“Norman Bassette gives Westerlo the lead with a left-footed finish from the centre of the box after a spell of pressure.”
Pivotal“Westerlo double their lead within a minute of the restart as Cisse Sandra fires home from outside the box, catching Sint-Truiden completely off guard.”
Pivotal“Tempers flare as Norman Bassette and Visar Musliu are both booked for arguing, reflecting the frustration boiling over on the Sint-Truiden side.”
Sint-Truiden
Westerlo
Outstanding performance
Westerlo•MidfielderWesterlo made their limited chances count, striking twice inside a ten-minute spell either side of the interval to effectively decide the match before it had really settled. Sint-Truiden actually edged possession (52%) and out-cornered their opponents 6-3, but were badly let down by their finishing, managing just 3 shots on target from 17 attempts compared to Westerlo's 8 from 18. Norman Bassette opened the scoring with a clean left-footed strike from inside the box, and Cisse Sandra delivered the killer blow just a minute into the second half with a fine effort from outside the area, catching Sint-Truiden cold immediately after the restart. The result piles pressure on Sint-Truiden's mid-table campaign while Westerlo's clinical edge and defensive resilience - highlighted by 20 tackles to St-Truiden's 14 - will boost their own ambitions further up the table.
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Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
David Amegnaglo (Westerlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden).
Attempt missed. Oumar Diouf (Sint-Truiden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilias Sebaoui with a cross.
Attempt missed. Oumar Diouf (Sint-Truiden) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Samed Bazdar (Sint-Truiden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
Foul by Naoufal Bohamdi-Kamoni (Westerlo).
Joedrick Pupe (Sint-Truiden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dylan Ourega (Westerlo).
Attempt missed. Nathanaël Mbuku (Sint-Truiden) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
Attempt saved. Nathanaël Mbuku (Sint-Truiden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
Nathanaël Mbuku (Sint-Truiden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dylan Ourega (Westerlo).
Substitution, Westerlo. David Amegnaglo replaces Norman Bassette.
Substitution, Westerlo. Naoufal Bohamdi-Kamoni replaces Cameron Congreve.
Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Naoufal Bohamdi-Kamoni (Westerlo).
Visar Musliu (Sint-Truiden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Norman Bassette (Westerlo).
Substitution, Sint-Truiden. Joedrick Pupe replaces Taiga Hata.
Substitution, Sint-Truiden. Oumar Diouf replaces Kaito Matsuzawa.
Substitution, Sint-Truiden. Nelson Ishiwatari replaces Abdoulaye Sissako.
Offside, Sint-Truiden. Kaito Matsuzawa is caught offside.
Visar MusliuYellow CardVisar Musliu (Sint-Truiden) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Nikola Storm (Westerlo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cameron Congreve.
Norman BassetteYellow CardNorman Bassette (Westerlo) is shown the yellow card.
Visar Musliu (Sint-Truiden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Norman Bassette (Westerlo).
Substitution, Westerlo. Nikola Storm replaces Shunsuke Saito.
Substitution, Westerlo. Pape Diong replaces Isa Sakamoto.
Attempt missed. Nathanaël Mbuku (Sint-Truiden) left footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt saved. Norman Bassette (Westerlo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Leo Kokubo (Sint-Truiden).
Corner, Westerlo. Conceded by Leo Kokubo.
Attempt missed. Norman Bassette (Westerlo) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt missed. Nathanaël Mbuku (Sint-Truiden) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Samed Bazdar.
Corner, Sint-Truiden. Conceded by Cameron Congreve.
Substitution, Sint-Truiden. Nathanaël Mbuku replaces Ryotaro Araki.
Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Sissako (Sint-Truiden) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryotaro Araki following a corner.
Corner, Sint-Truiden. Conceded by Ibrahim Fofana.
Attempt missed. Kaito Matsuzawa (Sint-Truiden) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Foul by Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden).
Dylan Ourega (Westerlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Cameron Congreve (Westerlo) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Foul by Isa Sakamoto (Westerlo).
Leo Kokubo (Sint-Truiden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Abdoulaye Sissako (Sint-Truiden).
Cameron Congreve (Westerlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Ourega.
Attempt missed. Ryotaro Araki (Sint-Truiden) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
Attempt missed. Samed Bazdar (Sint-Truiden) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Taiga Hata with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Merlen.
Foul by Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden).
Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Norman Bassette (Westerlo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Leo Kokubo (Sint-Truiden).
assist: Isa Sakamoto
Goal! Sint-Truiden 0, Westerlo 2. Cisse Sandra (Westerlo) left footed shot from outside the box.
Second Half begins Sint-Truiden 0, Westerlo 1.
First Half ends, Sint-Truiden 0, Westerlo 1.
Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Corner, Sint-Truiden. Conceded by Dylan Ourega.
Corner, Westerlo. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
Attempt missed. Dylan Ourega (Westerlo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shunsuke Saito following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Isa Sakamoto (Westerlo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Norman Bassette.
Corner, Sint-Truiden. Conceded by Amando Lapage.
assist: Cisse Sandra
Goal! Sint-Truiden 0, Westerlo 1. Norman Bassette (Westerlo) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Foul by Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden).
Lasse Flø (Westerlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Cameron Congreve (Westerlo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Ibrahim Fofana (Westerlo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Visar Musliu (Sint-Truiden).
Norman Bassette (Westerlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Isa Sakamoto (Westerlo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Leo Kokubo (Sint-Truiden). Assisted by Cameron Congreve.
Visar Musliu (Sint-Truiden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Norman Bassette (Westerlo).
Attempt saved. Cisse Sandra (Westerlo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Leo Kokubo (Sint-Truiden).
Foul by Samed Bazdar (Sint-Truiden).
Amando Lapage (Westerlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Westerlo. Conceded by Shogo Taniguchi.
Foul by Abdoulaye Sissako (Sint-Truiden).
Cameron Congreve (Westerlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden).
Dylan Ourega (Westerlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Sissako (Sint-Truiden) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Andreas Jungdal (Westerlo). Assisted by Ryotaro Araki with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryotaro Araki.
Attempt saved. Ryotaro Araki (Sint-Truiden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andreas Jungdal (Westerlo).
Corner, Sint-Truiden. Conceded by Andreas Jungdal.
Norman Bassette (Westerlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden).
Attempt saved. Cameron Congreve (Westerlo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Leo Kokubo (Sint-Truiden). Assisted by Shunsuke Saito.
Attempt blocked. Cisse Sandra (Westerlo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Congreve.
Corner, Sint-Truiden. Conceded by Ibrahim Fofana.
Foul by Ibrahim Fofana (Westerlo).
Samed Bazdar (Sint-Truiden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Cameron Congreve (Westerlo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isa Sakamoto.
Foul by Cameron Congreve (Westerlo).
Visar Musliu (Sint-Truiden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Amando Lapage (Westerlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kaito Matsuzawa (Sint-Truiden).
Attempt saved. Lasse Flø (Westerlo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Leo Kokubo (Sint-Truiden).
Attempt saved. Samed Bazdar (Sint-Truiden) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Andreas Jungdal (Westerlo). Assisted by Ilias Sebaoui.
First Half begins.
Sint-Truiden welcome Westerlo to Stayen with both sides looking to build on inconsistent starts to the season. STVV's up-and-down form meets a Westerlo side quietly gathering momentum, making this a tricky Pro League clash to call.
