LIEGE. Mechelen succeeded in snatch a draw against Standard Liège with a late goal from R. Schoofs scored in the (89′) after Standard Liège got a lead with a goal from H. Kawabe (22′).
The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme assisted by Lennert Jans and Dirk Gilon. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.76 degrees Celsius or 53.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 10 Total 11
- 4 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 118 Attack 101
- 57 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 19
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Standard Liège was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Standard Liège had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Standard Liège to win the match.
Standard Liège shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mechelen shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Standard Liège received 1 yellow card (Zinho Vanheusden). Regarding the opposition, Mechelen received 4 yellow cards (Mory Konate, Lion Lauberbach, Gaëtan Coucke and Elias Cobbaut).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Standard Liège will have 17 points like Sint-Truiden to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Mechelen will have 12 points like OH Leuven to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will host AS Eupen on the 16th of March with a 11-3 head to head in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).
Mechelen will play away agasint OH Leuven on the 16th of March with a 11-10 head to head in favor of Mechelen (9 draws).
Standard Liège – Formation
Standard Liège
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22'
Standard Liège started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Carl Hoefkens decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart , Zinho Vanheusden , Merveille Bokadi , Konstantinos Laifis , Marlon Fossey , Hayao Kawabe , Isaac Hayden , Steven Alzate , Cihan Canak , Kamal Sowah and Wilfried Kanga .
The home team had on the bench: Gilles Dewaele , Isaac Price , Moussa Djenepo, William Balikwisha , Aiden O’Neill , Stipe Perica and Laurent Henkinet.
Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of Gilles Dewaele (injured), William Balikwisha (injured) and Stipe Perica (injured).
Substitutions
Standard Liège made 5 changes: Marlon Fossey for Gilles Dewaele (11′), Steven Alzate for Aiden O’Neill (68′), Isaac Hayden for Isaac Price (68′), Hayao Kawabe for William Balikwisha (87′) and Kamal Sowah for Stipe Perica (88′).
Best player: Hayao Kawabe
The player that probably impressed the most for Standard Liège was Hayao Kawabe.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
Mechelen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Steven Defour played with: Gaëtan Coucke , Sandy Walsh , David Bates , Elias Cobbaut , Daam Foulon , Patrick Pflücke , Rob Schoofs , Mory Konate , Kerim Mrabti , Lion Lauberbach and Bilal Bafdili .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jannes Van Hecke, Geoffry Hairemans , Tristan Loiseaux, Yannick Thoelen, Jordi Vanlerberghe , Ngal’ayel Mukau, Bill Antonio and Norman Bassette .
Mechelen could not rely on the presence of Geoffry Hairemans (injured) and Norman Bassette (injured).
Substitutions
Mechelen made 4 changes: Bilal Bafdili for Geoffry Hairemans (73′), Sandy Walsh for Jordi Vanlerberghe (85′), Patrick Pflücke for Bill Antonio (84′) and Lion Lauberbach for Norman Bassette (70′).
Best player: Daam Foulon
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mechelen was Daam Foulon.
His rating is with 57 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sporting Charleroi – Gent – 1-3
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Club Brugge – 2-1
- Cercle Brugge – Anderlecht – 0-3
- Standard Liège – Mechelen – 1-1
