“Arbnor Muja breaks the deadlock for Sint-Truiden after a spell of early pressure, finishing to make it 1-0 following three missed efforts from teammates in the opening quarter of the game.”
Pivotal“Taiga Hata makes it 2-0 on the stroke of half-time, a killer blow that followed a Massimo Decoene yellow card and a blocked Mathis Servais effort, sending Sint-Truiden in at the break with a commanding lead.”
Pivotal“Ryan Merlen completes the scoring at 3-0 just moments after Robert-Jan Vanwesemael's goal and a subsequent yellow card, with Sint-Truiden running riot in the third quarter of the match.”
Sint-Truiden
Mechelen
Outstanding performance
Sint-Truiden•MidfielderSint-Truiden were the better side from the first whistle and made it count in ruthlessly clinical fashion, converting three of their eleven shots while Mechelen's 53 percent possession amounted to very little in the final third. The hosts struck first through Arbnor Muja on 24 minutes and doubled their advantage just before the break via Taiga Hata, a devastating first-half double that effectively killed the contest before the teams had even reached the tunnel. Mechelen's afternoon was summed up by a single shot on target, and despite generating 61 dangerous attacks to Sint-Truiden's 21, they created zero big chances — a damning indictment of their wastefulness. Ryan Merlen added a third shortly after the hour mark to complete a professional, if not particularly breathless, evening for the home side, who will take confidence from such a decisive victory in the final weeks of the Pro League campaign.
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Fredrik Hammar's header is off target.
Wolke Janssens is on, and Shogo Taniguchi is off.
Shion Shinkawa comes on for Rihito Yamamoto.
Kaito Matsuzawa comes on for Arbnor Muja.
Kaito Matsuzawa is on, and Arbnor Muja is off.
Mory Konate comes on for Therence Koudou.
Keano Vanrafelghem takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Maxim Kireev comes on for Kerim Mrabti.
Keano Vanrafelghem comes on for Bouke Boersma.
Robert-Jan VanwesemaelVAR decision: Goal disallowed for offside against Robert-Jan Vanwesemael.
Goal! Robert-Jan Vanwesemael scores, making it 3-0.
Robert-Jan VanwesemaelYellow CardYellow card issued to Robert-Jan Vanwesemael.
Robert-Jan VanwesemaelShot by Robert-Jan Vanwesemael with his right foot results in a goal.
Goal! Robert-Jan Vanwesemael scores, making it 3-0.
Bill Antonio is substituted for Mathis Servais.
Arbnor Muja takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ilias Sebaoui takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Mathis Servais takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Rihito Yamamoto takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Benito Raman replaces Dikeni-Rafid Salifou.
First half ends with the score at 2-0.
Taiga HataTaiga Hata scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Arbnor Muja
Goal! Taiga Hata scores, making it 2-0.
Arbnor Muja takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Mathis Servais has a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Massimo Decoene receives a yellow card.
Massimo Decoene's left-footed shot is saved.
Mathis Servais takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Abdoulaye Sissako takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Arbnor MujaArbnor Muja scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Rihito Yamamoto
Goal! Arbnor Muja scores, making it 1-0.
Abdoulaye Sissako takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Keisuke Goto takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Therence Koudou takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Arbnor Muja takes a right-footed shot but misses.
