MECHELEN. Mechelen overcomes Westerlo 5-4 after playing a incredible match.
The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put who was helped by Philippe Vandecauter and Yves De Neve. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Mechelen was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Westerlo that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Mechelen was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mechelen won the match.
Mechelen shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Westerlo shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Mechelen received 1 yellow card (J. Van Hecke). On the opposite side, Westerlo received 2 yellow cards (J. Bernat and T. Van den Keybus).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Mechelen will have 0 points like RFC Seraing to remain in the 17th place. On the other side, Westerlo will stay with 3 points like Genk, Sporting Charleroi, Anderlecht, AS Eupen, KV Oostende, Cercle Brugge and Kortrijk to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away against Sint-Truiden on the 27th of August with a 11-10 head to head in favor of Mechelen (5 draws).
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
81'
39', 48'
63'
Mechelen started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke , Sandy Walsh , Thibault Peyre , Jordi Vanlerberghe , Alec Van Hoorenbeeck , Dimitri Lavalėe , Geoffry Hairemans , Jannes Van Hecke , Rob Schoofs , Alessio Da Cruz and Yonas Malede .
The home team had on the bench: Milan Robberechts , Jorge Hernandez , Toon Raemaekers, Yannick Thoelen , Dries Wouters, Iebe Swers and Samuel Oum Gouet .
Mechelen could not rely on the presence of S. Oum Gouet (injured) and Y. Thoelen (injured).
Substitutions
Mechelen made 5 changes: D. Lavalee for S. Oum Gouet (37′), A. Da Cruz for J. Hernandez (46′), J. Van Hecke for M. Robberechts (71′), T. Peyre for I. Swers (71′) and G. Coucke for Y. Thoelen (81′).
Best player: Milan Robberechts
The most impressive player for Mechelen was Milan Robberechts.
His rating is with 2 goals, 4 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 71′.
Westerlo – Formation
Westerlo
Westerlo started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Jonas De Roeck played with: Sinan Bolat , Edisson Jordanov , Rubin Seigers , Pietro Perdichizzi , Maxim De Cuyper , Tuur Dierckx , Nicolas Madsen , Lukas Van Eenoo , Jan Bernát , Nene Dorgeles and Igor Vetokele .
They had on the bench: Lyle Foster , Kyan Vaesen , Thomas Van den Keybus , Roman Neustädter, Bryan Reynolds, Nick Gillekens and Ravil Tagir.
Substitutions
Westerlo made 4 changes: N. Dorgeles for T. Van den Keybus (61′), J. Bernat for L. Foster (61′), I. Vetokele for K. Vaesen (82′) and T. Dierckx for B. Reynolds (90′).
Best player: Tuur Dierckx
The player that probably impressed the most for Westerlo was Tuur Dierckx.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Zulte-Waregem – Sporting Charleroi – 1-3
- Mechelen – Westerlo – 5-4
- Standard Liège – OH Leuven – 1-3
- Club Brugge – Kortrijk – 2-1
