Antwerp overcomes Standard Liege in a thrilling match
Antwerp defeated Standard Liege 3-0 in a thrilling match at the Bosuilstadion in Deurne. The game was marked by Antwerp’s intensity and effectiveness, controlling the ball for most of the game and taking advantage of their scoring opportunities.
The first goal came in the 44th minute when Vincent Janssen capitalized on an assist from Tedy Chery to put Antwerp in the lead. Chery extended the advantage in the 63rd minute, following an assist from Janssen.
Standard Liege tried to react, but couldn’t find the path to goal and was penalized by some refereeing decisions. The match was sealed in the 90th minute when Joris Ondrejka scored the third goal for Antwerp, following a missed penalty by himself in the same play.
Antwerp dominated possession (52% versus 48% for Standard Liege) and was more effective in creating scoring opportunities, with 10 shots (3 on target) against 10 from Standard Liege (3 on target).
Antwerp sits in a good position in the standings after this victory, while Standard Liege will have to work hard to recover from the defeat.
Substitutions antwerp: at minute 69 D. Praet came in and A. Valencia went out., at minute 84 G. Vandeplas came in and V. Janssen went out., at minute 88 V. Udoh came in and G. Kerk went out., at minute 88 S. Renders came in and A. Verstraeten went out.
Substitutions standard liege: at minute 69 V. Djukanovic came in and I. Camara went out., at minute 69 S. Alexandropoulos came in and M. Bulat went out., at minute 76 S. Benjdida came in and A. Zeqiri went out., at minute 84 S. Doumbia came in and M. Fossey went out., at minute 84 L. Kuavita came in and I. Price went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Antwerp
Standard Liege
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