ANTWERP. Beerschot-Wilrijk beat Lommel United to win 2-1. It was Beerschot-Wilrijk to strike first with a goal of Ryan Sanusi at the 32′. Then Mardochee Nzita scored again for Beerschot-Wilrijk in the 68′ minute. Eventually, Zalán Vancsa reduced the distance for Lommel United (82′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
Yeboah Amankwah received a red card (72′). This red card was one of the reason why Lommel United lost the match.
The match was played at the Olympisch Stadion stadium in Antwerp on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ken Vermeiren with the collaboration of Matthias Massa and Michiel De Cuyper. The 4th official was . The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 14.83 degrees Celsius or 58.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
Beerschot-Wilrijk
2 - 1
Lommel United
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 11 Total 4
- 6 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 58 Attack 64
- 47 Dangerous attack 47
- 63 Ball safe 61
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 0 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Beerschot-Wilrijk was in firm control of the ball 55% while Lommel United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Beerschot-Wilrijk had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Beerschot-Wilrijk won the match.
Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lommel United shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Beerschot-Wilrijk received 2 yellow cards (Mardochee Nzita and Simion Michez). On the other side, Lommel United received 3 yellow cards (Alex Granell, Rob Nizet and Yeboah Amankwah).
Also, Lommel United didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Yeboah Amankwah (Lommel United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (72′).
Match Timeline
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After this match, Beerschot-Wilrijk will have 17 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Lommel United will stay with 18 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Beerschot-Wilrijk will play away against Dender on the 2nd of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Beerschot-Wilrijk (1 draw).
Lommel United will host Liège on the 2nd of March with a 2-2 head to head.
Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation
Beerschot-Wilrijk started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Andreas Wieland decided to play with the following team: Davor Matijaš , Apostolos Konstantopoulos , Herve Matthys , Katuku Derrick Tshimanga , Simion Michez , Welat Cagro , Ryan Sanusi , Mardochee Nzita , Tom Reyners , Charly Keita and Thibaud Verlinden .
The home team had on the bench: Bill Lathouwers, Luca Meisl, Liam Oetoehganal, Marco Weymans , Benjamin Pauwels , Axl Van Himbeeck and Félix Nzouango Bikien.
Beerschot-Wilrijk could not rely on
