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KVC Westerlo defeats OH Leuven in thrilling match
KVC Westerlo defeated OH Leuven 2-0 in a thrilling match played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion in Heverlee, Belgium, on May 16th, 2025, as part of the Conference League Play-off Group stage. Despite OH Leuven holding 63% possession, Westerlo’s efficiency proved decisive.
T. Van den Keybus opened the scoring in the 28th minute with a goal assisted by A. Piedfort. OH Leuven responded with a yellow card to T. Verlinden in the 39th minute, followed by a yellow card to G. Yow of Westerlo in the 41st minute. The second half was tense, with several yellow cards for OH Leuven (Souanga in the 80th and Verstraete in the 90th minute) and one for Westerlo (Yow in the 41st minute). A. Devine sealed the victory for KVC Westerlo with a goal in the 83rd minute, unassisted. Westerlo, despite having less possession (37%), showed greater accuracy in shots on target (5 on target compared to 0 for OH Leuven), taking 16 shots in total, while OH Leuven managed 10. Corner kicks were more evenly matched, with 11 for Westerlo and 9 for Leuven. Westerlo committed more fouls (15) than Leuven (11).
The referee for the match was Klass Clerkx from the Netherlands. The victory puts KVC Westerlo in a strong position in the standings.
Substitutions kvc westerlo: at minute 62 S. Sydorchuk came in and A. Piedfort went out., at minute 62 J. Alcocer came in and G. Yow went out., at minute 81 I. Slimani came in and M. Frigan went out., at minute 88 A. Sayyadmanesh came in and I. Sakamoto went out., at minute 89 I. Muric came in and A. Devine went out.
Substitutions oh leuven: at minute 62 C. Souanga came in and E. Pletinckx went out., at minute 70 O. Jochmans came in and T. Leysen went out., at minute 70 M. Maertens came in and E. Banzuzi went out., at minute 70 A. Diallo came in and C. Ikwuemesi went out., at minute 87 R. Monticelli came in and R. Nyakossi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
OH Leuven
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KVC Westerlo
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