MAASMECHELEN. Zulte-Waregem was after all too strong for Patro Eisden with the goal of Matheus Machado (41′), Robbe Decostere (65′) and Ruud Vormer (87′).
E. Sam didn’t convert a decisive penalty (4′). That would have allowed Patro Eisden to draw the match.
The match was played at the Patro Stadion stadium in Maasmechelen on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Massimiliano Ledda assisted by Vito Divincenzo and . The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.28 degrees Celsius or 46.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 16 Total 14
- 4 On Target 8
- 10 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 93 Attack 112
- 96 Dangerous attack 106
- 72 Ball safe 74
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Zulte-Waregem had a superior ball possession 55% while Patro Eisden was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Zulte-Waregem was more pushing with 106 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zulte-Waregem won the match.
Patro Eisden shot 16 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Zulte-Waregem shot 14 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Patro Eisden received 2 yellow cards (Y. Gueroui and J. Renson). On the opposite side, Zulte-Waregem received 2 yellow cards (Matheus Machado and Ruud Vormer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Patro Eisden will stay with 19 points to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Zulte-Waregem will have 23 points like Beerschot-Wilrijk to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Patro Eisden will host Lierse Kempenzonen on the 24th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Lierse Kempenzonen (1 draw).
Zulte-Waregem will host Standard Liège II on the 2nd of March with a 0-0 head to head.
Patro Eisden – Formation
Patro Eisden
77'
62'
Patro Eisden started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Stijn Stijnen decided to play with the following team: J. Belin , I. Swers , J. Renson , W. Corstjens , K. Kis , A. Hadj-Moussa , Y. Gueroui , Theo Pierrot , E. Sam , Stef Peeters and B. Dansoko .
The home team had on the bench: H. Dijkhuizen, R. Ferber , M. Bounou , S. Sigurðarson , J. Verlinden, S. Bammens and L. Bamona.
Substitutions
Patro Eisden made 4 changes: Stef Peeters for R. Ferber (35′), W. Corstjens for S. Bammens (77′), Y. Gueroui for M. Bounou (77′) and E. Sam for S. Sigurðarson (77′).
Best player: R. Ferber
The most impressive player for Patro Eisden was R. Ferber.
His rating is with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 35′.
Zulte-Waregem – Formation
Zulte-Waregem
65'
Zulte-Waregem started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Vincent Euvrard played with: Louis Bostyn , Timothy Derijck , Lukas Willen , Joel Bagan , Robbe Decostere , Ruud Vormer , Nicolas Rommens , Abdoulaye Traore , Matheus Machado , Alioune Ndour and Zinho Gano .
They had on the bench: Christian Brüls , Alessandro Ciranni, Kevor Palumets, Modou Tambedou , Ennio Van Der Gouw, Yannick Cappelle and Dylan Demuynck .
Substitutions
Zulte-Waregem made 3 changes: Matheus Machado for Christian Brüls (66′), Abdoulaye Traore for Dylan Demuynck (80′) and Alioune Ndour for Modou Tambedou (80′).
Best player: Robbe Decostere
The player that probably impressed the most for Zulte-Waregem was Robbe Decostere.
His rating is with 1 goal, 54 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
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
