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Thrilling Draw Between RAAL La Louvière and St. Truiden in La Louvière
La Louvière, Belgium – In a hard-fought match at the Easi Arena, RAAL La Louvière and St. Truiden played to a draw in matchday 22 of the Jupiler Pro League. Referee Kevin van Damme witnessed an intense duel where both teams showcased their strengths.
The first half was goalless, but not without incident. Y. Okou of RAAL La Louvière received a yellow card in the 12th minute, followed by S. Taniguchi of St. Truiden in the 18th minute.
The second half was more vibrant. P. M. Fall put RAAL La Louvière ahead in the 59th minute, assisted by J. Liongola. However, the home side’s joy was short-lived as S. Taniguchi equalized for St. Truiden in the 63rd minute, assisted by A. Muja. Tension continued to rise and V. Musliu from St. Truiden received a yellow card in the 53rd minute.
Just when it seemed the match would end in a draw, O. Diouf of St. Truiden scored what turned out to be the winning goal in the 89th minute, assisted by K. Goto. J. Liongola of RAAL La Louvière was booked in the 90th minute.
Regarding the statistics, St. Truiden dominated possession with 60% compared to RAAL La Louvière’s 40%. St. Truiden was also more incisive in attack, with 15 shots, 6 of which were on target, compared to RAAL La Louvière’s 6 shots, with only 1 on target. RAAL La Louvière earned 6 corners compared to St. Truiden’s 5. RAAL La Louvière committed 8 fouls and St. Truiden 12.
Substitutions st. truiden: at minute 69 A. Muja came in and K. Matsuzawa went out., at minute 88 R. Ito came in and O. Diouf went out., at minute 90 R. Merlen came in and L. Mbe Soh went out.
Substitutions raal la louvière: at minute 72 D. Benavides came in and N. Gillot went out., at minute 76 J. Ito came in and T. Lutonda went out., at minute 81 J. Afriyie came in and N. Nsingi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
RAAL La Louvière
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