SINT TRUIDEN. Sint-Truiden was able to reverse the scoreline against Mechelen. It was Mechelen to score first with a goal from G. Hairemans. Nevertheless, later Sint-Truiden found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with S. Kagawa (57′), G. Bruno (76′) and G. Bruno (90′).
The match was played at the Stadion Stayen stadium in Sint Truiden on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet who was helped by Quentin Blaise and Bryan Bijnens. The 4th official was Theophile Diskeuve.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 10 Total 2
- 3 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 0
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 105 Attack 91
- 43 Dangerous attack 24
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sint-Truiden was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sint-Truiden had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sint-Truiden won the match.
Sint-Truiden shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Mechelen shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Sint-Truiden received 1 yellow card (A. Al Dakhil). On the opposite side, Mechelen received 3 yellow cards (S. Oum Gouet, S. Walsh and A. Van Hoorenbeeck).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sint-Truiden will have 9 points like Anderlecht and Sporting Charleroi to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Mechelen will stay with 7 points like Union Saint-Gilloise to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Sint-Truiden will play away with Genk on the 3rd of September with a 18-5 head to head in favor of Genk (6 draws).
Sint-Truiden – Formation
Sint-Truiden
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57'
81'
Sint-Truiden started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Bernd Hollerbach decided to play with the following team: Daniel Schmidt , Wolke Janssens , Toni Leistner , Ameen Al-Dakhil , Daiki Hashioka , Shinji Kagawa , Mory Konate , Christian Brüls , Stan Van Dessel , Daichi Hayashi and Shinji Okazaki .
The home team had on the bench: Jo Coppens, Gianni Bruno , Aboubakary Koita , Frank Boya , Andrea Librici, Eric Bocat and Matte Smets.
Substitutions
Sint-Truiden made 3 changes: S. van Dessel for A. Koita (64′), D. Hayashi for G. Bruno (73′) and C. Bruls for F. Boya (81′).
Best player: Gianni Bruno
The player that probably impressed the most for Sint-Truiden was Gianni Bruno.
His rating is with 2 goals, 12 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 73′.
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
Mechelen started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Danny Buijs played with: Yannick Thoelen , Sandy Walsh , Jannes Van Hecke , Thibault Peyre , Jordi Vanlerberghe , Alec Van Hoorenbeeck , Geoffry Hairemans , Rob Schoofs , Samuel Oum Gouet , Alessio Da Cruz and Yonas Malede .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Iebe Swers, Toon Raemaekers , Dirk Asare, Jorge Hernandez , Rayane Falchou, Dries Wouters and Julien Ngoy .
Substitutions
Mechelen made 4 changes: J. Van Hecke for D. Wouters (46′), A. Da Cruz for J. Ngoy (65′), S. Oum Gouet for J. Hernandez (81′) and G. Hairemans for T. Raemaekers (86′).
Best player: Geoffry Hairemans
The most impressive player for Mechelen was Geoffry Hairemans.
His rating is with 1 goal, 43 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Cercle Brugge – Zulte-Waregem – 1-1
- Sint-Truiden – Mechelen – 3-1
- OH Leuven – KV Oostende – 2-1
- RFC Seraing – Genk – 0-4
