BEVEREN. Waasland-Beveren overcomes Beerschot-Wilrijk with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Koyalipou (18′) and a goal from T. Ismaheel (59′).

The match was played at the Kunstrasenplatz Jean-Löring-Sportpark stadium in Beveren on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Ken Vermeiren who had the assistance of Nick Senecaut and . The 4th official was Hannes De Couvreur. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.11 degrees Celsius or 59.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Waasland-Beveren

2 - 0

Beerschot-Wilrijk

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 13 Total 10
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 5
  • 73 Attack 80
  • 60 Dangerous attack 62
  • 74 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Waasland-Beveren was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Beerschot-Wilrijk that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Beerschot-Wilrijk was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Waasland-Beveren found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Waasland-Beveren shot 13 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Waasland-Beveren received 2 yellow cards (Jenthe Mertens and Jay-Dee Geusens). Talking about the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Goduine Koyalipou(goal)Petar Vitanov
18'
Jenthe Mertens- Yellow
56'
Taofeek Ismaheel(goal)Anthony Limbombe
59'
60'
Axl Van Himbeeck- sub ->Welat Cagro
60'
Charly Keita- sub ->D\'Margio Wright-Phillips
60'
Simion Michez- sub ->Marco Weymans
68'
Benjamin Pauwels- sub ->Ibrahim Alhassan
Kylian Hazard - sub ->Taofeek Ismaheel
70'
Jay-Dee Geusens- sub ->Mathis Servais
78'
Jay-Dee Geusens- Yellow
90'
Sander Coopman- sub ->Goduine Koyalipou
90'
Dylan Dassy- sub ->Anthony Limbombe
90'
Hüseyin Ertürk- sub ->Bryan Goncalves
90'
90'
Andi Koshi- sub ->Tom Reyners

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 encounter, Waasland-Beveren has 45 points to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Beerschot-Wilrijk will stays with 56 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Waasland-Beveren will play away with Lommel United on the 20th of April with a 8-8 head to head.

Beerschot-Wilrijk will host Patro Eisden on the 20th of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Beerschot-Wilrijk (1 draw).

Waasland-Beveren – Formation

Waasland-Beveren
G
Beau Reus 12.Netherlands
7.0
D
Jenthe Mertens 2.Belgium
7.3
56'
D
Dries Wuytens 15.Belgium
7.1
D
Jakov Filipovic 32.Croatia
7.5
D
Bryan Goncalves 78.France
7.5
90'
M
Everton Luiz 5.Brazil
7.1
M
Mathis Servais 8.Belgium
7.7
78'
M
Taofeek Ismaheel 11.Nigeria
8.1
70' 59'
M
Anthony Limbombe 14.Belgium
8.1
90'
M
Petar Vitanov 34.Bulgaria
7.7
F
Goduine Koyalipou 7.Central African Republic
7.1
90' 18'
Substitutes
G
Maxim Deman 16.Belgium
D
Sheldon Bateau 4.Trinidad and Tobago
D
Ahmed Khatir 13.Morocco
D
Dylan Dassy 20.Belgium
90'
M
Jay-Dee Geusens 17.Belgium
6.6
78' 90'
M
David Hrncar 22.Slovakia
M
Sander Coopman 43.Belgium
90'
F
Erdon Daci 10.Macedonia
F
Kylian Hazard 23.Belgium
6.4
70'

Waasland-Beveren started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Wim De Decker decided to play with the following team: Beau Reus (7.0), Jenthe Mertens (7.3), Dries Wuytens (7.1), Jakov Filipovic (7.5), Bryan Goncalves (7.5), Everton Luiz (7.1), Petar Vitanov (7.7), Taofeek Ismaheel (8.1), Mathis Servais (7.7), Anthony Limbombe (8.1) and Goduine Koyalipou (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Sheldon Bateau , Erdon Daci, Ahmed Khatir, Maxim Deman, Jay-Dee Geusens (6.6), Dylan Dassy, David Hrncar, Kylian Hazard  (6.4), Sander Coopman and Hüseyin Ertürk.

Substitutions

Waasland-Beveren made 5 changes: Mathis Servais for Jay-Dee Geusens (78′), Goduine Koyalipou for Sander Coopman (90′), Bryan Goncalves for Hüseyin Ertürk (90′), Anthony Limbombe for Dylan Dassy (90′) and Taofeek Ismaheel for Kylian Hazard  (70′).

Player of the match: Taofeek Ismaheel​

The player that probably impressed the most for Waasland-Beveren was Taofeek Ismaheel.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 31 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation

Beerschot-Wilrijk
G
Davor Matijas 71.Croatia
7.0
D
Ibrahim Alhassan 8.Nigeria
6.8
68'
D
Derrick Tshimanga 26.Belgium
7.0
D
Apostolos Konstantopoulos 66.Greece
7.0
M
Mardochée Nzita 24.Belgium
6.7
M
Marco Weymans 28.Burundi
6.8
60'
M
Dean Huiberts 30.Netherlands
6.8
M
Welat Cagro 47.Belgium
6.8
60'
F
Tom Reyners 7.Belgium
7.0
90'
F
Thibaud Verlinden 10.Belgium
6.8
F
D'Margio Wright-Phillips 32.England
6.4
60'
Substitutes
G
Bill Lathouwers 1.Belgium
D
Mike van Beijnen 2.Netherlands
D
Félix Nzouango 55.France
M
Andi Koshi 22.Belgium
90'
M
Benjamin Pauwels 29.Belgium
6.8
68'
M
Axl Van Himbeeck 52.Belgium
6.8
60'
F
Robin Simovic 11.Sweden
F
Charly Keita 27.France
6.4
60'
F
Simion Michez 75.Belgium
7.0
60'

Beerschot-Wilrijk started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Dirk Kuijt played with: Davor Matijas (7.0), Apostolos Konstantopoulos  (7.0), Ibrahim Alhassan (6.8), Derrick Tshimanga (7.0), Marco Weymans (6.8), Dean Huiberts (6.8), Welat Cagro (6.8), Mardochée Nzita (6.7), Tom Reyners (7.0), D’Margio Wright-Phillips (6.4) and Thibaud Verlinden (6.8).

They had on the bench: Bill Lathouwers, Mike van Beijnen, Robin Simovic, Andi Koshi, Charly Keita (6.4), Benjamin Pauwels (6.8), Axl Van Himbeeck (6.8), Félix Nzouango and Simion Michez (7.0).

Substitutions

Beerschot-Wilrijk made 5 changes: Ibrahim Alhassan for Benjamin Pauwels (68′), Tom Reyners for Andi Koshi (90′), Welat Cagro for Axl Van Himbeeck (60′), D’Margio Wright-Phillips for Charly Keita (60′) and Marco Weymans for Simion Michez (60′).

Player of the match: Tom Reyners​

The player that probably impressed the most for Beerschot-Wilrijk was Tom Reyners.

His rating is 7.0 with 34 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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