OOSTENDE. KV Oostende succeeded in turn the table against Cercle Brugge to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Cercle Brugge to strike first with a goal of T. Somers at the 66′. Then it was a goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Amade gave the win to KV Oostende in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the DIaz Arena stadium in Oostende on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet with the assistance of Jo De Weirdt and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Arthur Denil. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 3 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 100 Attack 129
- 30 Dangerous attack 53
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 7
Fouls
- 9 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. KV Oostende was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Cercle Brugge that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, KV Oostende found a way to find the solution to win this match.
KV Oostende shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
KV Oostende received 1 yellow card (T. Ambrose). On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge received 3 yellow cards (T. Somers, E. Utkus and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, KV Oostende will have 17 points like Genk to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge will stay with 8 points to stay in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, KV Oostende will play away with Kortrijk on the 23rd of October with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Kortrijk (7 draws).
Cercle Brugge will host Standard Liège on the 23rd of October with a 20-3 head to head in favor of Standard Liège (4 draws).
KV Oostende – Formation
The manager Alexander Blessin decided to play with the following team: G. Hubert, B. Capon, Steven Fortès, A. Amade, T. Matam, F. Jäkel, M. D’Arpino, Kenny Rocha Santos, N. Bätzner, T. Ambrose and M. Gueye.
The home team had on the bench: J. Schelfhout, S. Wylin, M. Kvasina, A. Tanghe, E. Patoulidis, V. Koziello and Z. Medley.
Substitutions
KV Oostende made 4 changes: K. Rocha Santos for A. Tanghe (46′), N. Batzner for V. Koziello (79′), T. Ambrose for M. Kvasina (79′) and T. Ndicka Matam for E. Patoulidis (86′).
Cercle Brugge – Formation
On the opposite side, Yves Vanderhaeghe played with: T. Didillon, A. Corryn, J. Daland, Vitinho, Sousa, H. Van der Bruggen, Leonardo Lopes, E. Utkus, C. Vanhoutte, Álex Millán and T. Somers.
They had on the bench: S. Bruzzese, Waldo Rubio, B. Popović, O. Deman, R. Decostere, R. Matondo and D. Hotič.
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 5 changes: C. Vanhoutte for D. Hotic (63′), T. Somers for O. Deman (76′), Vitinho for R. Decostere (76′), L. Lopes for W. Rubio (81′) and A. Millan for R. Matondo (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Standard Liège – OH Leuven – 2-2
- Union Saint-Gilloise – RFC Seraing – 4-2
- Zulte-Waregem – Antwerp – 2-1
- KV Oostende – Cercle Brugge – 2-1