3 – 2
“Freddy Mbemba opens the scoring with a right-footed finish from the centre of the box after Charleroi build pressure through Scheidler and Romsaas.”
Pivotal“Aurélien Scheidler doubles Charleroi's advantage with a right-footed strike from outside the box, following a save and a near-miss from Charleroi moments earlier.”
Pivotal“Dante Vanzeir pulls one back for Cercle Brugge on the counter, cutting the deficit to 2-1 and giving the visitors belief heading toward halftime.”
“Scheidler makes it 3-1 from the penalty spot after Gary Magnée fouls Mardochée Nzita in the box, restoring Charleroi's two-goal cushion.”
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Sporting Charleroi
Cercle Brugge
Outstanding performance
Sporting Charleroi•AttackerCharleroi dominated the opening half hour, racing into a 2-0 lead through Freddy Mbemba and Aurélien Scheidler before Dante Vanzeir's fast-break finish gave Cercle Brugge hope going into the break. The hosts controlled proceedings throughout, finishing with 64% possession and 14 shots to Cercle's 7, and their control translated into a third goal when Scheidler converted a penalty just after the hour mark. But Cercle Brugge refused to fold, winning their own penalty moments later through Viggo Martens' involvement and converting via Steve Ngoura to make it 3-2 with almost twenty minutes still to play. Despite Cercle's spirited response and a heavy tackle count (17 to Charleroi's 8) suggesting a scrappier, more physical approach to claw back into the game, Charleroi's first-half efficiency proved enough to see out the win, with four late yellow cards capping a tense finish.
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Aiham Ousou Yellow CardAiham Ousou (Sporting Charleroi) is shown the yellow card.
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Foul by Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge).
Mohamed Koné (Sporting Charleroi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Triston Rowe (Sporting Charleroi).
Hannes Van der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jakob Romsaas (Sporting Charleroi).
Geoffrey Kondo (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adama Bojang (Sporting Charleroi).
Tunde Akinsola (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Triston Rowe (Sporting Charleroi).
Foul by Triston Rowe (Sporting Charleroi).
Foul by Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge).
Massamba Sow (Sporting Charleroi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Viggo Martens (Cercle Brugge) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mohamed Koné (Sporting Charleroi). Assisted by Lucas Michal with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Aiham Ousou (Sporting Charleroi) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Ibrahim DiakitéYellow CardIbrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge) is shown the yellow card for handball.
Viggo Martens (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yassine Khalifi (Sporting Charleroi).
Yassine KhalifiYellow CardYassine Khalifi (Sporting Charleroi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Handball by Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge).
Substitution, Sporting Charleroi. Massamba Sow replaces Aurélien Scheidler.
Substitution, Sporting Charleroi. Adama Bojang replaces Freddy Mbemba because of an injury.
Substitution, Cercle Brugge. Lucas Michal replaces Krys Kouassi.
Substitution, Cercle Brugge. Hannes Van der Bruggen replaces Lukas Mondele.
Attempt saved. Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mohamed Koné (Sporting Charleroi).
Corner, Cercle Brugge. Conceded by Mohamed Koné.
Handball by Valy Konaté (Cercle Brugge).
Krys Kouassi (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Cheick Keita (Sporting Charleroi).
Substitution, Sporting Charleroi. Isaac Cissé replaces Amine Boukamir.
Substitution, Sporting Charleroi. Triston Rowe replaces Mardochée Nzita.
Goal! Sporting Charleroi 3, Cercle Brugge 2. Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge) converts the penalty with a right footed shot.
VAR Checking: Cercle Brugge Penalty.
Penalty Cercle Brugge. Viggo Martens draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Amine Boukamir (Sporting Charleroi) after a foul in the penalty area.
Viggo Martens (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gaku Nawata (Sporting Charleroi).
Valy Konaté (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gaku Nawata (Sporting Charleroi).
Foul by Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge).
Attempt saved. Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mohamed Koné (Sporting Charleroi). Assisted by Valy Konaté with a cross.
Aurélien Scheidler (Sporting Charleroi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Viggo Martens (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gaku Nawata (Sporting Charleroi).
Substitution, Sporting Charleroi. Gaku Nawata replaces Patrick Pflücke.
Goal! Sporting Charleroi 3, Cercle Brugge 1. Aurélien Scheidler (Sporting Charleroi) converts the penalty with a right footed shot.
Attempt saved. Aurélien Scheidler (Sporting Charleroi) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gaëtan Coucke (Cercle Brugge). Assisted by Patrick Pflücke with a cross.
Penalty conceded by Gary Magnée (Cercle Brugge) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Sporting Charleroi. Mardochée Nzita draws a foul in the penalty area.
Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jakob Romsaas (Sporting Charleroi).
Substitution, Cercle Brugge. Tunde Akinsola replaces Lazare Amani.
Offside, Cercle Brugge. Steve Ngoura is caught offside.
Substitution, Cercle Brugge. Steve Ngoura replaces Dante Vanzeir.
Corner, Cercle Brugge. Conceded by Cheick Keita.
Lazare Amani (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aurélien Scheidler (Sporting Charleroi).
Attempt saved. Mardochée Nzita (Sporting Charleroi) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gaëtan Coucke (Cercle Brugge). Assisted by Jakob Romsaas.
Attempt saved. Freddy Mbemba (Sporting Charleroi) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Attempt saved. Valy Konaté (Cercle Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Attempt missed. Mardochée Nzita (Sporting Charleroi) left footed shot from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
Foul by Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge).
Aurélien Scheidler (Sporting Charleroi) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Sporting Charleroi) right footed shot from outside the box.
Second Half begins Sporting Charleroi 2, Cercle Brugge 1.
First Half ends, Sporting Charleroi 2, Cercle Brugge 1.
Krys Kouassi (Cercle Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aiham Ousou (Sporting Charleroi).
Foul by Lazare Amani (Cercle Brugge).
Freddy Mbemba (Sporting Charleroi) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Attempt missed. Patrick Pflücke (Sporting Charleroi) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Foul by Gary Magnée (Cercle Brugge).
Freddy Mbemba (Sporting Charleroi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Aiham Ousou (Sporting Charleroi) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Sporting Charleroi. Conceded by Royer Caicedo.
Foul by Geoffrey Kondo (Cercle Brugge).
Aurélien Scheidler (Sporting Charleroi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Dante Vanzeir (Cercle Brugge) header from the centre of the box.
Foul by Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge).
Jakob Romsaas (Sporting Charleroi) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Cercle Brugge. Viggo Martens replaces Erick Nunes because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Erick Nunes of Cercle Brugge.
assist: Erick Nunes
Goal! Sporting Charleroi 2, Cercle Brugge 1. Dante Vanzeir (Cercle Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box following a fast break.
assist: Patrick Pflücke
Goal! Sporting Charleroi 2, Cercle Brugge 0. Aurélien Scheidler (Sporting Charleroi) right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt missed. Freddy Mbemba (Sporting Charleroi) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Amine Boukamir from Sporting Charleroi has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved in the bottom left corner by Gaëtan Coucke of Cercle Brugge. The shot was assisted by Yassine Khalifi.
Sporting Charleroi wins a corner after Ibrahim Diakité concedes.
Foul committed by Ibrahim Diakité of Cercle Brugge.
Freddy Mbemba from Sporting Charleroi wins a free kick in the defensive half.
assist: Jakob Napoleon Romsaas
Goal! Freddy Mbemba scores for Sporting Charleroi with a right-footed shot from the center of the box. The score is now 1-0 against Cercle Brugge.
Aurélien Scheidler's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Jakob Romsaas.
Mardochée Nzita of Sporting Charleroi is caught offside.
Yassine Khalifi from Sporting Charleroi wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Ibrahim Diakité of Cercle Brugge.
Valy Konaté from Cercle Brugge wins a free kick on the left wing.
Aiham Ousou from Sporting Charleroi commits a foul.
Sporting Charleroi win a corner after Royer Caicedo concedes.
First half begins.
