LIèGE. Lierse Kempenzonen had a spectacular comeback against Liège. Lierse Kempenzonen was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Rue de la Tonne stadium in Liège on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Letellier with the support of Jordan Vandenborre and Bryan Bijnens. The 4th official was Tom Stevens. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.35 degrees Celsius or 47.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 16 Total 13
- 7 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 86 Attack 86
- 71 Dangerous attack 70
- 82 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 18 Total 17
- 5 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Lierse Kempenzonen had a superior ball possession 61% while Liège was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liège was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Lierse Kempenzonen managed to find the solution to win this match.
Liège shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lierse Kempenzonen shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Liège received 5 yellow cards (Zakaria Atteri, Jordan Bustin, Benoit Nyssen, Jonathan D’Ostillio and Reno Wilmots). Regarding the opposition, Lierse Kempenzonen received 5 yellow cards (Obbi Oulare, Stan Van Dessel, Viktor Boone, Sebastiaan Brebels and Jens Teunckens).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Liège will stay with 18 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Lierse Kempenzonen will have 15 points to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Liège will play away against Lommel United on the 2nd of March with a 2-2 head to head record.
Lierse Kempenzonen will host Francs Borains on the 2nd of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Francs Borains (0 draws).
Liège – Formation
Liège
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83'
23'
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 , Benoit Nyssen , Benjamin Edouardo Lambot , Jordan Bustin , Jonathan D’Ostillio , Reno Wilmots , Jérémie Lioka Lima , Alessio Cascio , Yannick Gaby Loemba , Zakaria Atteri and Adriano Bertaccini .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Merlen , Jesse Karma Mputu , Antoine Lejoly, Damien Mouchamps , Lucca Lucker, Tom Panepinto and Emilien Massart.
Substitutions
Liège made 3 changes: Jérémie Lioka Lima for Ryan Merlen (83′), Yannick Gaby Loemba for Damien Mouchamps (83′) and Zakaria Atteri for Jesse Karma Mputu (83′).
Best player: Adriano Bertaccini
The player that probably impressed the most for Liège was Adriano Bertaccini.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Lierse Kempenzonen – Formation
Lierse Kempenzonen
Lierse Kempenzonen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Jo Christiaens played with: Jens Teunckens , Mehdi Tarfi , Luc Marijnissen , Viktor Boone , Joeri Poelmans , Stan Van Dessel , Sebastiaan Brebels , Thibaut Van Acker , Nils Schouterden , Eric Ocansey and Obbi Oulare .
They had on the bench: Aristote Nkaka, Alexandre De Bruyn , Jarno De Smet, Jarno Libert, Jens Cools , Maxim Kireev and Luca Foubert.
Substitutions
Lierse Kempenzonen made 3 changes: Eric Ocansey for Jens Cools (63′), Stan Van Dessel for Maxim Kireev (63′) and Sebastiaan Brebels for Alexandre De Bruyn (74′).
Best player: Obbi Oulare
The player that probably impressed the most for Lierse Kempenzonen was Obbi Oulare.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 20.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Challenger Pro League.
- Liège – Lierse Kempenzonen – 2-4
- Patro Eisden – Zulte-Waregem – 0-3
- Waasland-Beveren – Lommel United – 2-2
