LIER. RWDM tops Lierse Kempenzonen 1-0 after T. Ephestion scored just 1 goal (29′). Lierse Kempenzonen lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

RWDM remained with 10 players after L. Nangis received a red card in the 55′. Anyway, RWDM still found a way to win this encounter playing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Herman Vanderpoortenstadion stadium in Lier on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Laurent Willems who was helped by Tom Glazemaekers and Michele Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Tim De Keyzer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Lierse Kempenzonen

0 - 1

RWDM

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 10 Total 2
  • 2 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 151 Attack 121
  • 111 Dangerous attack 42
  • 105 Ball safe 125
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Lierse Kempenzonen had a strong ball possession 60% while RWDM was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lierse Kempenzonen had a more offensive attitude with 111 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, RWDM was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Lierse Kempenzonen shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, RWDM shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Lierse Kempenzonen received 3 yellow cards (T. Van Acker, S. Bitsindou and K. Schuermans). Talking about the opposition, RWDM received 2 yellow cards (G. Claes and T. Defourny).

Also, RWDM didn’t finish the match with 11 players after L. Nangis (RWDM) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (55′).

Match Timeline

Thibaut Van Acker - Yellow
1'
29'
35'
41'
Glenn Claes - Yellow
44'
Nils Schouterden- sub ->S. Limbombe
46'
55'
59'
61'
Jarno Libert- sub ->Glenn Claes
68'
68'
Jens Naessens- sub ->B. Laes
73'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Westerlo
56
28
RWDM
49
28
Waasland-Beveren
41
28
Deinze
39
28
Lierse Kempenzonen
36
28
Lommel United
35
28
Royal Excel Mouscron
30
28
Excelsior Virton
21
28

After this match, Lierse Kempenzonen will stay with 18 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, RWDM will have 23 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Lierse Kempenzonen – Formation

Lierse Kempenzonen
G
Jarno De Smet 12.Belgium
D
Kenneth Schuermans 4.Belgium
41'
D
J. Hendrickx 7.Belgium
D
J. Gillekens 27.Belgium
D
Brent Laes 5.Belgium
73'
M
Thibaut Van Acker 8.Belgium
1'
M
Alexander Maes 14.Belgium
61'
M
Scott Romeni Bitsindou 20.Republic of the Congo
35'
F
Ivan Yagan 77.Armenia
F
S. Limbombe 9.Belgium
46'
F
Hakim Abdallah 28.Madagascar
Substitutes
Jens Naessens 49.Belgium
73'
G
B. Brugmans 1.Belgium
D
Pieter De Schrijver 2.Belgium
D
Joeri Poelmans 44.Belgium
M
Nils Schouterden 18.Belgium
46'
M
Guillaume De Schryver 10.Belgium
61'
M
Tibeau Swinnen 6.Belgium

The manager Tom Van Imschoot decided to play with the following team: J. De Smet, K. Schuermans, J. Hendrickx, J. Gillekens, B. Laes, Y. Yagan, T. Van Acker, A. Maes, S. Bitsindou, S. Limbombe and H. Abdallah.

The home team had on the bench: N. Schouterden, G. De Schryver, J. Naessens, T. Swinnen, P. De Schrijver, B. Brughmans and J. Poelmans.

Substitutions

Lierse Kempenzonen made 3 changes: S. Limbombe for N. Schouterden (46′), A. Maes for G. De Schryver (61′) and B. Laes for J. Naessens (73′).

RWDM – Formation

RWDM
G
Théo Defourny 33.Belgium
D
T. Mpati 23.Belgium
D
Gilles Ruyssen 22.Belgium
D
Florian Le Joncour 3.France
M
Glenn Claes 13.Belgium
68' 44'
M
Thomas Ephestion 11.Martinique
68' 29'
M
Nicolas Rommens 94.Belgium
90'
M
Ibrahima Sory Sankhon 14.Guinea
M
T. Gécé 20.Belgium
M
L. Nangis 8.Guadeloupe
55'
F
Kévin Nzuzi Mata 7.France
59'
Substitutes
Sada Diallo 19.Mali
G
Jonathan De Bie 42.Belgium
D
Bryan Van Den Bogaert 18.Belgium
90'
M
Aboubakar Keita 88.Ivory Coast
68'
M
Jarno Libert 24.Belgium
68'
F
Z. El Ouahdi 77.Morocco
59'
F
A. Goncalves 97.France

Vincent Euvrard played with: T. Defourny, T. Mpati, G. Ruyssen, F. Le Joncour, G. Claes, T. Ephestion, N. Rommens, K. Mata, I. Sankhon, T. Gécé and L. Nangis.

They had on the bench: Z. El Ouahdi, A. Keita, J. Libert, B. Van den Bogaert, Alexis Gonçalves, S. Diallo and J. de Bie.

Substitutions

RWDM made 4 changes: K. Nzuzi Mata for Z. El Ouahdi (59′), T. Ephestion for A. Keita (68′), G. Claes for J. Libert (68′) and N. Rommens for B. Van Den Bogaert (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the First Division B.​