VIRTON. Deinze conquered Excelsior Virton to win 2-1. A goal from J. Van was decisive in the 89min. It was Deinze to strike first with a goal of A. Staelens at the 17′. Then it was a goal in the 30′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Van Landschoot gave the win to Deinze in the 89′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stade Yvan Georges stadium in Virton on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Quentin Pirard with the collaboration of Matthias Massa and Lennert Becquet. The 4th official was Anthony Letellier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 5 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 53 Attack 67
- 52 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Excelsior Virton was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Deinze that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Excelsior Virton had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Deinze was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Excelsior Virton shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Deinze shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Excelsior Virton received 2 yellow cards (Vincent Koziello and H. Abdallah). Regarding the opposition, Deinze didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Excelsior Virton will stay with 14 points to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, Deinze will have 33 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Excelsior Virton will host Lommel United on the 9th of April with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of Lommel United (4 draws).
Deinze will play away agasint Lommel United on the 14th of April with a 6-6 head to head.
Excelsior Virton – Formation
The manager José Jeunechamps decided to play with the following team: Thomas Vincensini, William Rémy, Thibaut Lesquoy, Ruben Droehnle, Jonas Vinck, Marc Olivier Doue, Vincent Koziello, Kéres Masangu, Ilombé Mboyo, Yannick Aguemon and Yann Mabella.
The home team had on the bench: Arne Cassaert, Yacouba Sylla, Hakim Djamel Abdallah, Emeric Dudouit, Hervé Kage, Anthony Sadin and Alessandro Albanese.
Substitutions
Excelsior Virton made 5 changes: Vincent Koziello for Emeric Dudouit (46′), Yann Mabella for Hakim Abdallah (66′), K. Masangu for Yacouba Sylla (77′), I. Mboyo for Herve Kage (77′) and M. Doué for Alessandro Albanese (87′).
Deinze – Formation
Marc Grosjean played with: Ignacio Mirás Blanco, Denys Prychynenko, Jannes Vansteenkiste, Gonzalo Almenara Hernández, Teo Quintero, Gaëtan Hendrickx, Alessio Staelens, Jellert van Landschoot, Liam Fraser, Liridon Balaj and Dylan De Belder.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kenneth Schuermans, Steve De Ridder, Marselino Ferdinan, William Dutoît, Christophe Janssens, Lennart Mertens and Jur Schrijvers.
Substitutions
Deinze made 3 changes: D. De Belder for Lennart Mertens (25′), L. Balaj for Steve De Ridder (60′) and Gonzalo Almenara for Jur Schryvers (71′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Challenger Pro League.
- Waasland-Beveren – RWDM – 2-1
- Excelsior Virton – Deinze – 1-2