In English:
Convincing Victory for Cercle Brugge over OH Leuven in Heverlee
Heverlee, Belgium – Cercle Brugge secured a decisive win against OH Leuven in a match played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, part of matchday 19 of the Jupiler Pro League. The game, refereed by Michiel Allaerts, saw Cercle Brugge dominate at crucial moments, despite OH Leuven enjoying greater ball possession, reaching 59% compared to Cercle’s 41%.
The hero of the day was undoubtedly P. Gerkens, who scored two early goals for Cercle Brugge, one in the 7th minute and another in the 19th minute, the latter assisted by S. Ngoura, quickly making the match difficult for the home team.
Despite the deficit, OH Leuven tried to react, generating 18 shots, of which only 4 were on target. Cercle Brugge, on the other hand, showed greater effectiveness with 11 shots, 3 of them directed at the opponent’s goal. The match was intense, with a total of 10 yellow cards shown, five for each team. Cercle Brugge committed 16 fouls, one less than OH Leuven.
The corners also reflected the struggle on the field, with 8 in favor of OH Leuven and 7 for Cercle Brugge. Despite OH Leuven’s territorial dominance, Cercle Brugge knew how to take advantage of their opportunities and take home a valuable victory.
Substitutions oh leuven: at minute 28 E. Pletinckx came in and M. Maertens went out., at minute 28 H. Teklab came in and D. Opoku went out., at minute 46 Y. Maziz came in and T. Verlinden went out., at minute 46 L. Lakomy came in and W. George went out., at minute 78 N. Dussenne came in and C. Terho went out.
Substitutions cercle brugge: at minute 80 P. Gerkens came in and I. Diaby went out., at minute 80 L. Agyekum came in and I. Diakite went out., at minute 85 S. Ngoura came in and E. Kakou went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
OH Leuven
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Cercle Brugge
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