LOMMEL. Lommel United finds the way to recover against Dender with a goal on the J. Soladio 31′ and a goal on the B. Nsimba 86′.

Alex Granell didn’t score a decisive penalty (18′). That would have allowed Lommel United to win the match.​

The match was played at the Soevereinstadion stadium in Lommel on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Arne De Beuckelaer with the assistance of Quentin Lesceux and Michiel De Cuyper. The 4th official was Massimiliano Ledda. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.63 degrees Celsius or 49.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Lommel United

2 - 2

Dender

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 14 Total 16
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 9
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 81 Attack 96
  • 49 Dangerous attack 56
  • 44 Ball safe 36
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 4 Total 9
  • 4 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Lommel United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Dender that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Dender was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Dender to win the contest​.

Lommel United shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Dender shot 16 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Lommel United received 4 yellow cards (Alex Granell, Dries Wouters, Dermane Karim and Steve Bould). On the opposite side, Dender received 5 yellow cards (Jordy Soladio, Bruny Nsimba, Xavier Gies, Joedrick Pupe and Gilles Ruyssen).

Match Timeline

17'
Xavier Gies- Yellow
Alex Granell- missed penaltyAlex Granell
18'
28'
Jordy Soladio- Yellow
31'
Jordy Soladio(goal)Lennard Hens
Dermane Karim- Yellow
30'
J. Tolinsson- sub ->Stijn Wuytens
36'
Dries Wouters- Yellow
38'
41'
Joedrick Pupe- Yellow
46'
Bruny Nsimba- sub ->Jordy Soladio
46'
Nicolas Rajsel- sub ->Ali Akman
Igor Vetokele(goal)Sam De Grand
52'
Igor Vetokele(goal)
60'
Amar Fatah- sub ->Igor Vetokele
69'
73'
Olivier Myny- sub ->Stefano Marzo
78'
Michael Lallemand- sub ->Jasper Van Oudenhove
86'
Bruny Nsimba(goal)Nicolas Antoine Rajsel
Alex Granell- Yellow
86'
Henry Oware Oware- sub ->Sam De Grand
83'
90'
Bruny Nsimba- Yellow
90'
Fabio Ferraro- sub ->Ridwane M\'Barki
90'
Gilles Ruyssen- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Beerschot-Wilrijk
56
30
Dender
54
30
Deinze
53
30
Lommel United
52
30
Zulte-Waregem
51
30
Patro Eisden
51
30
Liège
49
30
Waasland-Beveren
45
30
KRC Genk II
37
30
Club Brugge II
37
30
Lierse Kempenzonen
35
30
RSC Anderlecht II
34
30
KV Oostende
32
30
Francs Borains
32
30
RFC Seraing
28
30
Standard Liège II
17
30

After this match, Lommel United has 32 points like Dender and Waasland-Beveren to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Dender will has 32 points like Lommel United and Waasland-Beveren to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Lommel United will host Beerschot-Wilrijk on the 7th of February with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of Beerschot-Wilrijk (0 draws).

Dender will host RFC Seraing on the 7th of February with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Dender (0 draws).

Lommel United – Formation

Lommel United
G
Jari De Busser 20.Belgium
6.4
D
Sam De Grand 79.Netherlands
7.5
83'
D
K. Aguilar 2.Peru
6.7
D
Stijn Wuytens 4.Belgium
6.4
36'
D
Dries Wouters 5.Belgium
6.6
38'
M
Dermane Karim 8.Togo
6.3
30'
M
Lucas Schoofs 15.Belgium
6.7
M
Alex Granell 23.Spain
7.0
86'
F
Igor Vetokele 10.Angola
8.2
69' 52', 60'
F
Zalán Vancsa 30.Hungary
7.7
F
J. Talvitie 32.Finland
7.7
Substitutes
G
N. Ivezić 1.Montenegro
D
J. Tolinsson 14.Sweden
6.8
36'
D
Álvaro Santos Correa 21.Spain
D
Henry Oware Oware 34.Ghana
6.4
83'
M
Daniel Negry-McGrath 18.Republic of Ireland
M
Đorđe Gordić 24.Serbia
M
L. Lalić 27.Croatia
M
Robin Henkens 7.Belgium
F
Amar Fatah 11.Sweden
6.6
69'

Lommel United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Steve Bould decided to play with the following team: Jari De Busser (6.4), Kluiverth Aguilar (6.7), Stijn Wuytens (6.4), Dries Wouters (6.6), Sam De Grand (7.5), Alex Granell (7.0), Dermane Karim (6.3), Lucas Schoofs (6.7), Juho Talvitie (7.7), Igor Vetokele (8.2) and Zalán Vancsa (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Nikola Ivezić, Robin Henkens, Amar Fatah (6.6), Jesper Tolinsson (6.8), Daniel Negry-McGrath, Álvaro Santos Correa, Đorđe Gordić, Leon Lalić and Henry Oware Oware (6.4).

Lommel United could not rely on the presence of Jesper Tolinsson (injured) and Henry Oware Oware (injured).

Substitutions

Lommel United made 3 changes: Stijn Wuytens for Jesper Tolinsson (36′), Igor Vetokele for Amar Fatah (69′) and Sam De Grand for Henry Oware Oware (83′).

Player of the match: Igor Vetokele​

The most impressive player for Lommel United was Igor Vetokele.

His rating is 8.2 with 2 goals, 5 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 14.

Dender – Formation

Dender
G
Xavier Gies 1.Belgium
7.5
17'
D
Joedrick Pupe 3.Belgium
6.4
41'
D
Ridwane M'Barki 7.Belgium
6.4
90'
D
Kobe Cools 21.Belgium
8.1
D
Gilles Ruyssen 22.Belgium
7.3
90'
M
Jasper Van Oudenhove 8.Belgium
6.8
78'
M
Lennard Hens 10.Belgium
8.4
M
Nathan Rôdes 18.Belgium
7.1
M
Stefano Marzo 28.Belgium
6.7
73'
F
Ali Akman 19.Turkey
6.3
46'
F
Jordy Soladio 98.Belgium
7.5
46' 28' 31'
Substitutes
M
Fabio Ferraro 88.Belgium
90'
F
Nicolas Rajsel 11.France
7.9
46'
F
Bruny Nsimba 77.Belgium
7.3
46' 90' 86'
F
Olivier Myny 14.Belgium
6.4
73'
F
Michael Lallemand 9.Belgium
6.7
78'

Dender started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Timmy Simons played with: Xavier Gies (7.5), Gilles Ruyssen (7.3), Kobe Cools (8.1), Joedrick Pupe (6.4), Ridwane M’Barki (6.4), Stefano Marzo (6.7), Nathan Rodes (7.1), Lennard Hens (8.4), Jasper Van Oudenhove (6.8), Ali Akman (6.3) and Jordy Soladio (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Nicolas Antoine Rajsel (7.9), Bruny Nsimba (7.3), Olivier Myny (6.4), Michael Lallemand (6.7) and Fabio Ferraro.

Substitutions

Dender made 5 changes: Ali Akman for Nicolas Antoine Rajsel (46′), Jordy Soladio for Bruny Nsimba (46′), Stefano Marzo for Olivier Myny (73′), Jasper Van Oudenhove for Michael Lallemand (78′) and Ridwane M’Barki for Fabio Ferraro (90′).

Player of the match: Lennard Hens​

The player that probably impressed the most for Dender was Lennard Hens.

His rating is 8.4 with 47 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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