EUPEN. Mechelen defeats AS Eupen 1-0 after D. Foulon scored just 1 goal (64′).
Jerome Deom received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why AS Eupen lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Bourdeaud’hui with the help of Florian Lemaire and Nick Senecaut. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.96 degrees Celsius or 48.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. AS Eupen was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
AS Eupen was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Mechelen succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
AS Eupen shot 18 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mechelen shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen received 2 yellow cards (Oleksandr Filin and Florian Kohfeldt). Regarding the opposition, Mechelen didn’t receive any yellow card.
(AS Eupen) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, AS Eupen stays with 21 points to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Mechelen will has 32 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will play away against Club Brugge on the 10th of February with a 12-1 head to head statistic in favor of Club Brugge (3 draws).
Mechelen will host Genk on the 10th of February with a 0-0 head to head.
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen
86'
77'
90'
AS Eupen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Florian Kohfeldt decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Słonina , Yentl Van Genechten , Oleksandr Filin , Victor Pálsson , Jason Davidson , Gary Magnee , Boris Lambert , Kevin Möhwald , Amadou Keita , Miloš Pantović and Regan Charles-Cook .
The home team had on the bench: Brandon Baiye, Isaac Nuhu , Jerome Deom , Shayne Pattynama , Jan Král , Isaac Christie-Davies, Alfred Finnbogason , Rune Paeshuyse and Tom Roufosse.
Substitutions
AS Eupen made 5 changes: Kevin Möhwald for Jan Král (86′), Jason Davidson for Shayne Pattynama (86′), Amadou Keita for Jerome Deom (63′), Regan Charles-Cook for Isaac Nuhu (63′) and Miloš Pantović for Alfred Finnbogason (63′).
Player of the match: Boris Lambert
The most impressive player for AS Eupen was Boris Lambert.
His rating is with 57 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
64'
Mechelen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Besnik Hasi played with: Gaëtan Coucke , Sandy Walsh , David Bates , Elias Cobbaut , Daam Foulon , Ngal’ayel Mukau , Kerim Mrabti , Bill Antonio , Geoffry Hairemans , Patrick Pflücke and Lion Lauberbach .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jannes Van Hecke , Noé Rottiers, Yannick Thoelen, Rob Schoofs , Bilal Bafdili, Dirk Asare, Thibau Loeman, Isaac Asante and Munashe Garananga .
Substitutions
Mechelen made 5 changes: Geoffry Hairemans for Dirk Asare (90′), Sandy Walsh for Munashe Garananga (63′), Patrick Pflücke for Rob Schoofs (63′), Lion Lauberbach for Bilal Bafdili (90′) and Bill Antonio for Jannes Van Hecke (83′).
Player of the match: Daam Foulon
The most impressive player for Mechelen was Daam Foulon.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Mechelen – 0-1
- Cercle Brugge – Sint-Truiden – 4-1
- Antwerp – Club Brugge – 2-1
- Anderlecht – Gent – 1-0
