LOMMEL. Lommel United was ultimately too much to handle for Excelsior Virton with the goal of C. Vinicius (20′), C. Vinicius (32′) and R. Henkens (47′). Lommel United took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Soevereinstadion stadium in Lommel on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Laurent Willems assisted by David Symons and Michele Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Tom Stevens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 7 Total 3
- 5 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 84 Attack 78
- 45 Dangerous attack 50
- 87 Ball safe 68
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Lommel United was in firm control of the ball 56% while Excelsior Virton was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Excelsior Virton was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 3 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Lommel United managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Lommel United shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Excelsior Virton shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Lommel United received 3 yellow cards (G. Neven, C. Vinicius and T. Pierrot). On the other side, Excelsior Virton received 5 yellow cards (K. Masangu, J. Vinck, M. Doue, A. Hamzaoui and V. Vanbaleghem).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Lommel United will have 19 points to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Excelsior Virton will stay with 14 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First Division B, Lommel United will host Royal Excel Mouscron on the 27th of February with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Lommel United (0 draws).
Excelsior Virton will play away agasint Royal Excel Mouscron on the 20th of February with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Royal Excel Mouscron (2 draws).
Lommel United – Formation
The manager Peter van der Veen decided to play with the following team: J. De Busser, S. Wuytens, G. Neven, K. Kis, L. Lemoine, R. Henkens, B. Smeets, T. Pierrot, A. Anello, Cauê and Arthur Sales.
The home team had on the bench: E. Ostrc, R. Belghali, T. Agyepong, J. Tolinsson, T. Lambrix, M. Troonbeeckx and Diego Rosa.
Substitutions
Lommel United made 3 changes: R. Henkens for E. Ostrc (79′), A. Anello for R. Belghali (85′) and C. Vinicius for T. Agyepong (85′).
Excelsior Virton – Formation
Pablo Correa played with: A. Sadin, W. Rémy, J. Vinck, A. Hamzaoui, M. Doue, H. Kage, V. Vanbaleghem, A. Allach, K. Masangu, V. Guillaume and A. Sidibé.
They had on the bench: H. Colella, J. Faucher, G. Mujangi Bia, E. Ghazoini, J. Mouaddib, T. Martin and A. Bidi.
Substitutions
Excelsior Virton made 5 changes: A. Sidibe for H. Colella (46′), V. Guillaume for J. Faucher (46′), A. Allach for E. Ghazoini (72′), H. Kage for B. G. Mujangi (72′) and V. Vanbaleghem for J. Mouaddib (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First Division B.
- RWDM – Deinze – 1-0
- Lommel United – Excelsior Virton – 3-0