ANTWERP. Beerschot-Wilrijk conquers Waasland-Beveren 1-0 after H. Matthys scored just 1 goal (17′).
Beerschot-Wilrijk remained in players after J. Van den Bergh received a red card in the 61′. Nevertheless, Beerschot-Wilrijk still was capable to win this match competing only in 10. On the other side, also J. Mertens received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Waasland-Beveren lost the match.
The match was played at the Olympisch Stadion stadium in Antwerp on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Arthur Denil with the help of Matthias Massa and Quentin Blaise. The 4th official was Theophile Diskeuve. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.1 degrees Celsius or 89.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 18 Total 12
- 6 On Target 7
- 12 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 98 Attack 122
- 69 Dangerous attack 72
- 98 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
Fouls
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Beerschot-Wilrijk was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Waasland-Beveren that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Waasland-Beveren was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Beerschot-Wilrijk managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Waasland-Beveren shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Beerschot-Wilrijk received 4 yellow cards (A. Koshi, R. Sanusi, L. Seydoux and R. La Morte). On the other side, Waasland-Beveren received 5 yellow cards (J. Mertens, J. Símun Edmundsson, D. Wuytens, L. Verstraete and L. Verstraete).
(Beerschot-Wilrijk) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (61′).
Also, Waasland-Beveren didn’t end the match with 11 players after J. Mertens (Waasland-Beveren) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Beerschot-Wilrijk has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Waasland-Beveren stays with points (0th).
Next matches
In the next match in the First Division B, Beerschot-Wilrijk will host Lierse Kempenzonen on the 28th of August with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Waasland-Beveren will play away agasint RSC Anderlecht II on the 27th of August with a 0-0 head to head.
Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation
The manager Gregoire Vanderidt decided to play with the following team: M. Vanhamel, H. Matthys, J. Van den Bergh, L. Meisl, M. Nzita, L. Seydoux, R. Sanusi, R. Vaca, A. Koshi, I. Sebaoui and T. Baeten.
The home team had on the bench: D. Rigo, M. Weymans, T. Verlinden, R. La Morte, F. Frans, R. Quirynen and B. Lathouwers.
Substitutions
Beerschot-Wilrijk made 4 changes: A. Koshi for D. Rigo (46′), R. Vaca for T. Verlinden (76′), I. Sebaoui for M. Weymans (76′) and T. Baeten for F. Frans (88′).
Waasland-Beveren – Formation
Wim De Decker played with: J. Brondeel, S. Bateau, D. Wuytens, A. Corryn, C. Kablan, J. Mertens, K. Hoggas, L. Verstraete, Lucas Ribeiro Costa, J. Símun Edmundsson and D. Maderner.
These were the players on the bench: T. Reyners, D. Tshimanga, T. Ismaheel, T. Barry, B. Reus, M. Fall and T. Wolff.
Substitutions
Waasland-Beveren made 4 changes: C. Kablan for T. Reyners (46′), S. Bateau for D. Tshimanga (75′), K. Hoggas for T. Ismaheel (76′) and J. Símun Edmundsson for T. Barry (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First Division B.