EUPEN. Antwerp conquers AS Eupen 1-0 after M. Frey scored a goal from 56minute.
M missed 1 penalties (55′) for Antwerp.
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Saturday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme that was helped by Tom Vanpoucke and Philippe Vandecauter. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
AS Eupen started with a 3-5-2 line-up. On the other side, Antwerp adopted for a conservative formation (4-4-2).
AS Eupen – Formation
Stefan Krämer decided to play with the following team: I. Nuhu, Robin Himmelmann, Jonathan Heris, Emmanuel Agbadou, Jordi Amat, Boris Lambert, Edo Kayembe, Jens Cools, Stef Peeters, Konan N’Dri and Smail Prevljak.
The home team had on the bench: M. Koné, S. Gnaka, T. Roufosse, P. Akono, S. Keita, J. Déom and A. Beck.
Best player: Robin Himmelmann
The player that probably impressed the most for AS Eupen was the goalkeeper: Robin Himmelmann.
Antwerp – Formation
On the other side, Brian Krämer played with: J. Butez, R. De Laet, B. Engels, Aurélio Buta, J. Bataille, R. Nainggolan, B. Verstraete, M. Frey, V. Fischer, K. Miyoshi and B. Manuel.
They had on the bench: M. Samatta, O. De Wolf, P. Gerkens, J. Eggestein, P. Dwomoh, D. Dessoleil and Dinis Almeida.
Best player: J. Butez
The player that probably impressed the most for Antwerp was the goalkeeper: J. Butez.
Match report
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. AS Eupen was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Antwerp that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
AS Eupen was extremely more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Antwerp managed to find the solution to win this match.
AS Eupen shoot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Antwerp shoot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen received 2 yellow cards (S. Prevljak and ). On the other side, Antwerp received 5 yellow cards (R. De Laet, R. Nainggolan, K. Miyoshi, B. Verstraete and P. Gerkens).
Match Timeline
Standing
After this match, AS Eupen will stay with 11 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Antwerp will have 8 points to stay in the 12th place.
In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will play away Cercle Brugge on the 17th of September with a 5-2 head to head in favor of AS Eupen (1 draw). Antwerp will play away Union Saint-Gilloise on the 26th of September with a 0-0 head to head record.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Zulte-Waregem – Cercle Brugge – 2-4
- AS Eupen – Antwerp – 0-1