AS Eupen and Mechelen draw 1-1 after K. Mrabti squandered a penalty

EUPEN. AS Eupen and Mechelen draw 1-1. B. Lambert scored the first goal (8') for AS Eupen. R. Schoofs made it even (21').

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AS Eupen and Mechelen draw 1-1 after K. Mrabti squandered a penalty

EUPEN. AS Eupen and Mechelen draw 1-1. B. Lambert scored the first goal (8′) for AS Eupen. R. Schoofs settled the score (21′). Mechelen was decisively better in terms of ball possession (71%)​

K. Mrabti missed a decisive penalty (44′). That would have allowed Mechelen to win the match.​

K. Mrabti didn’t score 1 penalty (44′) for ​Mechelen.

The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote who had the assistance of Michael Geerolf and Mathias Hillaert. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

AS Eupen

1 - 1

Team 1

Mechelen

  • ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
  • 12 Total 22
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 10
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 58 Attack 160
  • 30 Dangerous attack 103
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 12
Fouls
  • 3 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Mechelen had a strong ball possession 71% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mechelen was more aggressive with 103 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Mechelen to win the match​.

AS Eupen shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Mechelen shot 22 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

AS Eupen received 2 yellow cards (J. Amat and E. Agbadou). On the opposite side, Mechelen didn’t receive any yellow card.

J. Amat (AS Eupen) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (43′).

Match Timeline

Boris Lambert (goal)S. Peeters
8'
21'
Rob Schoofs (goal)S. Walsh
42'
43'
44'
Kerim Mrabti- missed penalty
62'
Teddy Alloh - sub ->I. Nuhu
71'
71'
76'
80'
90'
Jérôme Déom- sub ->S. Peeters
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After this match, AS Eupen will have 32 points like Zulte-Waregem to sit in the 15th place. On the other side, Mechelen will have 49 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will play away against Genk on the 3rd of April with a 11-2 head to head statistic in favor of Genk (3 draws).

Mechelen will host Kortrijk on the 2nd of April with a 13-9 head to head record in favor of Kortrijk (9 draws).

AS Eupen – Formation

AS Eupen
G
Abdul Nurudeen 33.Ghana
7.4
D
Jonathan Heris 28.Belgium
6.6
D
Jordi Amat 5.Indonesia
5.3
43'
D
Emmanuel Agbadou 22.Ivory Coast
7.7
76'
M
A. Beck 32.Germany
7.2
M
Boris Lambert  35.Belgium
8.2
90' Goals8'
M
Gary Magnée  15.Belgium
6.6
M
James Jeggo 4.Australia
7.4
F
S. Peeters 8.Belgium
7.7
90'
F
Isaac Nuhu 29.Ghana
6.6
71'
F
Smail Prevljak 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.3
62'
Substitutes
G
Robin Himmelmann 30.Germany
M
Torben Müsel 31.Germany
90'
M
Teddy Alloh  3.France
6.7
71'
M
Giannis Konstantelias 10.Greece
M
Jens Cools 26.Belgium
7.4
62'
M
Jérôme Déom 14.Belgium
90'
F
Julien Ngoy 7.Belgium

AS Eupen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Michael Valkanis decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

AS Eupen made 4 changes: S. Prevljak for J. Cools (62′), I. Nuhu for T. Alloh (71′), B. Lambert for T. Musel (90′) and S. Peeters for J. Deom (90′).

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen
G
Gaëtan Coucke 1.Belgium
6.8
D
Sandy Walsh  5.Indonesia
8.1
D
Jordi Vanlerberghe 30.Belgium
7.1
D
R. van Drongelen 34.Netherlands
7.4
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 18.Belgium
6.7
M
Geoffry Hairemans 7.Belgium
8.2
80'
M
Rob Schoofs  16.Belgium
8.0
Goals21'
M
Vini Souza 33.Brazil
7.5
M
Nikola Storm 11.Belgium
6.7
M
Kerim Mrabti 19.Sweden
6.3
71'
F
Hugo Cuypers 14.Belgium
7.1
Substitutes
G
Yannick Thoelen 15.Belgium
D
I. Swers 2.Belgium
M
Jannes Van Hecke 6.Belgium
M
S. Gouet 17.Cameroon
M
O. Kaya 8.Belgium
F
G. Engvall 20.Sweden
6.6
80'
F
Maryan Shved 35.Ukraine
6.5
71'
F
Élie Youan 10.France

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

Wouter Vrancken played with: .

Substitutions

Mechelen made 2 changes: K. Mrabti for M. Shved (71′) and G. Hairemans for G. Engvall (80′).

Results of the day

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