Sporting Charleroi steals a draw against Standard Liège. HIGHLIGHTS

CHARLEROI. Sporting Charleroi was capable to capture a late draw against Standard Liège with a late goal from M. Ilaimaharitra.

Luke Meyer

August 17, 2023

CHARLEROI. Sporting Charleroi found a way to capture a draw against Standard Liège with a late goal from M. Ilaimaharitra scored in the (90′) after Standard Liège got a lead with a goal from D. Drăguş (31′). Sporting Charleroi was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi stadium in Charleroi on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge who was helped by Quentin Lesceux and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Wim Smet. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.93 degrees Celsius or 69.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.

Match Statistics

Sporting Charleroi

1 - 1

Standard Liège

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

18 Total 7
4 On Target 2
10 Off Target 2
5 Shots blocked 3

117 Attack 92
67 Dangerous attack 23
0 Ball safe 0

1 Penalties 0
13 Corners 2

Fouls

11 Total 12
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 1

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sporting Charleroi had a strong ball possession 57% while Standard Liège was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Charleroi had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sporting Charleroi to win the match.

Sporting Charleroi shot 18 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Standard Liège shot 7 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sporting Charleroi received 3 yellow cards (Aron Dønnum, Damien Marcq and Jonas Bager). On the other side, Standard Liège received 3 yellow cards (Marco Ilaimaharitra, Carl Hoefkens and Zinho Vanheusden).

(Sporting Charleroi) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Also, Standard Liège didn’t end the match with 11 players after Nathan Ngoy (Standard Liège) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (89′).

Match Timeline

29'

Marco Ilaimaharitra- Yellow

29'

31'

Jonas Bager- sub ->Stefan Knežević

46'

71'

Dillon Sheppard- Yellow

69'

Ryota Morioka- sub ->Mehdi Boukamir

75'

77'

Oday Dabbagh(VAR)

86'

89'

Nathan Ngoy - Red

Marco Ilaimaharitra(penalty)

90'

Marco Ilaimaharitra(penalty)

90'

Gilles Dewaele- sub ->Romaine Mundle

Antoine Bernier- sub ->Oday Dabbagh

90'

Marco Ilaimaharitra- Red

90'

Zinho Vanheusden - Yellow

Marco Ilaimaharitra(VAR)

90'

Jonas Bager- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Sporting Charleroi has 2 points to occupy the 11th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Standard Liège has 1 points (13th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Sporting Charleroi will play away against Club Brugge on the 16th of September with a 23-5 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (12 draws).

Standard Liège will play away agasint AS Eupen on the 17th of September with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi

Hervé Koffi 16.Burkina Faso

7.1

Stefan Knezevic 3.Switzerland

6.8

46'

Dillon Sheppard 25.France

7.1

69'

M. Boukamir 32.Morocco

7.1

75'

Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria

7.1

Isaac Mbenza 7.Belgium

7.3

Youssouph Badji 10.Senegal

6.7

Daan Heymans 18.Belgium

7.1

Marco Ilaimaharitra 26.Madagascar

7.3

90'

90', 90'

Zan Rogelj 29.Slovenia

6.7

Oday Dabbagh 9.Palestine

7.0

90'

Substitutes

Pierre Patron 1.France

Jonas Bager 2.Denmark

6.9

46'

90'

Stelios Andreou 21.Cyprus

R. Monticelli 27.Belgium

Antoine Bernier 17.Belgium

6.6

90'

Ryota Morioka 44.Japan

75'

Mitchy Ntelo 88.Belgium

Sporting Charleroi started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: Hervé Koffi (7.1), Mehdi Boukamir (7.1), Damien Marcq (7.1), Stefan Knežević (6.8), Žan Rogelj (6.7), Marco Ilaimaharitra (7.3), Adem Zorgane (7.1), Isaac Mbenza (7.3), Daan Heymans (7.1), Youssouph Badji (6.7) and Oday Dabbagh (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Pierre Patron, Jonas Bager (6.9), Antoine Bernier (6.6), Stelios Andreou, Roméo Monticelli, Ryota Morioka and Mitchy Ntelo.

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 3 changes: Stefan Knežević for Jonas Bager (46′), Mehdi Boukamir for Ryota Morioka (75′) and Oday Dabbagh for Antoine Bernier (90′).

Best player: Isaac Mbenza

The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting Charleroi was Isaac Mbenza.

His rating is (7.3) with 20 passes (0% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 17 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège

Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium

7.1

Nathan Ngoy 3.Belgium

7.6

89'

Zinho Vanheusden 4.Belgium

7.2

90'

Merveille Bokadi 20.DR Congo

7.1

Hayao Kawabe 6.Japan

7.2

77'

Isaac Price 8.Northern Ireland

6.8

Aron Dønnum 11.Norway

7.1

Marlon Fossey 13.United States

7.1

Aiden O'Neill 24.Australia

6.7

Denis Drăguş 7.Romania

7.2

71'

31'

Wilfried Kanga 14.France

7.1

Substitutes

Laurent Henkinet 30.Belgium

Gilles Dewaele 2.Belgium

6.3

90'

Noah Dodeigne 31.Belgium

L. Noubi 51.Belgium

R. Mundle 21.England

71'

Sacha Bansé 27.Burkina Faso

77'

C. Çanak 61.Belgium

N. Ohio 10.Netherlands

Standard Liège started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Geoffrey Valenne played with: Arnaud Bodart (7.1), Zinho Vanheusden (7.2), Merveille Bokadi (7.1), Nathan Ngoy (7.6), Marlon Fossey (7.1), Hayao Kawabe (7.2), Aiden O’Neill (6.7), Isaac Price (6.8), Aron Dønnum (7.1), Denis Drăguş (7.2) and Denis Dragus, Wilfried Kanga (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gilles Dewaele (6.3), Noah Ohio, Romaine Mundle, Sacha Bansé, Laurent Henkinet, Noah Dodeigne, Lucas Noubi and Cihan Canak.