DENDERLEEUW. Dender was finally too much to handle for Deinze with the goal of Kenneth Schuermans (2′ own), Stefano Marzo (35′) and Kobe Cools (44′). Deinze lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Van Roystadion stadium in Denderleeuw on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Matonga Simonini with the support of Kevin Monteny and Kevin Debeuckelaere. The 4th official was Massimiliano Ledda. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.44 degrees Celsius or 68.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Deinze had a superior ball possession 57% while Dender was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Deinze was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Dender was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Dender shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Deinze shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Dender received 1 yellow card (Jordy Soladio). Regarding the opposition, Deinze received 3 yellow cards (Teo Quintero, Sven Braken and Jaime Sierra).

Standings

After playing this match, Dender has 51 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Deinze will stays with 47 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Dender will host Zulte-Waregem on the 13th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Dender (1 draw).

Deinze will host Lommel United on the 13th of April with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Lommel United (9 draws).

Dender – Formation

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

The manager Timmy Simons decided to play with the following team: Xavier Gies (7.7), Stefano Marzo (7.9), Gilles Ruyssen (7.0), Kobe Cools (7.9), Joedrick Pupe (7.5), Desmond Acquah (7.0), Nathan Rôdes (7.3), Lennard Hens  (7.8), Fabio Ferraro (7.0), Jordy Soladio (7.0) and Bruny Nsimba (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kjetil Borry, Dylan Ragolle, Ridwane M’Barki (6.7), Jasper Van Oudenhove (7.5), Michael Lallemand (6.8), Nicolas Rajsel, Julien Devriendt, Olivier Myny and Ali Akman.

Substitutions

Dender made 5 changes: Desmond Acquah for Jasper Van Oudenhove (22′), Fabio Ferraro for Michael Lallemand (65′), Jordy Soladio for Ridwane M’Barki (64′), Bruny Nsimba for Olivier Myny (87′) and Lennard Hens  for Ali Akman (88′).

Player of the match: Kobe Cools​

The most impressive player for Dender was Kobe Cools.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 27 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.

Deinze – Formation

Deinze started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Hans Somers played with: Nacho Miras (6.0), Denis Prychynenko (6.6), Kenneth Schuermans (6.8), Laurent Lemoine (7.7), Gonzalo Almenara  (6.6), Jaime Sierra (7.0), Gaëtan Hendrickx  (6.7), Teo Quintero (7.3), Jellert Van Landschoot (7.0), Lennart Mertens (6.6) and Souleymane Anne (7.0).

They had on the bench: Víctor Álvarez (7.1), Alessio Staelens, Guillaume De Schryver, Sven Braken (6.8), Mamadou Koné (6.7), Andreas Spegelaere, William Dutoit, Ayman Kassimi and Emilio Kehrer (7.5).

Substitutions

Deinze made 3 changes: Denis Prychynenko for Emilio Kehrer (46′), Teo Quintero for Sven Braken (68′) and Lennart Mertens for Mamadou Koné (68′).

Player of the match: Laurent Lemoine​

The player that probably impressed the most for Deinze was Laurent Lemoine.

His rating is 7.7 with 48 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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

• Lommel United – RFC Seraing – 0-0
• Lierse Kempenzonen – Club Brugge II – 3-1
• Dender – Deinze – 3-0