Beerschot-Wilrijk overcomes Liège 4-1

LIèGE. Beerschot-Wilrijk had a comfortable win over Liège.

By
John Ross
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Beerschot-Wilrijk overcomes Liège 4-1

LIèGE. Beerschot-Wilrijk had a comfortable win over Liège. Beerschot-Wilrijk scored with Charly Keita (1′), Charly Keita (79′), Sekou Diawara (88′) and D’Margio Wright-Phillips (90′). On the other side, Benoit Bruggeman (56′) scored for Liège. Beerschot-Wilrijk was truly superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stade Rue de la Tonne stadium in Liège on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Klass Clerkx with the assistance of Ruben Wyns and Brecht Devriese. The 4th official was Tim De Keyzer. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.46 degrees Celsius or 50.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Liège

1 - 4

Team 1

Beerschot-Wilrijk

  • ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
  • 5 Total 26
  • 1 On Target 10
  • 3 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 7
  • 68 Attack 95
  • 57 Dangerous attack 88
  • 56 Ball safe 49
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 6
  • 4 Yellow Cards 4
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 2 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Beerschot-Wilrijk had a strong ball possession 70% while Liège was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Beerschot-Wilrijk was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Beerschot-Wilrijk won the match.​

Liège shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 26 times, 10 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Liège received 4 yellow cards (Kevin Debaty, Ryan Merlen, Benoit Nyssen and Maxime Cavelier). Talking about the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk received 3 yellow cards (Mardochee Nzita, Tom Reyners and Simion Michez).

(Liège) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (46′).

Match Timeline

1'
Charly Keita(goal)Tom Reyners
R. Merlen- Yellow
24'
R. Merlen(yellowredcard)
30'
41'
Mardochée Nzita- Yellow
M. Cavelier- sub ->Alessio Cascio
46'
A. Arslan- Red
46'
B. Bruggeman(goal)Maxime Cavelier
56'
L. Lucker- sub ->Benoit Bruggeman
69'
71'
Sekou Diawara- sub ->Dean Huiberts
73'
Tom Reyners- Yellow
77'
Simion Michez- Yellow
79'
Charly Keita(goal)
72'
D'Margio Wright-Phillips- sub ->Mardochee Nzita
B. Van Den Ackerveken- sub ->Yannick Gaby Loemba
76'
Z. Atteri- sub ->Benjamin Edouardo Lambot
85'
T. Panepinto- sub ->Jonathan D\'Ostillio
85'
88'
Sekou Diawara(goal)Simion Michez
B. Nyssen- Yellow
89'
90'
Ibrahim Alhassan- sub ->Tom Reyners
90'
Axl Van Himbeeck- sub ->Charly Keita
M. Cavelier- Yellow
90'
90'
D'Margio Wright-Phillips(goal)Thibaud Verlinden
K. Debaty- Yellow
90'

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 playing this match, Liège stays with 28 points to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk will has 39 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Liège will play away against RSC Anderlecht II on the 7th of February with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of RSC Anderlecht II (0 draws).

Beerschot-Wilrijk will play away against Lommel United on the 7th of February with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Beerschot-Wilrijk (0 draws).

Liège – Formation

Liège
G
K. Debaty 1.Belgium
7.5
90'
D
J. Bustin 4.Belgium
6.4
D
B. Nyssen 18.Belgium
6.6
89'
D
B. Lambot 19.Belgium
7.0
85'
D
J. D'Ostilio 25.Belgium
6.4
85'
M
R. Merlen 6.France
5.4
24'
M
B. Bruggeman 7.Belgium
7.3
69' Goals56'
M
A. Arslan 15.Belgium
5.8
46'
M
A. Cascio 21.Belgium
6.7
46'
M
Y. Loemba 23.Republic of the Congo
6.6
76'
M
R. Wilmots 24.Belgium
7.3
Substitutes
G
J. Mpenza 22.Belgium
D
B. Van Den Ackerveken 5.Belgium
6.0
76'
D
L. Lucker 14.Belgium
6.1
69'
D
E. Massart 20.Belgium
M
M. Mouhli 10.Belgium
M
M. Cavelier 26.Belgium
6.7
46' 90'
F
D. Mouchamps 13.Belgium
F
Z. Atteri 16.Belgium
6.6
85'
F
T. Panepinto 17.Belgium
6.6
85'

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

The manager Gaëtan Englebert decided to play with the following team: Kevin Debaty (7.5), Benoit Nyssen (6.6), Benjamin Edouardo Lambot (7.0), Jordan Bustin (6.4), Jonathan D’Ostillio (6.4), Alessio Cascio (6.7), Reno Wilmots (7.3), Ryan Merlen (5.4), Benoit Bruggeman (7.3), Abian Arslan (5.8) and Yannick Gaby Loemba (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Van den Ackerveken (6.0), Mohamed Mouhli, Damien Mouchamps, Lucca Lucker (6.1), Zakaria Atteri (6.6), Tom Panepinto (6.6), Emilien Massart, Joshua Mpenza and Maxime Cavelier (6.7).

Substitutions

Liège made 5 changes: Alessio Cascio for Maxime Cavelier (46′), Yannick Gaby Loemba for Benjamin Van den Ackerveken (76′), Benoit Bruggeman for Lucca Lucker (69′), Benjamin Edouardo Lambot for Zakaria Atteri (85′) and Jonathan D’Ostillio for Tom Panepinto (85′).

Player of the match: Kevin Debaty​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Liège was the goalkeeper: Kevin Debaty. His rating is 7.45. He performed 6 saves.

Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation

Beerschot-Wilrijk
G
Davor Matijas 71.Croatia
6.6
D
Derrick Tshimanga 26.Belgium
7.1
D
Apostolos Konstantopoulos  66.Greece
7.9
D
Hervé Matthys 3.Belgium
8.4
M
Ryan Sanusi  18.Belgium
7.7
M
Mardochée Nzita 24.Belgium
7.5
72' 41'
M
Dean Huiberts 30.Netherlands
7.1
71'
M
Simion Michez 75.Belgium
8.1
77'
F
Thibaud Verlinden 10.Belgium
8.2
F
Charly Keita 27.France
9.5
90' Goals1', 79'
F
Tom Reyners 7.Belgium
8.2
90' 73'
Substitutes
G
Bill Lathouwers 1.Belgium
D
Félix Nzouango 55.France
D
Mike van Beijnen 2.Netherlands
M
Ibrahim Alhassan 8.Nigeria
90'
M
Benjamin Pauwels 29.Belgium
M
Axl Van Himbeeck 52.Belgium
90'
F
Jerrel Hak 15.Netherlands
F
D'Margio Wright-Phillips 32.England
7.3
72' Goals90'
F
Sekou Diawara 34.Belgium
7.5
71' Goals88'

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

Andreas Wieland played with: Davor Matijaš (6.6), Apostolos Konstantopoulos (7.9), Herve Matthys (8.4), Katuku Derrick Tshimanga (7.1), Simion Michez (8.1), Ryan Sanusi (7.7), Dean Huiberts (7.1), Mardochee Nzita (7.5), Tom Reyners (8.2), Thibaud Verlinden (8.2) and Charly Keita (9.5).

These were the players on the bench: Bill Lathouwers, Mike van Beijnen, Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi, Jerrel Hak, Benjamin Pauwels, D’Margio Wright-Phillips (7.3), Sekou Diawara (7.5), Axl Van Himbeeck and Félix Nzouango Bikien.

Substitutions

Beerschot-Wilrijk made 4 changes: Dean Huiberts for Sekou Diawara (71′), Charly Keita for Axl Van Himbeeck (90′), Tom Reyners for Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi (90′) and Mardochee Nzita for D’Margio Wright-Phillips (72′).

Player of the match: Charly Keita​

The most impressive player for Beerschot-Wilrijk was Charly Keita.

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 24 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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