EUPEN. Gent had a surprising win over AS Eupen with a 2-0 win with a goal from H. Hong (13′) and a goal from M. Samoise (60′).
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put with the assistance of Lennert Jans and Lennert Becquet. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.64 degrees Celsius or 43.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. AS Eupen was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Gent that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Gent was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gent won the contest.
AS Eupen shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Gent shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen received 3 yellow cards (Boris Lambert, Miloš Pantović and Rune Paeshuyse). On the other side, Gent received 1 yellow card (Archie Brown).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, AS Eupen stays with 21 points to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Gent will has 42 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will host Cercle Brugge on the 24th of February with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of AS Eupen (2 draws).
Gent will host Antwerp on the 24th of February with a 9-1 head to head statistic in favor of Antwerp (5 draws).
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen
70'
21'
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 , Victor Pálsson , Oleksandr Filin , Jason Davidson , Kevin Möhwald , Brandon Baiye , Boris Lambert , Regan Charles-Cook , Isaac Nuhu and Miloš Pantović .
The home team had on the bench: Renaud Emond , Amadou Keita , Shayne Pattynama , Jan Král, Isaac Christie-Davies, Alfred Finnbogason , Rune Paeshuyse , Abdul Nurudeen and Karol Lorenzo Youndje Sihom.
AS Eupen could not rely on the presence of Rune Paeshuyse (injured).
Substitutions
AS Eupen made 5 changes: Miloš Pantović for Amadou Keita (65′), Boris Lambert for Alfred Finnbogason (65′), Yentl Van Genechten for Rune Paeshuyse (70′), Brandon Baiye for Renaud Emond (78′) and Jason Davidson for Shayne Pattynama (78′).
Player of the match: Jason Davidson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AS Eupen was Jason Davidson.
His rating is with 60 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
Gent – Formation
Gent
13'
Gent started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Daniel Schmidt , Ismael Kandouss , Tsuyoshi Watanabe , Stefan Mitrović , Matisse Samoise , Pieter Gerkens , Julien De Sart , Archie Brown , Hyun-seok Hong , Laurent Depoitre and M. Sonko .
They had on the bench: Omri Gendelman , Tarik Tissoudali , Hugo Gambor, Franck Surdez, Jordan Torunarigha, Núrio Fortuna , Davy Roef, Tibe De Vlieger and Robbie Van Hauter.
Substitutions
Gent made 3 changes: Archie Brown for Núrio Fortuna (69′), M. Sonko for Tarik Tissoudali (46′) and Laurent Depoitre for Omri Gendelman (78′).
Player of the match: Hyun-seok Hong
The most impressive player for Gent was Hyun-seok Hong.
His rating is with 1 goal, 55 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Gent – 0-2
- Cercle Brugge – Club Brugge – 1-1
- Kortrijk – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-3
- Anderlecht – Sint-Truiden – 4-1
