. AS Eupen finds the way to recover against Cercle Brugge with a goal on the A. Francis 13′ and a goal on the A. Ueda 39′.
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche who was helped by Yves De Neve and Michele Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 0.7 degrees Celsius or 33.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 7 Total 14
- 3 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 78 Attack 118
- 24 Dangerous attack 85
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 5 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Cercle Brugge was in firm control of the ball 55% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was putting more pressure with 85 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Cercle Brugge to win the encounter.
AS Eupen shot 8 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 15 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen received 1 yellow card (Stef Peeters). On the other side, Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (Charles Vanhoutte).
(AS Eupen) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (17′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, AS Eupen will have 26 points to hold in the 15th place. On the other side, Cercle Brugge will have 37 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will play away against Gent on the 19th of March with a 10-3 head to head in favor of Gent (2 draws).
Cercle Brugge will host Genk on the 17th of March with a 18-6 head to head in favor of Genk (5 draws).
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Edward Still decided to play with the following team: Lennart Moser
, Rune Paeshuyse , Oleksandr Filin , Jason Davidson , Yentl Van Genechten , Stef Peeters , Brandon Baiye , Gary Magnee , Regan Charles-Cook , Konan N’Dri and Djeidi Gassama .The home team had on the bench: Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Ibrahim Diakité
, Boris Lambert , Loic Bessile, Teddy Alloh, David Álvarez and Smail Prevljak .Substitutions
AS Eupen made 3 changes: Yentl Van Genechten for Ibrahim Diakité (62′), Gary Magnée for Boris Lambert (77′) and Konan N’Dri for Smail Prevljak (87′).
Best player: Konan N’Dri
The player that probably impressed the most for AS Eupen was Konan N’Dri.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 17.Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Miron Muslić played with: Radosław Majecki
, Boris Popović , Christiaan Ravych , Jesper Daland , Hugo Siquet , Charles Vanhoutte , Abu Francis , Olivier Deman , Thibo Somers , Ayase Ueda and Kévin Denkey .These were the players on the bench: Warleson
, Robbe Decostere, Jean Marcelin , Yann Gboho , Dino Hotić , Hannes Van Der Bruggen and Emilio Kehrer.Cercle Brugge could not rely on the presence of Warleson (injured).
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 4 changes: Christiaan Ravych for Jean Marcelin (46′), Radoslaw Majecki for Warleson (46′), K. Denkey for Yann Gboho (76′) and Charles Vanhoutte for Dino Hotić (76′).
Best player: Hugo Siquet
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Hugo Siquet.
His rating is
with 33 passes (63% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Cercle Brugge – 2-2
- Westerlo – Union Saint-Gilloise – 4-2
- RFC Seraing – Mechelen – 0-2
- Genk – KV Oostende – 3-0