Sint-Truiden prevails over Mechelen 2-0 on Sunday

MECHELEN. Sint-Truiden tops Mechelen with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Koita (5') and a goal from R. Ito (42').

December 4, 2023

MECHELEN. Sint-Truiden prevails over Mechelen with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Koita (5′) and a goal from R. Ito (42′).

The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet who had the assistance of Dirk Gilon and Bryan Bijnens. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.27 degrees Celsius or 36.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.

Match Statistics

Mechelen

0 - 2

Sint-Truiden

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

6 Total 13
5 On Target 5
1 Off Target 6
0 Shots blocked 2

110 Attack 84
55 Dangerous attack 43
0 Ball safe 0

1 Penalties 0
1 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

10 Total 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Mechelen was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Sint-Truiden that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Mechelen was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Sint-Truiden was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Mechelen shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Sint-Truiden shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Mechelen received 1 yellow card (Mory Konaté). Talking about the opposition, Sint-Truiden received 2 yellow cards (Kahveh Zahiroleslam and Wolke Janssens).

Match Timeline

Aboubakary Koita(goal)

Mory Konaté- Yellow

40'

42'

Ryotaro Ito(goal)

45'

Kahveh Zahiroleslam- Yellow

46'

Lion Lauberbach- sub ->Kerim Mrabti

46'

Bilal Bafdili- sub ->Norman Bassette

73'

Patrick Pflücke- sub ->Geoffry Hairemans

73'

77'

J. Fujita- sub ->Ryotaro Ito

77'

Fatih Kaya- sub ->Kahveh Zahiroleslam

86'

Olivier Dumont- sub ->Jarne Steuckers

86'

R. Yamamoto- sub ->Aboubakary Koita

Jannes Van Hecke- sub ->Mory Konaté

87'

90'

Wolke Janssens- sub ->Daiki Hashioka

90'

Wolke Janssens- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Mechelen stays with 18 points like RWDM to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Sint-Truiden will has 22 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away against OH Leuven on the 16th of March with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Mechelen (9 draws).

Sint-Truiden will host Club Brugge on the 16th of March with a 20-2 head to head stats in favor of Club Brugge (9 draws).

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen

Gaëtan Coucke 1.Belgium

6.8

Sandy Walsh 5.Indonesia

6.4

Elias Cobbaut 22.Belgium

6.8

Daam Foulon 23.Belgium

7.3

David Bates 27.Scotland

7.0

Geoffry Hairemans 7.Belgium

7.1

73'

Mory Konaté 8.Guinea

6.7

87'

40'

Rob Schoofs 16.Belgium

7.1

Kerim Mrabti 19.Sweden

7.0

46'

Jordi Vanlerberghe 30.Belgium

7.1

46'

Norman Bassette 70.Belgium

6.7

73'

Substitutes

Yannick Thoelen 15.Belgium

Jannes Van Hecke 6.Belgium

6.8

87'

Ngal'ayel Mukau 34.Belgium

Bilal Bafdili 35.Belgium

6.4

73'

Y. Malede 10.Israel

7.0

46'

Patrick Pflücke 77.Germany

6.4

73'

Lion Lauberbach 20.Germany

6.4

46'

Mechelen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Besnik Hasi decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke (6.8), Sandy Walsh (6.4), David Bates (7.0), Elias Cobbaut (6.8), Daam Foulon (7.3), Mory Konaté (6.7), Jordi Vanlerberghe (7.1), Geoffry Hairemans (7.1), Rob Schoofs (7.1), Kerim Mrabti (7.0) and Norman Bassette (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jannes Van Hecke (6.8), Yonas Malede (7.0), Yannick Thoelen, Lion Lauberbach (6.4), Ngal’ayel Mukau, Bilal Bafdili (6.4) and Patrick Pflücke (6.4).

Substitutions

Mechelen made 5 changes: Jordi Vanlerberghe for Yonas Malede (46′), Kerim Mrabti for Lion Lauberbach (46′), Geoffry Hairemans for Patrick Pflücke (73′), Mory Konaté for Jannes Van Hecke (87′) and Norman Bassette for Bilal Bafdili (73′).

Player of the match: Daam Foulon

The player that probably impressed the most for Mechelen was Daam Foulon.

His rating is (7.3) with 58 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.

Sint-Truiden – Formation

Sint-Truiden

Z. Suzuki 1.Japan

8.2

M. Smets 16.Belgium

7.5

Rein Van Helden 20.Belgium

7.8

Bruno Godeau 31.Belgium

7.3

Daiki Hashioka 4.Japan

7.3

90'

Ryotaro Ito 13.Japan

8.1

77'

42'

M. Delorge-Knieper 17.Belgium

7.3

Eric Junior Bocat 77.France

6.7

Aboubakary Koita 7.Mauritania

8.7

86'

Kahveh Zahiroleslam 15.United States

7.0

77'

45'

J. Steuckers 18.Belgium

7.3

86'

Substitutes

Jo Coppens 12.Belgium

Wolke Janssens 22.Belgium

90'

R. Yamamoto 6.Japan

6.4

86'

J. Fujita 8.Japan

6.8

77'

Olivier Dumont 14.Belgium

6.4

86'

Fatih Kaya 11.Germany

6.3

77'

Joselpho Barnes 23.Ghana

Sint-Truiden started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Thorsten Fink played with: Zion Suzuki (8.2), Rein Van Helden (7.8), Matte Smets (7.5), Bruno Godeau (7.3), Daiki Hashioka (7.3), Mathias Delorge (7.3), Ryotaro Ito (8.1), Eric Junior Bocat (6.7), Jarne Steuckers (7.3), Kahveh Zahiroleslam (7.0) and Aboubakary Koita (8.7).

These were the players on the bench: Rihito Yamamoto (6.4), Joel Chima Fujita (6.8), Fatih Kaya (6.3), Chris Lucketti, Olivier Dumont (6.4), Wolke Janssens and Joselpho Barnes.

Substitutions

Sint-Truiden made 5 changes: Jarne Steuckers for Olivier Dumont (86′), Kahveh Zahiroleslam for Fatih Kaya (77′), Aboubakary Koita for Rihito Yamamoto (86′), Daiki Hashioka for Wolke Janssens (90′) and Ryotaro Ito for Joel Chima Fujita (77′).

Player of the match: Aboubakary Koita

The most impressive player for Sint-Truiden was Aboubakary Koita.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 22 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.