Standard Liege prevails over Charleroi in a thrilling match
Standard Liege emerged victorious against Charleroi with a 3-1 win in a thrilling match held at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Luik. The encounter, corresponding to matchday 11 of the Jupiler Pro League, was marked by intensity and a fierce fight from both teams.
Standard started strong and opened the scoring in the 40th minute through D. Eckert Ayensa, assisted by M. Epolo. Eckert Ayensa himself extended the lead just five minutes later, capitalizing on an assist from A. Zeqiri.
Charleroi responded in the second half and managed to narrow the gap in the 90th minute with a goal from I. Mbenza. However, Charleroi’s efforts were not enough to prevent the defeat as Standard held onto their advantage until the final whistle.
Despite the loss, Charleroi had more control of the match, dominating possession and attempting more shots. However, Standard proved more clinical in front of goal, converting three of their 14 attempts.
In terms of yellow cards, Standard saw A. O’Neill and S. Benjdida cautioned, while Charleroi received yellow cards for D. Heymans and O. Dabbagh.
Match Statistics:
* Possession: Standard Liege (33%) – Charleroi (67%)
* Shots: Standard Liege (14 – 9 on target, 3 off target) – Charleroi (13 – 3 on target, 4 off target)
* Corners: Standard Liege (5) – Charleroi (5)
* Fouls: Standard Liege (11) – Charleroi (12)
* Yellow Cards: Standard Liege (2) – Charleroi (2)
* Red Cards: Standard Liege (0) – Charleroi (0)
Standard Liege remain in contention for the top spots in the Jupiler Pro League, while Charleroi will need to seek a victory in the next round to regain lost ground.
Substitutions charleroi: at minute 46 Y. Titraoui came in and E. Camara went out., at minute 46 O. Dabbagh came in and G. Kyei went out., at minute 63 A. Bernier came in and A. Flips went out., at minute 63 Y. Sylla came in and P. Guiagon went out., at minute 84 I. Mbenza came in and V. Dragsnes went out.
Substitutions standard liege: at minute 57 M. Fossey came in and D. Bates went out., at minute 75 S. Benjdida came in and A. Zeqiri went out., at minute 89 S. Alexandropoulos came in and D. Eckert Ayensa went out., at minute 89 L. Kuavita came in and M. Bulat went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Standard Liege
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