English
Kortrijk defeated KV Mechelen 3-1 in a thrilling match at the Guldensporenstadion in Kortrijk. Despite having less possession (31%), the home team proved more clinical in front of goal. D. De Neve opened the scoring in the 25th minute, and Nacho extended the lead before halftime with a goal in the 45th minute. Nacho scored again in the 89th minute, virtually securing the victory. Although Raman pulled one back for KV Mechelen in the 90th minute, it was too little, too late. KV Mechelen, with 69% possession, created fewer clear-cut chances (7 shots, 2 on target) than Kortrijk (12 shots, 5 on target). The game was relatively disciplined, with two yellow cards for each team and a total of 25 fouls. The victory leaves Kortrijk in a strong position in the Jupiler Pro League.
Substitutions kv mechelen: at minute 46 R. Belghali came in and P. Pflucke went out., at minute 46 G. Hairemans came in and N. Storm went out., at minute 63 B. Raman came in and A. Ouattara went out., at minute 71 P. Dahl came in and J. Marsa went out., at minute 77 B. Bafdili came in and L. Lauberbach went out.
Substitutions kortrijk: at minute 67 A. Sissako came in and B. Dejaegere went out., at minute 77 M. El Idrissy came in and B. Messaoudi went out., at minute 90 M. Bruno came in and T. Takamine went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kortrijk
Titulares:
KV Mechelen
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