LIèGE. Liège annihilates KRC Genk II 5-0 with goals of B. Nyssen (15′ pen), A. Arslan (33′), J. D’Ostilio (66′), B. Nyssen (77′) and D. Mouchamps (79′).
The match was played at the Stade Rue de la Tonne stadium in Liège on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Quentin Pirard with the collaboration of Vito Divincenzo and . The 4th official was Massimiliano Ledda. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.25 degrees Celsius or 46.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 23 Total 7
- 11 On Target 0
- 6 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 5
- 72 Attack 87
- 72 Dangerous attack 44
- 58 Ball safe 82
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Liège was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. KRC Genk II that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Liège had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liège won the match.
Liège shot 23 times, 11 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, KRC Genk II shot 7 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Liège received 2 yellow cards (Christian Akpan and A. Arslan). On the other side, KRC Genk II received 3 yellow cards (Saïdou Touré, K. Haroun and A. Arslan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Liège has 49 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, KRC Genk II will stays with 37 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
Liège – Formation
Liège adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gaëtan Englebert decided to play with the following team: K. Debaty
, B. Nyssen , B. Lambot , J. Bustin , J. D’Ostilio , R. Wilmots , R. Merlen , A. Cascio , A. Arslan , B. Bruggeman and Z. Atteri .The home team had on the bench: J. Lioka, B. Van Den Ackerveken, M. Mouhli
, D. Mouchamps , L. Lucker, T. Panepinto, J. Mpenza, Y. Loemba and M. Cavelier .Substitutions
Liège made 5 changes: A. Arslan for M. Cavelier (62′), Z. Atteri for M. Mouhli (62′), A. Cascio for D. Mouchamps (78′), B. Lambot for B. Van Den Ackerveken (86′) and R. Merlen for J. Lioka (86′).
Player of the match: R. Merlen
The player that probably impressed the most for Liège was R. Merlen even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 34 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.KRC Genk II – Formation
Also KRC Genk II adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jelle Coen played with: Matthias Pieklak
, Nolan Martens , Faissal Al Mazyani , Michiel Cauwel , Alfred Caicedo , K. Haroun , Christian Akpan , Kelvin John , Konstantinos Karetsas , Cédric Nuozzi and Naoki Kumata .These were the players on the bench: Wilson Da Costa
, Ilyas Bouazzaoui, Juwensley Onstein, Deniz Arabaci , S. Lazar , T. Van Ingelgom, Zaïd Bafdili , Brad Manguelle and Saïdou Touré .Substitutions
KRC Genk II made 4 changes: Konstantinos Karetsas for Zaïd Bafdili (46′), Cédric Nuozzi for Wilson Da Costa (66′), Nolan Martens for Deniz Arabaci (78′) and Naoki Kumata for J. Lioka (78′).
Player of the match: Matthias Pieklak
The player that probably impressed the most for KRC Genk II was the goalkeeper: Matthias Pieklak. His rating is 7.34. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Challenger Pro League.
- Lommel United – Waasland-Beveren – 3-1
- Beerschot-Wilrijk – Patro Eisden – 0-1
- Zulte-Waregem – Lierse Kempenzonen – 4-1
- Francs Borains – Dender – 0-3
- Liège – KRC Genk II – 5-0
- RFC Seraing – Deinze – 1-2
- KV Oostende – Standard Liège II – 2-1