BRUXELLES. RWDM managed to turn the tables against AS Eupen. It was AS Eupen to score first with a goal from Gary Magnée . Nonetheless, later RWDM found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Shuto Abe (42′), Shuto Abe (55′) and Makhtar Gueye (83′). RWDM capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).
Gary Magnée didn’t score a decisive penalty (90′). That would have allowed AS Eupen to draw the match.
The match was played at the Edmond Machtens-Stadion stadium in Bruxelles on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme with the support of Nico Claes and Tom Vanpoucke. The 4th official was Anthony Letellier. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.07 degrees Celsius or 68.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
RWDM had a strong ball possession 56% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AS Eupen was putting more pressure with 37 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, RWDM was capable to find the solution to win this match.
RWDM shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, AS Eupen shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
RWDM received 1 yellow card (Mamadou Sarr). Regarding the opposition, AS Eupen received 3 yellow cards (Gary Magnée , Regan Charles-Cook and Aleksandr Filin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, RWDM has 23 points to hold in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, AS Eupen will stays with 24 points like Kortrijk to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
RWDM – Formation
RWDM
81'
42', 55'
90'
RWDM started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Yannick Ferrera decided to play with the following team: Guillaume Hubert , Marsoni Sambu , Christ Makosso , David Sousa , Tayo Adaramola , Shuto Abe , Jeff Reine-Adélaïde , Mickaël Biron , Xavier Mercier , Carlos Alberto and Makhtar Gueye .
The home team had on the bench: William Klaus , Ilay Camara , Frederic Soelle Soelle, Mamadou Sarr , Djokovar Doudaev, Théo Defourny , Matteo Wouter Vandendaele, Florent Sanchez and Matías Segovia .
RWDM could not rely on the presence of William Klaus (injured).
Substitutions
RWDM made 4 changes: Mickaël Biron for Ilay Camara (64′), Xavier Mercier for Mamadou Sarr (64′), Carlos Alberto for Matías Segovia (74′) and Tayo Adaramola for William Klaus (81′).
Player of the match: Shuto Abe
The player that probably impressed the most for RWDM was Shuto Abe.
His rating is with 2 goals, 44 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen
AS Eupen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Florian Kohfeldt played with: G. Słonina , Boris Lambert , Victor Pálsson , Aleksandr Filin , Gary Magnée , A. Keita , Brandon Baiye , Jérôme Déom , Lorenzo Youndje , Renaud Emond and Regan Charles-Cook .
They had on the bench: Yentl Van Genechten, Isaac Nuhu , Nathan Bitumazala , Bartosz Bialek , Jan Kral, Rune Paeshuyse, Abdul Nurudeen, Théo Maréchal and Tom Roufosse.
Substitutions
AS Eupen made 3 changes: Lorenzo Youndje for Isaac Nuhu (76′), Jérôme Déom for Nathan Bitumazala (65′) and A. Keita for Bartosz Bialek (65′).
Player of the match: Regan Charles-Cook
The player that probably impressed the most for AS Eupen was Regan Charles-Cook.
His rating is with 18 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
