BEVEREN. Waasland-Beveren overcame KRC Genk II to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Waasland-Beveren to strike first with a goal of Goduine Koyalipou at the 55′. Then it was a penalty in the 74′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jenthe Mertens gave the win to Waasland-Beveren in the 76′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Kunstrasenplatz Jean-Löring-Sportpark stadium in Beveren on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Laurent Willems assisted by Ruben Wyns and Kevin Debeuckelaere. The 4th official was Klass Clerkx. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.92 degrees Celsius or 46.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 11 Total 15
- 6 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 76 Attack 65
- 55 Dangerous attack 52
- 49 Ball safe 47
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Waasland-Beveren was in firm control of the ball 55% while KRC Genk II was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Waasland-Beveren had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Waasland-Beveren won the match.
Waasland-Beveren shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, KRC Genk II shot 15 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Waasland-Beveren received 3 yellow cards (Jenthe Mertens, Everton Luiz and Louis Verstraete). Talking about the opposition, KRC Genk II received 3 yellow cards (Thomas Claes, Cédric Nuozzi and Ibrahima Sory Bangoura).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Waasland-Beveren has 26 points like Deinze to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, KRC Genk II will stays with 15 points like Standard Liège II to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Waasland-Beveren will play away against Standard Liège II on the 13th of January with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Waasland-Beveren (1 draw).
KRC Genk II will host Deinze on the 13th of January with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Deinze (1 draw).
Waasland-Beveren – Formation
Waasland-Beveren
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76'
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Waasland-Beveren adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Wim De Decker decided to play with the following team: Beau Reus , David Hrnčár , Sheldon Bateau , Jakov Filipović , Jenthe Mertens , Everton Luiz , Louis Verstraete , Taofeek Ismaheel , Tiago Cukur , Anthony Limbombe and Goduine Koyalipou .
The home team had on the bench: Mathis Servais , Dries Wuytens, Maxim De Man, Jay-Dee Geusens , Yousef Salech , Sander Coopman and Giorgi Moistsrapishvili.
Waasland-Beveren could not rely on the presence of Jay-Dee Geusens (injured).
Substitutions
Waasland-Beveren made 3 changes: Tiago Cukur for Jay-Dee Geusens (65′), Goduine Koyalipou for Yousef Salech (82′) and Anthony Limbombe for Mathis Servais (83′).
Player of the match: Jakov Filipović
The player that probably impressed the most for Waasland-Beveren was Jakov Filipović even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 6.
KRC Genk II – Formation
KRC Genk II
Also KRC Genk II adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jelle Coen played with: Mike Penders , Nolan Martens , Brad Manguelle , Josue Ndenge Kongolo , Christian Akpan , Ibrahima Sory Bangoura , Thomas Claes , Kelvin John , Kamiel Van De Perre , Noah Adedeji-Sternberg and Victory Beniangba .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Adnane Abid , Deniz Arabaci, Faissal Al Mazyani, Zaïd Bafdili, Mathis Pieklak, Cédric Nuozzi and Saïdou Nourou Touré .
Substitutions
KRC Genk II made 5 changes: Noah Adedeji-Sternberg for Cédric Nuozzi (64′), Kamiel Van De Perre for Saïdou Nourou Touré (83′), Kelvin John for Adnane Abid (83′), Christian Akpan for Deniz Arabaci (90′) and Christian Akpan for Deniz Arabaci (90′).
Player of the match: Thomas Claes
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for KRC Genk II was Thomas Claes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Challenger Pro League.
- Waasland-Beveren – KRC Genk II – 2-1
- Patro Eisden – Club Brugge II – 4-0
- RSC Anderlecht II – KV Oostende – 0-0
