VIRTON. Excelsior Virton and Dender draw 1-1. Y. Mabella scored the first goal (23′) for Excelsior Virton. M. Lallemand equalized (66′). Dender was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Stade Yvan Georges stadium in Virton on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Letellier assisted by Jeroen Walschap and Kristof Borms. The 4th official was Hannes De Couvreur. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.4 degrees Celsius or 79.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 3 Total 14
- 1 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 82 Attack 75
- 38 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 2
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Dender had a superior ball possession 56% while Excelsior Virton was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dender was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Dender to win the encounter.
Excelsior Virton shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Dender shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Excelsior Virton received 3 yellow cards (E. Spago, J. Vinck and J. Aabbou). On the other side, Dender received 1 yellow card (Z. Atteri).
E. Spago (Excelsior Virton) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (58′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Excelsior Virton will have 4 points like KRC Genk II and Club Brugge II to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Dender will have 1 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First Division B, Excelsior Virton will play away against KRC Genk II on the 11th of September with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Dender will play away agasint Deinze on the 18th of September with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Dender (0 draws).
Excelsior Virton – Formation
The manager Christian Bracconi decided to play with the following team: T. Vincensini, W. Rémy, J. Vinck, M. Doue, E. Spago, M. Espinosa, A. Allach, K. Masangu, Y. Aguemon, Y. Mabella and S. Anne.
The home team had on the bench: K. Delorge, H. Abdallah, J. Aabbou, L. Akhalaia, S. Paulet, A. Sadin and R. Khemais.
Substitutions
Excelsior Virton made 4 changes: S. Anne for H. Abdallah (62′), S. Anne for H. Abdallah (62′), Y. Aguemon for L. Akhalaia (74′) and M. Doue for S. Paulet (75′).
Dender – Formation
Regi Van Acker played with: X. Gies, M. Smet, D. Ragolle, K. Borry, K. Cools, K. Houdret, L. Hens, N. Rôdes, J. Van Oudenhove, Z. Atteri and N. Rajsel.
These were the players on the bench: T. Çukur, M. Lallemand, J. Rowell, R. M’Barki, S. Marzo, W. Vanbelle and J. Devriendt.
Substitutions
Dender made 5 changes: K. Houdret for M. Lallemand (46′), Z. Atteri for J. Rowell (46′), Z. Atteri for J. Rowell (46′), L. Hens for R. M’barki (80′) and L. Hens for R. M’barki (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First Division B.