Lierse Kempenzonen clutches a draw against Excelsior Virton

LIER. Lierse Kempenzonen found a way to snatch a late draw against Excelsior Virton with a late goal from J. Liongola.

April 18, 2022

LIER. Lierse Kempenzonen was capable to snatch a draw against Excelsior Virton with a late goal from J. Liongola scored in the (90′) after Excelsior Virton got a lead with a goal from H. Kage (9′). Lierse Kempenzonen was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Herman Vanderpoortenstadion stadium in Lier on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Quentin Pirard with the support of Koen Thijs and Thibault Holvoet. The 4th official was Bert Verbeke. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.6 degrees Celsius or 58.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.

Match Statistics

Lierse Kempenzonen

1 - 1

Excelsior Virton

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

15 Total 10
7 On Target 7
8 Off Target 3
0 Shots blocked 0

150 Attack 104
102 Dangerous attack 43
99 Ball safe 117

1 Penalties 0
4 Corners 4

Fouls

1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Lierse Kempenzonen had a strong ball possession 58% while Excelsior Virton was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lierse Kempenzonen had a more offensive attitude with 102 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Lierse Kempenzonen to win the match.

Lierse Kempenzonen shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Excelsior Virton shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Lierse Kempenzonen received 1 yellow card (J. Gillekens). On the other side, Excelsior Virton received 1 yellow card (V. Vanbaleghem).

Match Timeline

45'

Pieter De Schrijver - sub ->J. Hendrickx

64'

65'

Axel Vitris- sub ->H. Colella

70'

Joeri Poelmans - sub ->B. Laes

74'

76'

84'

Geoffrey Mujangi Bia- sub ->H. Kage

85'

Cel Teunen- sub ->T. Swinnen

85'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Lierse Kempenzonen will have 36 points to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Excelsior Virton will have 21 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

Lierse Kempenzonen – Formation

Lierse Kempenzonen

Jens Naessens 49.Belgium

Jens Teunckens 1.Belgium

Kenneth Schuermans 4.Belgium

J. Hendrickx 7.Belgium

64'

J. Gillekens 27.Belgium

45'

Brent Laes 5.Belgium

74'

Nils Schouterden 18.Belgium

64'

Thibaut Van Acker 8.Belgium

Tibeau Swinnen 6.Belgium

85'

Guillaume De Schryver 10.Belgium

74'

S. Limbombe 9.Belgium

Substitutes

Jarno De Smet 12.Belgium

Pieter De Schrijver 2.Belgium

64'

Joeri Poelmans 44.Belgium

74'

Cel Teunen 13.Belgium

85'

Jordi Liongola 11.Burundi

74'

90'

Scott Romeni Bitsindou 20.Republic of the Congo

Hakim Abdallah 28.Madagascar

64'

The manager Tom Van Imschoot decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Lierse Kempenzonen made 5 changes: N. Schouterden for H. Abdallah (64′), J. Hendrickx for P. De Schrijver (64′), B. Laes for J. Poelmans (74′), G. De Schryver for J. Liongola (74′) and T. Swinnen for C. Teunen (85′).

Excelsior Virton – Formation

Excelsior Virton

Timothy Martin 23.Luxembourg

William Rémy 22.France

Jonas Vinck 2.Belgium

Anas Hamzaoui 5.Belgium

Valentin Vanbaleghem 31.France

70'

H. Colella 12.France

65'

M. Doué 4.France

85'

Herve Kage 10.Congo DR

84'

Ayyoub Allach 17.Belgium

Kéres Masangu 16.Belgium

76'

Valentin Guillaume 14.Belgium

Substitutes

Geronimo De Ridder 8.Belgium

N. Rizzo 3.Italy

85'

Maxime Electeur 26.Belgium

76'

G. Mujangi 9.Belgium

84'

J. Mouaddib 18.France

Axel Vitris 7.France

65'

Yanis Mbombo 11.Belgium

Pablo Correa played with: .

Substitutions

Excelsior Virton made 4 changes: H. Colella for A. Vitris (65′), K. Masangu for M. Electeur (76′), H. Kage for B. G. Mujangi (84′) and M. Doue for N. Rizzo (85′).