HEVERLEE. OH Leuven bested Kortrijk to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was OH Leuven to strike first with a goal of A. De Sart at the 50′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Schrijvers gave the win to OH Leuven in the 78′ minute with a goal. OH Leuven took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
This red card was one of the reason why Kortrijk lost the match.
The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet with the assistance of Dirk Gilon and Quentin Blaise. The 4th official was Simonini Matonga. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
OH Leuven started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up. On the other side, Kortrijk adopted for a 4-2-3-1 formation.
OH Leuven – Formation
OH Leuven
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Marc Brys decided to play with the following team: Rafael Romo , Soufiane Chakla , Pierre-Yves Ngawa , Cenk Özkaçar , Musa Al-Taamari , Kristiyan Malinov , Xavier Mercier , Casper De Norre , Alexis De Sart , Mathieu Maertens and Kaveh Rezaei .
The home team had on the bench: T. Vlietinck, Levan Shengelia , Mandela Keita , Sory Kaba , D. Ouédraogo, Siebe Schrijvers and O. Ravet.
Best player: Alexis De Sart
The player that probably impressed the most for OH Leuven was Alexis De Sart.
His rating is with 1 goal, 43 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Kortrijk – Formation
Kortrijk
On the opposite side, Luka Brys played with: Marko Ilić , Gilles Dewaele , Trent Sainsbury , Aleksandar Radovanović , Kristof D’Haene , Marlos Moreno , Kevin Vandendriessche , Ante Palaversa , Pape Habib Gueye , Abdelkahar Kadri and Faïz Selemani .
They had on the bench: E. Ocansey, J. Delle, L. Rougeaux, Rachid Alioui , Mathias Fixelles , T. Bendianishvili and Dylan Mbayo .
Best player: Faïz Selemani
The player that probably impressed the most for Kortrijk was Faïz Selemani.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Match report
OH Leuven was in firm control of the ball 59% while Kortrijk was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
OH Leuven was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why OH Leuven won the match.
OH Leuven shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Kortrijk shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
OH Leuven received 2 yellow cards (C. De Norre and A. De Sart). On the other sidee, Kortrijk received 6 yellow cards (T. Sainsbury, P. Gueye, R. Alioui, A. Palaversa, G. Dewaele and F. Selemanie).
Also Kortrijk didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players. A. Radovanovic (Kortrijk) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, OH Leuven will have 7 points to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, Kortrijk will stay with 10 points to stay in the 7th place.
In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will play away against Mechelen on the 18th of September with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Mechelen (3 draws). Kortrijk will host against Gent on the 19th of September with a 18-9 head to head statistics in favor of Gent (7 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Anderlecht – Mechelen – 7-2
- Genk – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-1
- Gent – Sporting Charleroi – 2-3
- OH Leuven – Kortrijk – 2-1
- RFC Seraing – Standard Liège – 0-1
