Antwerp and Cercle Brugge draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

DEURNE. Antwerp and Cercle Brugge draw 1-1. M. Balikwisha scored the first goal (48') for Antwerp. A. Denkey settled the score (76').

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Antwerp and Cercle Brugge draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

DEURNE. Antwerp and Cercle Brugge draw 1-1. M. Balikwisha scored the first goal (48′) for Antwerp. A. Denkey equalized (76′). Antwerp was decisively better in terms of ball possession (66%)​

The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme with the assistance of Mathias Hillaert and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Antwerp

1 - 1

Team 1

Cercle Brugge

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 24 Total 5
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 13 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 127 Attack 104
  • 63 Dangerous attack 36
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 7
Fouls
  • 6 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Antwerp had a strong ball possession 66% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Antwerp to win the match​.

Antwerp shot 22 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Antwerp didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (Vitinho).

Match Timeline

39'
Michel-Ange Balikwisha(goal)M. Frey
48'
54'
Senna Miangue- sub ->Vitinho
54'
Leonardo Lopes- sub ->C. Vanhoutte
69'
76'
K. Denkey(goal)
77'
77'
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After playing this match, Antwerp will have 63 points to climb in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge will have 45 points to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp
G
Jean Butez 1.France
6.2
D
D. Dessoleil 24.Belgium
7.0
D
Abdoulaye Seck 30.Senegal
6.8
D
Sam Vines 21.United States
7.2
D
Jelle Bataille 34.Belgium
7.6
M
Radja Nainggolan 4.Belgium
7.2
M
Alhassan Yusuf 8.Nigeria
7.0
M
Koji Miyoshi 19.Japan
7.3
77'
M
Benson Manuel 14.Belgium
7.3
69'
M
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 10.Belgium
8.0
87' Goals48'
F
Michael Frey 99.Switzerland
7.3
Substitutes
G
Ortwin De Wolf 26.Belgium
D
Willian Pacho 51.Ecuador
D
Dinis Almeida 61.Portugal
M
Pieter Gerkens 16.Belgium
6.7
69'
M
Faris Haroun 38.Belgium
F
Johannes Eggestein 9.Germany
87'
F
Ally Samatta 70.Tanzania
6.7
77'

Antwerp adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Brian Priske Pedersen decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Antwerp made 3 changes: M. Benson for P. Gerkens (69′), K. Miyoshi for M. Samatta (77′) and M. Balikwisha for J. Eggestein (87′).

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
Warleson 21.Brazil
7.6
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
6.5
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
6.2
D
Vitinho 2.Brazil
6.8
54' 39'
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
6.8
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
6.6
M
Charles Vanhoutte 14.Belgium
7.3
54'
M
Dino Hotic  10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
M
Rabbi Matondo  11.Wales
6.1
M
Thibo Somers  34.Belgium
6.3
77'
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
6.8
Goals76'
Substitutes
G
Sébastien Bruzzese 89.Belgium
D
Senna Miangue 18.Belgium
7.0
54'
D
Dimitar Velkovski 19.Bulgaria
D
David Sousa 3.Brazil
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
7.4
54'
M
Olivier Deman 23.Belgium
6.6
77'
F
Aske Sampers 42.Belgium

Also Cercle Brugge adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Dominik Thalhammer played with: .

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: Vitinho for S. Miangue (54′), C. Vanhoutte for L. Lopes (54′) and T. Somers for O. Deman (77′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​