LIER. Zulte-Waregem tops Lierse Kempenzonen 1-0 after J. Vossen scored a penalty (54′). Zulte-Waregem took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Herman Vanderpoortenstadion stadium in Lier on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Michiel Allaerts assisted by Michiel De Cuyper and Kevin Debeuckelaere. The 4th official was . The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.46 degrees Celsius or 47.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Lierse Kempenzonen stays with 18 points to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Zulte-Waregem will has 29 points like Beerschot-Wilrijk to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Lierse Kempenzonen will play away against Lommel United on the 16th of December with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Lommel United (1 draw).
Zulte-Waregem will host RFC Seraing on the 16th of December with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (1 draw).
Lierse Kempenzonen – Formation
Lierse Kempenzonen
52'
61'
Lierse Kempenzonen adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jo Christiaens decided to play with the following team: Jens Teunckens , Jarno Libert , Luc Marijnissen , Viktor Boone , Joeri Poelmans , Sebastiaan Brebels , Jens Cools , Thibaut Van Acker , Stan Van Dessel , Obbi Oulare and Eric Ocansey .
The home team had on the bench: Aristote Nkaka, Alexandre De Bruyn , Mehdi Tarfi, Jarno De Smet, Nils Schouterden , Senda Mukandila and Maxim Kireev.
Substitutions
Lierse Kempenzonen made 2 changes: Jarno Libert for Nils Schouterden (61′) and Jens Cools for Alexandre De Bruyn (77′).
Player of the match: Jens Teunckens
The most impressive player for Lierse Kempenzonen was the goalkeeper: Jens Teunckens. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.
Zulte-Waregem – Formation
Zulte-Waregem
54'
Also Zulte-Waregem adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Vincent Euvrard played with: Ennio Van Der Gouw , Modou Tambedou , Andres Labie , Lukas Willen , Alessandro Ciranni , Robbe Decostere , Nicolas Rommens , Ruud Vormer , Abdoulaye Traore , Matheus Machado and Dylan Demuynck .
These were the players on the bench: Louis Bostyn, Jelle Vossen , Mohamed Guindo, Christian Brüls , Kevor Palumets , Joel Bagan and Thibaud Sergeant.
Zulte-Waregem could not rely on the presence of Joel Bagan (injured).
Substitutions
Zulte-Waregem made 4 changes: Andres Labie for Joel Bagan (22′), Dylan Demuynck for Jelle Vossen (46′), Matheus Machado for Kevor Palumets (72′) and Ruud Vormer for Christian Brüls (86′).
Player of the match: Abdoulaye Traore
The player that probably impressed the most for Zulte-Waregem was Abdoulaye Traore even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 25 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Challenger Pro League.
- Lierse Kempenzonen – Zulte-Waregem – 0-1
- Standard Liège II – Dender – 0-4
- Club Brugge II – RSC Anderlecht II – 0-1
