Standard Liège II defeats KRC Genk II 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

LIEGE. Standard Liège II was able to turn the tables against KRC Genk II.

By
John Ross
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Standard Liège II defeats KRC Genk II 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

LIEGE. Standard Liège II succeeded in turn the tables against KRC Genk II. It was KRC Genk II to score first with a goal from Ibrahima Sory Bangoura. Nonetheless, later Standard Liège II found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Daan Dierckx (21′), Josue Ndenge Kongolo (32′) and Brahim Ghalidi (64′).

The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Stevens with the collaboration of Koen Thijs and . The 4th official was Hannes De Couvreur. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.13 degrees Celsius or 44.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Standard Liège II

3 - 1

Team 1

KRC Genk II

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 13 Total 21
  • 4 On Target 9
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 7
  • 88 Attack 103
  • 93 Dangerous attack 89
  • 75 Ball safe 71
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 16 Total 15
  • 8 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

KRC Genk II had a strong ball possession 55% while Standard Liège II was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Standard Liège II had a more offensive attitude with 93 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Standard Liège II won the match​.

Standard Liège II shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, KRC Genk II shot 21 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Standard Liège II received 8 yellow cards (Steeven Assengue, Ilyes Ziani, Daan Dierckx, Birame Diaw, Amine Benfriha, Lucas Noubi, Noah Mawete Kinsiona and Rabby Mateta Pepa). Talking about the opposition, KRC Genk II received 2 yellow cards (Ibrahima Sory Bangoura and Faissal Al Mazyani).

Match Timeline

6'
Ibrahima Sory Bangoura(goal)
Daan Dierckx- Yellow
14'
Ilyes Ziani- Yellow
16'
Birame Diaw- Yellow
18'
Daan Dierckx(goal)Brahim Ghalidi
21'
26'
Faissal Al Mazyani- Yellow
32'
38'
Ibrahima Sory Bangoura- Yellow
Noah Mawete Kinsiona - Yellow
45'
46'
Adnane Abid- sub ->Konstantinos Karetsas
Rabby Mateta Pepa- sub ->Noah Mawete Kinsiona
54'
Brahim Ghalidi(penalty)
64'
65'
Robin Mirisola- sub ->Victory Beniangba
65'
Cédric Nuozzi- sub ->Kelvin John
71'
Nolan Martens- sub ->Faissal Al Mazyani
Amine Benfriha- sub ->Brahim Ghalidi
71'
Thiago Paulo da Silva- sub ->Birame Diaw
71'
81'
Steeven Assengue- sub ->Noah Makembo-Ntemo
85'
Rabby Mateta Pepa- Yellow
86'
Samy Tory- sub ->Henry Lawrence
86'
90'
Zaïd Bafdili- sub ->Ibrahima Sory Bangoura
Steeven Assengue- Yellow
90'
Amine Benfriha- 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

After this match, Standard Liège II will have 9 points to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, KRC Genk II will stay with 11 points like KV Oostende to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Standard Liège II will play away against Zulte-Waregem on the 2nd of March with a 0-0 head to head record.

KRC Genk II will host Lommel United on the 24th of February with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Lommel United (0 draws).

Standard Liège II – Formation

Standard Liège II
G
Matthieu Epolo 40.Belgium
8.9
D
Birame Diaw 5.Senegal
6.7
71' 18'
D
Daan Dierckx 29.Belgium
8.1
14' Goals21'
D
L. Noubi 51.Belgium
7.3
81'
M
Henry Lawrence 2.England
7.3
86'
M
Noah Makembo-Ntemo 20.Belgium
6.3
85'
M
Ilyes Ziani 24.Morocco
8.2
16'
M
Noah Mawete Kinsiona  26.Belgium
6.7
54' 45'
M
Hakim Sahabo 77.Rwanda
6.7
F
Soufiane Benjdida  9.Morocco
6.7
F
Brahim Ghalidi 55.Belgium
8.7
71' Goals64'
Substitutes
G
Elias Mago 1.Morocco
D
Samy Tory 4.Morocco
6.6
86'
D
Thiago Paulo da Silva 27.Belgium
6.7
71'
M
Steeven Assengue 7.Belgium
6.4
85' 90'
M
Rabby Mateta Pepa 23.Belgium
7.0
54' 86'
F
Adrien Giunta 10.Belgium
F
Amine Benfriha 12.Belgium
6.8
71' 90'

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

The manager Joseph Laumann decided to play with the following team: Matthieu Epolo (8.9), Birame Diaw (6.7), Lucas Noubi (7.3), Daan Dierckx (8.1), Henry Lawrence (7.3), Noah Mawete Kinsiona (6.7), Hakim Sahabo (6.7), Noah Makembo-Ntemo (6.3), Ilyes Ziani (8.2), Brahim Ghalidi (8.7) and Soufiane Benjdida (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Elias Mago, Samy Tory (6.6), Steeven Assengue (6.4), Adrien Giunta, Amine Benfriha (6.8), Rabby Mateta Pepa (7.0) and Thiago Paulo da Silva (6.7).

Substitutions

Standard Liège II made 5 changes: Noah Mawete Kinsiona for Rabby Mateta Pepa (54′), Birame Diaw for Thiago Paulo da Silva (71′), Brahim Ghalidi for Amine Benfriha (71′), Henry Lawrence for Samy Tory (86′) and Noah Makembo-Ntemo for Steeven Assengue (85′).

Best player: Matthieu Epolo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège II was the goalkeeper: Matthieu Epolo. His rating is 8.87. He performed 9 saves.

KRC Genk II – Formation

KRC Genk II
G
Mike Penders  41.Belgium
6.6
D
Faissal Al Mazyani 63.Morocco
6.4
71' 26'
D
Josue Kongolo 72.Belgium
6.4
D
Alfred Caicedo  75.Ecuador
7.0
D
Brad Manguelle 76.Belgium
7.0
M
Kelvin John 20.Tanzania
7.1
65'
M
Noah Adedeji-Sternberg 67.Belgium
7.7
M
Thomas Claes 68.Belgium
7.9
M
Ibrahima Sory Bangoura 70.Guinea
7.5
90' 38' Goals6'
M
Konstantinos Karetsas 78.Belgium
7.0
46'
F
Victory Beniangba 79.Nigeria
6.7
65'
Substitutes
G
Matthias Pieklak 71.Belgium
D
Nolan Martens 64.Belgium
6.4
71'
M
Christian Akpan 65.Nigeria
M
Zaïd Bafdili 66.Belgium
90'
F
Adnane Abid 48.Belgium
7.5
46'
F
Robin Mirisola 59.Belgium
7.0
65'
F
Cédric Nuozzi 74.Belgium
7.3
65'

KRC Genk II started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jelle Coen played with: Mike Penders (6.6), Alfred Caicedo (7.0), Brad Manguelle (7.0), Josue Ndenge Kongolo (6.4), Faissal Al Mazyani (6.4), Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (7.5), Konstantinos Karetsas (7.0), Kelvin John (7.1), Thomas Claes (7.9), Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (7.7) and Victory Beniangba (6.7).

They had on the bench: Adnane Abid (7.5), Robin Mirisola (7.0), Nolan Martens (6.4), Christian Akpan, Zaïd Bafdili, Mathis Pieklak and Cédric Nuozzi (7.3).

Substitutions

KRC Genk II made 5 changes: Faissal Al Mazyani for Nolan Martens (71′), Ibrahima Sory Bangoura for Zaïd Bafdili (90′), Konstantinos Karetsas for Adnane Abid (46′), Kelvin John for Cédric Nuozzi (65′) and Victory Beniangba for Robin Mirisola (65′).

Best player: Thomas Claes​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for KRC Genk II was Thomas Claes.

His rating is (7.9) with 49 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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