Cercle Brugge destroys Sint-Truiden 4-1 with an outstanding performance

BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge liquidates Sint-Truiden 4-1 with goals of

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Mark Hall
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Cercle Brugge destroys Sint-Truiden 4-1 with an outstanding performance

BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge annihilates Sint-Truiden 4-1 with goals of Kévin Denkey (10′), Alan Minda (42′), Kévin Denkey (54′) and Kazeem Olaigbe (67′). Regarding the opposition, Sint-Truiden scored with ​Joselpho Barnes (90′). Sint-Truiden was vastly better in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme who had the assistance of Lennert Jans and Tom Vanpoucke. The 4th official was Massimiliano Ledda. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.62 degrees Celsius or 52.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Cercle Brugge

4 - 1

Team 1

Sint-Truiden

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 1
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 124 Attack 75
  • 49 Dangerous attack 32
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 17 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sint-Truiden was in firm control of the ball 66% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cercle Brugge had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cercle Brugge won the match​.

Cercle Brugge shot 17 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sint-Truiden shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Cercle Brugge received 2 yellow cards (Thibo Somers and Leonardo Lopes). Talking about the opposition, Sint-Truiden received 2 yellow cards (Robert-Jan Vanwesemael and Kahveh Zahiroleslam).

Match Timeline

K. Denkey(goal)Alan Minda
10'
A. Minda(goal)Edgaras Utkus
42'
Boris Popovic- sub ->Edgaras Utkus
46'
K. Denkey(goal)Alan Minda
54'
58'
Joselpho Barnes- sub ->Rihito Yamamoto
58'
Aboubakary Koita- sub ->Mathias Delorge
K. Olaigbe(goal)Félix Lemaréchal
67'
68'
Kahveh Zahiroleslam- Yellow
Felipe Augusto- sub ->Kazeem Olaigbe
69'
69'
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael- sub ->Jarne Steuckers
J. Semedo Varela- sub ->Flávio Nazinho
69'
Abdoul Kader Ouattara- sub ->Alan Minda
69'
70'
Ryoya Ogawa- sub ->Eric Junior Bocat
75'
Fatih Kaya- sub ->Kahveh Zahiroleslam
J. Lietaert- sub ->Hannes Van Der Bruggen
77'
Leonardo Lopes- Yellow
78'
90'
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael- Yellow
Thibo Somers - Yellow
90'
90'
Joselpho Barnes(goal)Ryoya Ogawa

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 playing this encounter, Cercle Brugge has 36 points like Genk to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Sint-Truiden will stays with 31 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will play away against Gent on the 10th of February with a 21-9 head to head record in favor of Gent (6 draws).

Sint-Truiden will host Kortrijk on the 10th of February with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Sint-Truiden (4 draws).

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
Warleson 1.Brazil
7.0
D
Edgaras Utkus 3.Lithuania
7.3
46'
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
7.0
D
Nazinho 20.Portugal
7.1
69'
D
Thibo Somers  34.Belgium
7.3
90'
M
Félix Lemaréchal 6.France
8.4
M
A. Minda 11.Ecuador
8.5
69' Goals42'
M
K. Olaigbe 19.Belgium
7.8
69' Goals67'
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
6.4
78'
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
7.0
77'
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
8.5
Goals10', 54'
Substitutes
G
Maxime Delanghe 21.Belgium
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
6.4
46'
D
Senna Miangue 18.Belgium
D
J. Lietaert 76.Belgium
6.6
77'
D
J. Semedo Varela 77.France
7.1
69'
M
Erick 8.Brazil
F
M. Efekele 7.France
F
Felipe Augusto 10.Brazil
6.6
69'
F
Abdoul Kader Ouattara 99.
6.7
69'

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

The manager Miron Muslić decided to play with the following team: Warleson (7.0), Thibo Somers (7.3), Edgaras Utkus (7.3), Jesper Daland (7.0), Flávio Nazinho (7.1), Leonardo Lopes (6.4), Hannes Van Der Bruggen (7.0), Alan Minda (8.5), Félix Lemaréchal (8.4), Kazeem Olaigbe (7.8) and Kévin Denkey (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Boris Popović (6.4), Malamine Efekele, Erick Nunes Barbosa dos Santos, Felipe Augusto (6.6), Senna Miangue, Maxime Delanghe, Jonas Lietaert (6.6), Jordan Varela (7.1) and Abdoul Kader Ouattara (6.7).

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: Flávio Nazinho for Jordan Varela (69′), Edgaras Utkus for Boris Popović (46′) and Kazeem Olaigbe for Felipe Augusto (69′).

Player of the match: Kévin Denkey​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Kévin Denkey.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 12.

Sint-Truiden – Formation

Sint-Truiden
G
Jo Coppens 12.Belgium
6.6
D
M. Smets 16.Belgium
6.8
D
Rein Van Helden 20.Belgium
6.3
D
Bruno Godeau  31.Belgium
6.4
M
R. Yamamoto 6.Japan
6.6
58'
M
J. Fujita 8.Japan
7.0
M
Ryotaro Ito 13.Japan
7.3
M
M. Delorge-Knieper 17.Belgium
6.3
58'
M
J. Steuckers 18.Belgium
6.6
69'
M
Frederic Ananou 27.Togo
M
Eric Junior Bocat 77.France
6.6
70'
F
Kahveh Zahiroleslam 15.United States
6.8
75' 68'
Substitutes
G
M. Lendfers 51.Belgium
D
Ryoya Ogawa 2.Japan
7.5
70'
D
Wolke Janssens 22.Belgium
D
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 60.Belgium
6.6
69' 90'
M
Olivier Dumont 14.Belgium
F
Adriano Bertaccini 99.Belgium
F
Aboubakary Koita 7.Mauritania
6.4
58'
F
Fatih Kaya 11.Germany
6.4
75'
F
Joselpho Barnes 23.Ghana
7.1
58' Goals90'

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

Thorsten Fink played with: Chris Lucketti (6.6), Rein Van Helden (6.3), Matte Smets (6.8), Bruno Godeau (6.4), Jarne Steuckers (6.6), Frederic Ananou, Joel Chima Fujita (7.0), Mathias Delorge (6.3), Eric Junior Bocat (6.6), Rihito Yamamoto (6.6) and Ryotaro Ito (7.3), Kahveh Zahiroleslam (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryoya Ogawa (7.5), Aboubakary Koita (6.4), Fatih Kaya (6.4), Olivier Dumont, Wolke Janssens, Joselpho Barnes (7.1), Matt Lendfers, Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (6.6) and Adriano Bertaccini.

Sint-Truiden could not rely on the presence of Ryoya Ogawa (injured).

Substitutions

Sint-Truiden made 5 changes: Eric Junior Bocat for Ryoya Ogawa (70′), Jarne Steuckers for Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (69′), Rihito Yamamoto for Joselpho Barnes (58′), Mathias Delorge for Aboubakary Koita (58′) and Kahveh Zahiroleslam for Fatih Kaya (75′).

Player of the match: Ryoya Ogawa​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sint-Truiden was Ryoya Ogawa.

His rating is 7.5 with 9 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was amazing also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 70′.

Results of the day

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