ANTWERP. Beerschot-Wilrijk overcome Francs Borains to win 2-1. A goal from A. Curci was decisive in the 89min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Beerschot-Wilrijk to strike first with an own goal of Levi Malungu at the 51′. Then Ayouba Kosiah scored again for Beerschot-Wilrijk in the 73′ minute. Eventually, Alessio Curci reduced the distance for Francs Borains (89′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Beerschot-Wilrijk made the most of its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Olympisch Stadion stadium in Antwerp on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Stevens with the support of Kristof Borms and Michiel De Cuyper. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.22 degrees Celsius or 72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Beerschot-Wilrijk

2 - 1

Francs Borains

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 17 Total 11
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 86 Attack 75
  • 33 Dangerous attack 47
  • 79 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
  • 9 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 16
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Beerschot-Wilrijk had a strong ball possession 58% while Francs Borains was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Francs Borains was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Beerschot-Wilrijk found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 17 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Francs Borains shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Beerschot-Wilrijk received 4 yellow cards (Marco Weymans, Welat Cagro , Tom Reyners and Mardochee Nzita). Talking about the opposition, Francs Borains received 1 yellow card (Clément Tainmont).

Match Timeline

Tom Reyners- Yellow
28'
Mardochée Nzita- sub ->Tom Reyners
46'
Benjamin Pauwels- sub ->Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi
46'
51'
L. Malungu(own-goal)
Mardochée Nzita- Yellow
60'
61'
F. Guirassy- sub ->Thierno Diallo
69'
C. Tainmont- Yellow
Ayouba Kosiah (goal)Katuku Derrick Tshimanga
73'
Charly Keita- sub ->Ayouba Kosiah
76'
82'
H. Chaabi- sub ->Clément Tainmont
82'
Alessio Curci- sub ->Mathias Francotte
Marco Weymans- sub ->Simion Michez
84'
Welat Cagro- Yellow
88'
89'
Alessio Curci(goal)
Axl Van Himbeeck- sub ->Welat Cagro
89'
Marco Weymans- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Beerschot-Wilrijk
56
30
Dender
54
30
Deinze
53
30
Lommel United
52
30
Zulte-Waregem
51
30
Patro Eisden
51
30
Liège
49
30
Waasland-Beveren
45
30
KRC Genk II
37
30
Club Brugge II
37
30
Lierse Kempenzonen
35
30
RSC Anderlecht II
34
30
KV Oostende
32
30
Francs Borains
32
30
RFC Seraing
28
30
Standard Liège II
17
30

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Beerschot-Wilrijk will host Waasland-Beveren on the 16th of September with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Beerschot-Wilrijk (1 draw).

Francs Borains will host Lierse Kempenzonen on the 17th of September with a 0-0 head to head.

Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation

Beerschot-Wilrijk
G
Davor Matijas 71.Croatia
7.1
D
Hervé Matthys 3.Belgium
7.6
D
Ibrahim Alhassan 8.Nigeria
7.5
46'
D
Apostolos Konstantopoulos 66.Greece
7.3
M
Ryan Sanusi 18.Belgium
8.2
M
Derrick Tshimanga 26.Belgium
7.1
M
Welat Cagro 47.Belgium
6.9
89' 88'
M
Simion Michez 75.Belgium
7.2
84'
F
Tom Reyners 7.Belgium
6.5
46' 28'
F
Ayouba Kosiah 9.Liberia
7.8
76' 73'
F
Thibaud Verlinden 10.Belgium
7.5
Substitutes
G
Bill Lathouwers 1.Belgium
D
Mardochée Nzita 24.Belgium
7.0
46' 60'
D
Marco Weymans 28.Burundi
84' 90'
D
Félix Nzouango 55.France
M
Benjamin Pauwels 29.Belgium
6.7
46'
M
Axl Van Himbeeck 52.Belgium
89'
F
Charly Keita 27.France
76'

Beerschot-Wilrijk started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Andreas Wieland decided to play with the following team: Davor Matijaš (7.1), Apostolos Konstantopoulos (7.3), Herve Matthys (7.6), Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi (7.5), Simion Michez (7.2), Ryan Sanusi (8.2), Welat Cagro  (6.9), Katuku Derrick Tshimanga (7.1), Tom Reyners (6.5), Ayouba Kosiah (7.8) and Thibaud Verlinden (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Bill Lathouwers, Mardochee Nzita (7.0), Charly Keita, Marco Weymans, Benjamin Pauwels (6.7), Axl Van Himbeeck and Félix Nzouango Bikien.

Beerschot-Wilrijk could not rely on the presence of Charly Keita (injured).

Substitutions

Beerschot-Wilrijk made 5 changes: Tom Reyners for Mardochee Nzita (46′), Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi for Benjamin Pauwels (46′), Ayouba Kosiah for Charly Keita (76′), Simion Michez for Marco Weymans (84′) and Welat Cagro  for Axl Van Himbeeck (89′).

Best player: Ryan Sanusi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Beerschot-Wilrijk was Ryan Sanusi even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 98 passes (0% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Francs Borains – Formation

Francs Borains
G
A. Saussez 26.Belgium
6.3
D
T. Mpati 21.Belgium
6.3
D
L. Malungu 23.Belgium
6.8
D
M. Francotte 28.Belgium
6.9
82'
D
Sidney Obissa 69.Gabon
6.6
M
M. Itrak 8.Croatia
7.0
M
M. Healy 15.Republic of Ireland
6.9
M
T. Diallo 38.Belgium
6.8
61'
F
C. Tainmont 7.France
7.2
82' 69'
F
Teddy Chevalier 9.France
6.6
F
C. Lavie 25.France
6.4
Substitutes
G
Ouparine Djoco 40.Guinea-Bissau
D
G. Grisez 17.Belgium
D
R. Donnez 18.Belgium
M
P. Walicki 20.Belgium
F
H. Chaabi 10.France
82'
F
Alessio Curci 16.Luxembourg
82' 89'
F
F. Guirassy 96.Guinea
7.0
61'

Francs Borains started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Arnauld Mercier played with: Adrien Saussez (6.3), Mathias Francotte (6.9), Levi Malungu (6.8), Sidney Obissa (6.6), Tracy Mpati Bibuangu (6.3), Mateo Itrak (7.0), Thierno Diallo (6.8), Matthew Healy (6.9), Clément Tainmont (7.2), Teddy Chevalier (6.6) and Corenthyn Lavie (6.4).

They had on the bench: Hedy Chaabi, Alessio Curci, Grégory Grisez, Romain Donnez, Patryk Walicki, Ouparine Djoco and Fode Guirassy (7.0).

Substitutions

Francs Borains made 3 changes: Clément Tainmont for Hedy Chaabi (82′), Mathias Francotte for Alessio Curci (82′) and Thierno Diallo for Fode Guirassy (61′).

Best player: Clément Tainmont​

The most impressive player for Francs Borains was Clément Tainmont.

His rating is (7.2) with 19 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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