Liège recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Lommel United 2-1

LIèGE. Liège found a way to reverse the scoreline against Lommel United to win 2-1.

October 2, 2023

LIèGE. Liège was capable to reverse the scoreline against Lommel United to win 2-1. It was Lommel United to strike first with a goal of Igor Vetokele at the 25′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Adriano Bertaccini gave the win to Liège in the 68′ minute. Lommel United was surely superior in terms of ball possession (67%).

The match was played at the Stade Rue de la Tonne stadium in Liège on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Theophile Diskeuve assisted by Nicolas Maszowez and Mark Janssen. The 4th official was Dunken Van De Velde. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.32 degrees Celsius or 73.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.

Match Statistics

Liège

2 - 1

Lommel United

! 33 Ball Possession 67

Shots

18 Total 15
5 On Target 4
7 Off Target 5
6 Shots blocked 6

70 Attack 94
49 Dangerous attack 44
59 Ball safe 80

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 5

Fouls

11 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Lommel United had a strong ball possession 67% while Liège was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liège was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liège won the match.

Liège shot 18 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Lommel United shot 15 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Liège received 2 yellow cards (Yannick Gaby Loemba and Reno Wilmots). Regarding the opposition, Lommel United received 4 yellow cards (Rob Nizet, Dries Wouters, Sam De Grand and Alex Granell).

Match Timeline

Sam De Grand- Yellow

25'

Igor Vetokele(goal)Lucas Schoofs

26'

Alex Granell- Yellow

R. Wilmots- Yellow

42'

A. Cascio- sub ->Damien Mouchamps

46'

M. Mouhli- sub ->Abian Arslan

46'

B. Lambot(goal)Reno Wilmots

57'

68'

72'

Amar Fatah- sub ->Juho Talvitie

72'

Arthur- sub ->Alex Granell

Jesse Karma Mputu- sub ->Adriano Bertaccini

82'

86'

J. Lioka- sub ->Benjamin Edouardo Lambot

87'

Álvaro Santos Correa- sub ->Igor Vetokele

90'

Dries Wouters- Yellow

Y. Loemba- Yellow

90'

L. Lucker- sub ->Benoit Bruggeman

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Liège will have 12 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Lommel United will stay with 15 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Liège will play away with Lommel United on the 2nd of March with a 2-2 head to head record.

Lommel United will host Liège on the 2nd of March with a 2-2 head to head.

Liège – Formation

Liège

K. Debaty 1.Belgium

7.0

J. Bustin 4.Belgium

7.3

B. Nyssen 18.Belgium

7.3

B. Lambot 19.Belgium

7.7

87'

57'

J. D'Ostilio 25.Belgium

6.4

B. Bruggeman 7.Belgium

7.5

90'

D. Mouchamps 13.Belgium

6.4

46'

A. Arslan 15.Belgium

6.4

46'

Y. Loemba 23.Republic of the Congo

7.0

90'

R. Wilmots 24.Belgium

7.7

42'

Adriano Bertaccini 9.Belgium

8.1

82'

68'

Substitutes

A. Lejoly 12.Belgium

J. Lioka 2.France

6.4

87'

L. Lucker 14.Belgium

90'

M. Mouhli 10.Belgium

7.5

46'

M. Cavelier 26.Belgium

Jesse Karma Mputu 8.Belgium

6.8

82'

A. Cascio 21.Belgium

7.3

46'

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

The manager Gaëtan Englebert decided to play with the following team: Kevin Debaty (7.0), Benoit Nyssen (7.3), Benjamin Edouardo Lambot (7.7), Jordan Bustin (7.3), Jonathan D’Ostillio (6.4), Reno Wilmots (7.7), Yannick Gaby Loemba (7.0), Damien Mouchamps (6.4), Abian Arslan (6.4), Benoit Bruggeman (7.5) and Adriano Bertaccini (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jérémie Lioka Lima (6.4), Jesse Karma Mputu (6.8), Mohamed Mouhli (7.5), Antoine Lejoly, Lucca Lucker, Alessio Cascio (7.3) and Maxime Cavelier.

Liège could not rely on the presence of Jesse Karma Mputu (injured), Jérémie Lioka Lima (injured) and Mohamed Mouhli (injured).

Substitutions

Liège made 5 changes: Adriano Bertaccini for Jesse Karma Mputu (82′), Benoit Bruggeman for Lucca Lucker (90′), Benjamin Edouardo Lambot for Jérémie Lioka Lima (87′), Damien Mouchamps for Alessio Cascio (46′) and Abian Arslan for Mohamed Mouhli (46′).

Best player: Adriano Bertaccini

The most impressive player for Liège was Adriano Bertaccini.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 13 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Lommel United – Formation

Lommel United

N. Ivezić 1.Montenegro

6.8

K. Aguilar 2.Peru

6.6

Dries Wouters 5.Belgium

7.5

90'

Yeboah Amankwah 38.Ghana

6.6

Sam De Grand 79.Netherlands

6.8

86'

Dermane Karim 8.Togo

6.3

Lucas Schoofs 15.Belgium

7.7

Alex Granell 23.Spain

7.9

72'

26'

Igor Vetokele 10.Angola

7.7

87'

25'

Zalán Vancsa 30.Hungary

7.7

J. Talvitie 32.Finland

7.3

72'

Substitutes

Francesco Di Bartolo Zuccarello 12.Italy

Rob Nizet 3.Belgium

6.4

86'

90'

Jhon Banguera 13.Colombia

Álvaro Santos Correa 21.Spain

6.8

87'

Robin Henkens 7.Belgium

Amar Fatah 11.Sweden

7.0

72'

Arthur 19.Brazil

6.3

72'

Lommel United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Steve Bould played with: Nikola Ivezić (6.8), Kluiverth Aguilar (6.6), Yeboah Amankwah (6.6), Dries Wouters (7.5), Sam De Grand (6.8), Lucas Schoofs (7.7), Karim Dermane (6.3), Alex Granell (7.9), Juho Talvitie (7.3), Igor Vetokele (7.7) and Zalán Vancsa (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Rob Nizet (6.4), Robin Henkens, Amar Fatah (7.0), Francesco Di Bartolo Zuccarello, Jhon Banguera, Arthur (6.3) and Álvaro Santos Correa (6.8).

Lommel United could not rely on the presence of Amar Fatah (injured).

Substitutions

Lommel United made 4 changes: Alex Granell for Arthur (72′), Igor Vetokele for Álvaro Santos Correa (87′), Sam De Grand for Rob Nizet (86′) and Juho Talvitie for Amar Fatah (72′).