Excelsior Virton prevails over Standard Liège II 1-0 with a goal scored by I. Mboyo

VIRTON. Excelsior Virton overcomes Standard Liège II 1-0 after I. Mboyo scored just 1 goal (19').

Excelsior Virton prevails over Standard Liège II 1-0 with a goal scored by I. Mboyo

VIRTON. Excelsior Virton beats Standard Liège II 1-0 after I. Mboyo scored just 1 goal (19′). Standard Liège II lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

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 Jordy Vermeire with the support of Lennert Jans and Jordan Vandenborre. The 4th official was Ken Vermeiren. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 11 Total 15
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 64 Attack 81
  • 35 Dangerous attack 52
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 18 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Standard Liège II had a superior ball possession 59% while Excelsior Virton was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Standard Liège II had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Excelsior Virton found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Excelsior Virton shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Standard Liège II shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Excelsior Virton received 1 yellow card (J. Vinck). On the opposite side, Standard Liège II received 1 yellow card (L. Kuavita).

Match Timeline

19'
50'
55'
55'
58'
Brahim Ghalidi- sub ->R. Berberi
60'
Léandre Kuavita- Yellow
67'
Birame Diaw- sub ->L. Kuavita
Pierre Bourdin- sub ->Yanick Aguemon
75'
75'
88'

Standings

After playing this contest, Excelsior Virton will have 17 points to remain in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Standard Liège II will stay with 23 points to hold in the 10th 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 in favor of Lommel United (4 draws).

Standard Liège II will play away agasint Lommel United on the 12th of May with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Standard Liège II (0 draws).

Excelsior Virton – Formation

Excelsior Virton
G
Gabriel Burstein 45.Belgium
D
William Rémy 44.France
D
Thibaut Lesquoy  11.Belgium
D
Ruben Droehnle 28.France
D
Jonas Vinck 2.Belgium
50'
D
M
Kéres Masangu 6.Belgium
F
Ilombe Mboyo 10.Belgium
88' Goals19'
F
Herve Kage 77.Congo DR
55'
F
Yanick Aguemon 25.Benin
75'
F
Yann Mabella 9.France
55'
Substitutes
G
Geronimo De Ridder 1.Belgium
D
Emeric Dudouit 26.France
55'
D
Pierre Bourdin 3.France
75'
D
Arne Cassaert 32.Belgium
88'
M
Vincent Koziello 21.France
F
F
Hakim Abdallah 7.Madagascar
55'

The manager José Jeunechamps decided to play with the following team: Anthony Sadin, William Rémy, Thibaut Lesquoy, Ruben Droehnle, Jonas Vinck, Marc Olivier Doue, Kéres Masangu, Ilombé Mboyo, Hervé Kage, Yannick Aguemon and Yann Mabella.

The home team had on the bench: Vincent Koziello, Alessandro Albanese, Emeric Dudouit, Pierre Bourdin, Arne Cassaert, Hakim Djamel Abdallah and Geronimo De Ridder.

Substitutions

Excelsior Virton made 4 changes: Yann Mabella for Hakim Abdallah (55′), H. Kagé for Emeric Dudouit (55′), Yanick Aguemon for Pierre Bourdin (75′) and I. Mboyo for Arne Cassaert (88′).

Standard Liège II – Formation

Standard Liège II
G
Tom Poitoux 16.Belgium
D
Frederic Duplus 19.France
75'
D
Brahim Traoré 28.France
D
D
Noah Dodeigne 21.Belgium
M
Rayan Berberi 18.Luxembourg
58'
M
Ilyes Ziani 24.Morocco
M
M
Léandre Kuavita 14.Belgium
67' 60'
F
Aleksander Buksa 44.Poland
F
Anisse Brrou 23.Belgium
Substitutes
Noah Radelet 52.Belgium
Mate Simicic 65.Croatia
D
Birame Diaw 25.Senegal
67'
D
Samy Tory 4.Morocco
D
Alexandro Calut 31.Belgium
75'
F
Brahim Ghalidi 37.Belgium
58'
F
Boubou Diallo 9.Mali

Joseph Laumann played with: Tom Poitoux, Frédéric Duplus, Brahim Traoré, Thiago Paulo da Silva, Noah Dodeigne, Rayan Berberi, Ilyes Ziani, Noah Mawete Kinsiona, Léandre Filipe Kuavita, Aleksander Buksa and Anisse Brrou.

These were the players on the bench: Birame Diaw, Brahim Ghalidi, Boubou Diallo, Samy Tory, Alexandro Calut, and .

Substitutions

Standard Liège II made 3 changes: R. Berberi for Brahim Ghalidi (58′), L. Kuavita for Birame Diaw (67′) and F. Duplus for A. Calut (75′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Challenger Pro League.​