“Jakob Romsaas fires home from outside the box to give Sporting Charleroi a shock lead against the run of play.”
Pivotal“Isaac Cissé is booked for a foul as the match turns increasingly physical in the closing stages, with Zulte-Waregem chasing an equalizer.”
“Ousseynou Niang is cautioned for arguing with officials, reflecting the mounting frustration among Zulte-Waregem players as the deficit held firm.”
Zulte-Waregem
Sporting Charleroi
Outstanding performance
Sporting Charleroi•MidfielderCharleroi needed just one moment of quality to see off a host side that dominated the underlying numbers but couldn't find a finish. Zulte-Waregem racked up 62 dangerous attacks to Charleroi's 44 and won nine corners to three, yet managed only two shots on target all afternoon, a damning reflection of their profligacy in the final third. Romsaas's 29th-minute strike, arriving after a blocked István Átrok effort from the resulting corner-ish phase of play, was enough to hand the visitors a fourth win built on defensive discipline rather than control, as Charleroi's 23 tackles to 13 underlined their willingness to sit in and break. The result piles further pressure on Zulte-Waregem, who sit deep in the bottom half of the table, while Charleroi's efficient, low-possession victory keeps them ticking along nicely up the standings.
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Foul committed by Adama Bojang of Sporting Charleroi.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 4 minutes of added time.
Isaac Cissé from Sporting Charleroi misses a right-footed shot from outside the box, sending it to the left. He was assisted by Gaku Nawata.
Substitution for Sporting Charleroi: Massamba Sow comes on for Kévin Van Den Kerkhof.
Ousseynou Niang commits a foul for Zulte Waregem.
Mardochée Nzita from Sporting Charleroi is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution for Zulte Waregem: Youssoupha Mbodji comes on for Yannick Cappelle.
Substitution for Zulte Waregem: Hemsley Akpa-Chukwu comes on for Marley Aké.
Kévin Van Den Kerkhof of Sporting Charleroi commits a foul.
Foul committed by Malick Mbaye of Zulte Waregem.
Kevin Van Den KerkhofYellow CardKévin Van Den Kerkhof of Sporting Charleroi receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution for Zulte Waregem: Serxho Ujka comes on for Thomas Claes.
Jakob Romsaas from Sporting Charleroi hits the woodwork with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box.
Ousseynou NiangYellow CardOusseynou Niang from Zulte Waregem receives a yellow card.
Isaac CisséYellow CardIsaac Cissé from Sporting Charleroi receives a yellow card for a foul.
Tobias Hedl from Zulte Waregem is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Isaac Cissé from Sporting Charleroi commits a foul.
Yassine Khalifi from Sporting Charleroi is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Anosike Ementa of Zulte Waregem.
Substitution for Zulte Waregem: Tobias Hedl comes on for István Átrok.
Kévin Van Den Kerkhof is caught offside for Sporting Charleroi.
Substitution for Zulte Waregem: Malick Mbaye comes on for Franz Tangala.
Substitution for Sporting Charleroi: Triston Rowe comes on for Patrick Pflücke.
Substitution for Sporting Charleroi: Isaac Cissé comes on for Amine Boukamir.
Triston Rowe from Sporting Charleroi misses with a header from a challenging angle on the right after a corner.
Sporting Charleroi wins a corner after Laurent Lemoine concedes.
Foul committed by Laurent Lemoine of Zulte Waregem.
Patrick Pflücke from Sporting Charleroi is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Anosike Ementa from Zulte Waregem is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Yassine Khalifi of Sporting Charleroi.
Anosike Ementa commits a foul for Zulte Waregem.
Mohamed Koné from Sporting Charleroi is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Zulte Waregem wins a corner after Kévin Van Den Kerkhof concedes.
Substitution for Sporting Charleroi: Gaku Nawata comes on for Freddy Mbemba.
Substitution for Sporting Charleroi: Adama Bojang comes on for Aurélien Scheidler.
Laurent Lemoine from Zulte Waregem is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Aurélien Scheidler of Sporting Charleroi.
Zulte Waregem wins a corner after Amine Boukamir concedes.
Attempt missed. Marley Aké from Zulte Waregem takes a right-footed shot from outside the box.
Zulte Waregem wins a corner after Kévin Van Den Kerkhof concedes.
Mardochée Nzita from Sporting Charleroi is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Thomas Claes from Zulte Waregem is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Sporting Charleroi wins a corner after Laurent Lemoine concedes.
Attempt blocked. Anosike Ementa from Zulte Waregem has a right-footed shot from the center of the box blocked. The shot was assisted by Yannick Cappelle with a cross.
István Átrok from Zulte Waregem wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kévin Van Den Kerkhof from Sporting Charleroi commits a foul.
Attempt missed by Freddy Mbemba of Sporting Charleroi, who had a right-footed shot from the left side of the box.
The second half begins with Zulte Waregem trailing Sporting Charleroi 0-1.
First half ends with Zulte Waregem trailing Sporting Charleroi 0-1.
Anosike Ementa from Zulte Waregem is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
Foul committed by Amine Boukamir of Sporting Charleroi.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
Enrique Lofolomo's right-footed shot from the right side of the box for Zulte Waregem is blocked.
Zulte Waregem win a corner after Cheick Keita concedes.
Marley Aké from Zulte Waregem wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jakob Romsaas commits a foul for Sporting Charleroi.
Enrique Lofolomo from Zulte Waregem wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Aurélien Scheidler of Sporting Charleroi.
Anosike Ementa from Zulte Waregem has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it's blocked. Enrique Lofolomo provided the assist.
Foul committed by Yannick Cappelle of Zulte Waregem.
Kévin Van Den Kerkhof from Sporting Charleroi is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Anosike Ementa of Zulte Waregem.
Cheick Keita from Sporting Charleroi wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kévin Van Den Kerkhof from Sporting Charleroi wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ousseynou Niang from Zulte Waregem is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. István Átrok from Zulte Waregem has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that is blocked.
Anosike Ementa from Zulte Waregem is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Amine Boukamir of Sporting Charleroi.
Aurélien Scheidler's right-footed shot from the center of the box for Sporting Charleroi is blocked.
Anosike Ementa's header from the center of the box is saved in the top center of the goal by Mohamed Koné. The attempt was assisted by Franz Tangala's cross.
Foul committed by Aurélien Scheidler of Sporting Charleroi.
Laurent Lemoine from Zulte Waregem wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ousseynou Niang of Zulte Waregem is caught offside.
Jakob Kiilerich from Zulte Waregem has his right-footed shot from outside the box blocked.
Attempt blocked. István Átrok's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Thomas Claes provided the assist with a cross.
assist: Aurélien Scheidler
Goal! Sporting Charleroi takes the lead 1-0 against Zulte Waregem with a left-footed shot from outside the box by Jakob Romsaas.
Attempt blocked. István Átrok's left-footed shot from outside the box for Zulte Waregem is blocked. Marley Aké provided the assist.
Franz Tangala from Zulte Waregem is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
Foul committed by Amine Boukamir of Sporting Charleroi.
Attempt missed. Patrick Pflücke from Sporting Charleroi takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes too high. He was assisted by Freddy Mbemba.
Attempt saved. Jakob Romsaas from Sporting Charleroi has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved.
Attempt missed. Thomas Claes from Zulte Waregem takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes wide to the left after a corner.
Thomas Claes from Zulte Waregem commits a handball.
Zulte Waregem wins a corner after Aiham Ousou concedes.
Attempt missed. Freddy Mbemba from Sporting Charleroi takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box but misses to the right. He was assisted by Patrick Pflücke after a fast break.
Ousseynou Niang from Zulte Waregem has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked.
Ousseynou Niang from Zulte Waregem commits a foul.
Yassine Khalifi from Sporting Charleroi is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Anosike Ementa from Zulte Waregem commits a foul.
Aiham Ousou from Sporting Charleroi is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Ousseynou Niang of Zulte Waregem is caught offside.
Thomas Claes from Zulte Waregem has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it's blocked.
Ousseynou Niang from Zulte Waregem has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved in the top center of the goal by Mohamed Koné of Sporting Charleroi. The attempt was assisted by István Átrok with a headed pass.
Zulte Waregem wins a corner after Cheick Keita concedes.
Freddy Mbemba from Sporting Charleroi misses an attempt with a header from the center of the box.
Foul committed by Amine Boukamir of Sporting Charleroi.
Anosike Ementa from Zulte Waregem is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Amine Boukamir of Sporting Charleroi.
Ousseynou Niang from Zulte Waregem is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Thomas Claes from Zulte Waregem has his right-footed shot from the center of the box blocked.
Aiham Ousou from Sporting Charleroi wins a free kick on the right wing.
Anosike Ementa commits a foul for Zulte Waregem.
Attempt saved. Patrick Pflücke from Sporting Charleroi has his left-footed shot from outside the box saved.
Attempt blocked. Freddy Mbemba of Sporting Charleroi has a right-footed shot from very close range that is blocked.
Aurélien Scheidler's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Freddy Mbemba.
Attempt saved. Freddy Mbemba from Sporting Charleroi has his right-footed shot from very close range saved.
Kévin Van Den Kerkhof from Sporting Charleroi hits the woodwork with a right-footed shot from the center of the box after a corner.
Attempt blocked. Marley Aké from Zulte Waregem has a left-footed shot from outside the box that is blocked.
Sporting Charleroi wins a corner after Franz Tangala concedes.
Zulte Waregem win a corner after Mardochée Nzita concedes.
Corner awarded to Zulte Waregem after Aiham Ousou concedes.
Zulte Waregem wins a corner after Yassine Khalifi concedes.
First half begins.
Fifth-placed Zulte-Waregem welcome a red-hot Sporting Charleroi side who've won four straight after an opening-day blip. Both clubs sit inside the top five with near-identical points, making this an early-season measuring stick in the Pro League.
