Mechelen overcomes Union Saint-Gilloise 3-0

MECHELEN. Mechelen was eventually too much to handle for Union Saint-Gilloise.

August 9, 2022

MECHELEN. Mechelen was eventually too good for Union Saint-Gilloise with the goal of R. Schoofs (44′), J. Lazare Amani (51′ own) and J. Ngoy (59′). Union Saint-Gilloise lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote who had the assistance of Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Jordy Vermeire. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.

Match Statistics

Mechelen

3 - 0

Union Saint-Gilloise

41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

7 Total 6
6 On Target 2
1 Off Target 4
0 Shots blocked 0

91 Attack 110
32 Dangerous attack 33
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 5
4 Off Sides 3

Fouls

14 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Union Saint-Gilloise had a superior ball possession 59% while Mechelen was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was putting more pressure with 33 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Mechelen found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Mechelen shot 7 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Mechelen received 2 yellow cards (D. Lavalee and R. Schoofs). Regarding the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise received 5 yellow cards (V. Boone, Z. Ilyes, T. Teuma, L. Lapoussin and C. Puertas).

Match Timeline

11'

Rob Schoofs (goal)J. Ngoy

44'

46'

Ross Sykes- sub ->V. Boone

51'

L. Amani(own-goal)

56'

58'

59'

60'

62'

Rob Schoofs - Yellow

65'

74'

Arnaud Dony- sub ->B. Nieuwkoop

Toon Raemaekers - sub ->G. Hairemans

78'

85'

88'

Loïc Lapoussin- Yellow

89'

90'

Cameron Puertas- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Mechelen has 0 points to occupy the 17th place in the table. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise stays with 4 points (4th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away against Cercle Brugge on the 13th of August with a 17-10 head to head stats in favor of Cercle Brugge (4 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise will host Kortrijk on the 13th of August with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (3 draws).

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen

Gaëtan Coucke 1.Belgium

7.3

Sandy Walsh 5.Indonesia

7.1

Thibault Peyre 23.France

7.7

Boli Bolingoli 21.Belgium

7.0

89'

Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 18.Belgium

7.5

Jannes Van Hecke 6.Belgium

6.4

78'

Dimitri Lavalée 14.Belgium

7.1

60'

Rob Schoofs 16.Belgium

8.1

65'

44'

Nikola Storm 11.Belgium

7.0

89'

Julien Ngoy 9.Belgium

7.6

85'

59'

Geoffry Hairemans 7.Belgium

7.7

78'

Substitutes

Yannick Thoelen 15.Belgium

Toon Raemaekers 28.Belgium

6.4

78'

I. Swers 2.Belgium

89'

Jorge Hernandez 8.USA

6.5

78'

S. Gouet 17.Cameroon

89'

Y. Malede 10.Israel

G. Engvall 20.Sweden

6.9

85'

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

The manager Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke (7.3), Sandy Walsh (7.1), Thibault Peyre (7.7), Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (7.5), Boli Bolingoli (7.0), Jannes Van Hecke (6.4), Rob Schoofs (8.1), Dimitri Lavalėe (7.1), Geoffry Hairemans (7.7), Julien Ngoy (7.6) and Nikola Storm (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jorge Hernandez (6.5), Yonas Malede, Samuel Oum Gouet, Gustav Engvall (6.9), Yannick Thoelen, Toon Raemaekers (6.4) and Iebe Swers.

Substitutions

Mechelen made 5 changes: G. Hairemans for T. Raemaekers (78′), J. Van Hecke for J. Hernandez (78′), J. Ngoy for G. Engvall (85′), N. Storm for S. Oum Gouet (89′) and B. Bolingoli for I. Swers (89′).

Best player: Rob Schoofs

The player that probably impressed the most for Mechelen was Rob Schoofs.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 42 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise

Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg

5.9

Christian Burgess 16.England

6.5

Viktor Boone 3.Belgium

6.3

46'

11'

Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium

6.1

Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands

6.3

74'

Teddy Teuma 17.Malta

6.3

62'

58'

L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast

6.0

62'

Cameron Puertas 23.Spain

6.9

90'

Loïc Lapoussin 94.France

6.1

88'

Ilyes Ziani 24.Morocco

6.8

56'

Dante Vanzeir 13.Belgium

6.4

62'

Substitutes

L. Pirard 21.Belgium

Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco

Arnaud Dony 85.Belgium

7.1

74'

Ross Sykes 26.England

6.4

46'

Oussama El Azzouzi 6.Morocco

6.8

62'

Senne Lynen 20.Belgium

6.9

62'

Simon Adingra 11.Ivory Coast

Mohamed Salah 32.Belgium

6.6

62'

Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Karel Geraerts played with: Anthony Moris (5.9), Viktor Boone (6.3), Christian Burgess (6.5), Siebe Van Der Heyden (6.1), Bart Nieuwkoop (6.3), Cameron Puertas (6.9), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (6.0), Teddy Teuma (6.3), Loic Lapoussin (6.1), Dante Vanzeir (6.4) and Ilyes Ziani (6.8).

They had on the bench: Simon Adingra, Ismael Kandouss, Oussama El Azzouzi (6.8), Arnaud Dony (7.1), Senne Lynen (6.9), Ross Sykes (6.4), Mohamed Salah El Boukammiri (6.6) and Lucas Pirard.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: V. Boone for R. Sykes (46′), J. Lazare Amani for S. Lynen (62′), T. Teuma for O. El Azzouzi (62′), D. Vanzeir for M. Salah El Boukammiri (62′) and B. Nieuwkoop for A. Dony (74′).