KV Mechelen beats Cercle Brugge in a thrilling encounter
KV Mechelen beat Cercle Brugge 2-0 in a vibrant Jupiler Pro League match played at the AFAS Stadion in Mechelen.
The match started at a frantic pace with KV Mechelen taking the initiative from the outset. In the 31st minute, D. Foulon opened the scoring with a quality goal, assisted by P. Pflucke. Cercle Brugge tried to react but couldn’t generate any real danger on the opponent’s goal.
In the 86th minute, B. Van den Eynden sealed the game with a goal that put the final score at 2-0.
KV Mechelen dominated possession (56%), while Cercle Brugge managed to get more shots in (7 against 9), but only two of them were on target.
The match was marked by several yellow cards, a total of 4 for KV Mechelen and 3 for Cercle Brugge.
With this victory, KV Mechelen consolidates itself in the upper part of the table, while Cercle Brugge remains in the middle of the classification.
Substitutions kv mechelen: at minute 36 J. Marsa came in and D. Foulon went out., at minute 64 G. Hairemans came in and N. Storm went out., at minute 64 L. Lauberbach came in and B. Raman went out., at minute 82 R. Belghali came in and P. Pflucke went out., at minute 82 B. Bafdili came in and K. Mrabti went out.
Substitutions cercle brugge: at minute 46 K. Olaigbe came in and Bruninho went out., at minute 59 P. Brunner came in and M. Efekele went out., at minute 70 L. Agyekum came in and H. van der Bruggen went out., at minute 70 Nazinho came in and Erick went out., at minute 77 Felipe Augusto came in and I. Diakite went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
KV Mechelen
Titulares:
Cercle Brugge
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