Sporting Charleroi tops Mechelen 3-1 with 2 goals from A. Zorgane

CHARLEROI. Sporting Charleroi overcame Mechelen 3-1 thanks to A. Zorgane who scored in the 3rd and 90th minute.

By
John Ross
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Sporting Charleroi tops Mechelen 3-1 with 2 goals from A. Zorgane

CHARLEROI. Sporting Charleroi overcome Mechelen 3-1 thanks to A. Zorgane who scored in the 3rd and 90th minute. Sporting Charleroi got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Adem Zorgane (3′) and Youssuf Sylla (28′). Mechelen tried to recover with a goal from Norman Bassette (66′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by Adem Zorgane for Sporting Charleroi. Mechelen was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi stadium in Charleroi on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer with the collaboration of Yves De Neve and Michele Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Nicolas Laforge. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.47 degrees Celsius or 47.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sporting Charleroi

3 - 1

Team 1

Mechelen

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 16 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 96 Attack 114
  • 41 Dangerous attack 73
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Mechelen had a strong ball possession 63% while Sporting Charleroi was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mechelen was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sporting Charleroi was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Sporting Charleroi shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Mechelen shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sporting Charleroi received 2 yellow cards (Žan Rogelj and Jonas Bager). Talking about the opposition, Mechelen received 1 yellow card (Kerim Mrabti).

Match Timeline

Adem Zorgane(goal)Isaac Mbenza
3'
Y. Sylla(goal)Parfait Guiagon
28'
Jonas Bager- Yellow
44'
46'
Bill Antonio - sub ->Sandy Walsh
Marco Ilaimaharitra- sub ->Ryota Morioka
46'
Zan Rogelj- Yellow
49'
66'
Norman Bassette(goal)Daam Foulon
A. Benbouali- sub ->Youssuf Sylla
67'
70'
Kerim Mrabti- Yellow
Antoine Bernier- sub ->Parfait Guiagon
78'
80'
Lion Lauberbach- sub ->Mory Konaté
88'
Patrick Pflücke- sub ->Geoffry Hairemans
M. Delavallée- sub ->Hervé Koffi
90'
Daan Heymans- sub ->Isaac Mbenza
90'
Adem Zorgane(goal)Daan Heymans
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Anderlecht
63
30
Union Saint-Gilloise
41
6
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
47
30
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
6
Cercle Brugge
47
30
Mechelen
45
30
Sint-Truiden
40
30
Standard Liège
34
30
Westerlo
30
30
OH Leuven
29
30
Sporting Charleroi
29
30
AS Eupen
24
30
Kortrijk
24
30
RWDM
23
30

After this match, Sporting Charleroi has 21 points like Westerlo and RWDM to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Mechelen will stays with 22 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Sporting Charleroi will play away against Antwerp on the 20th of January with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Sporting Charleroi (3 draws).

Mechelen will play away against Gent on the 20th of January with a 19-7 head to head record in favor of Gent (9 draws).

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi
G
Hervé Koffi 16.Burkina Faso
7.1
90'
D
Jonas Bager 2.Denmark
6.8
44'
D
Jules Van Cleemput  4.Belgium
7.3
D
Stelios Andreou 21.Cyprus
7.3
M
Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria
9.7
Goals3', 90'
M
Isaac Mbenza  7.Belgium
7.9
90'
M
Parfait Guiagon 8.Ivory Coast
7.5
78'
M
Vetle Dragsnes 15.Norway
6.7
M
Zan Rogelj 29.Slovenia
7.1
49'
M
Ryota Morioka 44.Japan
7.1
46'
F
Y. Sylla 80.Belgium
7.3
67' Goals28'
Substitutes
G
M. Delavallée 55.Belgium
90'
M
Antoine Bernier 17.Belgium
6.3
78'
M
Daan Heymans 18.Belgium
90'
M
Dillon Sheppard 25.France
M
Marco Ilaimaharitra 26.Madagascar
7.5
46'
F
Oday Dabbagh 9.Palestine
F
A. Benbouali 13.Algeria
7.1
67'

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

The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: Hervé Koffi (7.1), Jonas Bager (6.8), Stelios Andreou (7.3), Jules Van Cleemput (7.3), Žan Rogelj (7.1), Ryota Morioka (7.1), Adem Zorgane (9.7), Vetle Dragsnes (6.7), Isaac Mbenza (7.9), Parfait Guiagon (7.5) and Youssuf Sylla (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Oday Dabbagh, Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali (7.1), Antoine Bernier (6.3), Daan Heymans, Dillon Sheppard, Marco Ilaimaharitra (7.5) and Martin Delavalée.

Sporting Charleroi could not rely on the presence of Marco Ilaimaharitra (injured) and Martin Delavalée (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 5 changes: Ryota Morioka for Marco Ilaimaharitra (46′), Parfait Guiagon for Antoine Bernier (78′), Youssuf Sylla for Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali (67′), Isaac Mbenza for Daan Heymans (90′) and Hervé Koffi for Martin Delavalée (90′).

Player of the match: Adem Zorgane​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Charleroi was Adem Zorgane.

His rating is 9.7 with 2 goals, 54 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen
G
Gaëtan Coucke 1.Belgium
6.7
D
Elias Cobbaut 22.Belgium
7.1
D
David Bates  27.Scotland
6.6
D
Jordi Vanlerberghe 30.Belgium
7.7
M
Sandy Walsh  5.Indonesia
6.7
46'
M
Geoffry Hairemans 7.Belgium
7.3
88'
M
Mory Konaté 8.Guinea
7.0
80'
M
Rob Schoofs  16.Belgium
6.4
M
Kerim Mrabti 19.Sweden
6.8
70'
M
Daam Foulon 23.Belgium
7.3
F
Norman Bassette 70.Belgium
7.5
Goals66'
Substitutes
G
Yannick Thoelen 15.Belgium
M
Jannes Van Hecke 6.Belgium
M
Ngal'ayel Mukau 34.Belgium
M
Bilal Bafdili 35.Belgium
M
I. Asante 39.Belgium
F
Lion Lauberbach 20.Germany
6.8
80'
F
Bill Antonio  38.Zimbabwe
6.6
46'
F
Patrick Pflücke 77.Germany
6.7
88'

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

Besnik Hasi played with: Gaëtan Coucke (6.7), Jordi Vanlerberghe (7.7), David Bates (6.6), Elias Cobbaut (7.1), Sandy Walsh (6.7), Mory Konaté (7.0), Rob Schoofs  (6.4), Daam Foulon (7.3), Geoffry Hairemans (7.3), Kerim Mrabti (6.8) and Norman Bassette (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Jannes Van Hecke, Yannick Thoelen, Lion Lauberbach (6.8), Ngal’ayel Mukau, Bilal Bafdili, Bill Antonio (6.6), Isaac Asante and Patrick Pflücke (6.7).

Substitutions

Mechelen made 3 changes: Sandy Walsh for Bill Antonio (46′), Mory Konaté for Lion Lauberbach (80′) and Geoffry Hairemans for Patrick Pflücke (88′).

Player of the match: Jordi Vanlerberghe​

The most impressive player for Mechelen was Jordi Vanlerberghe.

His rating is 7.7 with 95 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​