4 – 0
“Ryan Merlen finally breaks the deadlock with a right-footed finish from the center of the box after a sustained spell of pressure and two blocked efforts.”
Pivotal“Robert-Jan Vanwesemael doubles the lead moments after a save and a blocked shot, punishing La Louvière's inability to clear their lines.”
Pivotal“Samed Bazdar rises highest to head home from a corner, killing off any faint hope of a La Louvière response.”
Pivotal“Bazdar completes his brace with a composed right-footed finish, turning a comprehensive win into a rout.”
Sint-Truiden
La Louvière
Outstanding performance
Sint-Truiden•MidfielderSint-Truiden smothered La Louvière from the opening whistle, racking up 73% possession and 23 shots to their visitors' meagre nine, and the scoreline eventually reflected that total control. Ryan Merlen broke the deadlock just before halftime after sustained pressure, and Robert-Jan Vanwesemael doubled the lead early in the second half following a flurry of near-misses from Kaito Matsuzawa and Ryotaro Araki. The game was effectively settled by the 78th minute when substitute Samed Bazdar struck twice in six minutes, first heading home a corner and then finishing calmly to make it 4-0. La Louvière never threatened a way back, managing just one shot on target all match, and this heavy defeat leaves them staring anxiously at the bottom of the table while Sint-Truiden's form continues to trend sharply upward.
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Foul committed by Kaito Matsuzawa of Sint-Truiden.
Corner awarded to Sint-Truiden after a concession by Patrick Nkoa.
Substitution for Sint-Truiden: Oumar Diouf comes on for Samed Bazdar.
Foul committed by Patrick Nkoa of RAAL La Louvière.
Abdoulaye Sissako from Sint-Truiden wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Nathanaël Mbuku from Sint-Truiden commits a foul.
Anas Tajaouart from RAAL La Louvière wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Ismaila Coulibaly from RAAL La Louvière has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved.
Substitution for Sint-Truiden: Nathanaël Mbuku comes on for Ilias Sebaoui.
assist: Abdoulaye Sissako
Goal! Samed Bazdar scores for Sint-Truiden with a right-footed shot from the center of the box. The score is now Sint-Truiden 4, RAAL La Louvière 0.
Mátyás Kovács from RAAL La Louvière commits a foul.
Taiga Hata from Sint-Truiden wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution for RAAL La Louvière: Léandro Rousseau comes on for Mustapha Isah.
Substitution for Sint-Truiden: Nelson Ishiwatari comes on for Ryotaro Araki.
Substitution for Sint-Truiden: Joedrick Pupe comes on for Robert-Jan Vanwesemael.
Substitution for RAAL La Louvière: Mátyás Kovács comes on for Mustapha Isah.
Abdoulaye Sissako from Sint-Truiden misses an attempt with a header from the center of the box, sending it high and wide to the left. He was assisted by Ryotaro Araki, who provided a cross following a corner.
assist: Abdoulaye Sissako
Goal! Samed Bazdar scores for Sint-Truiden with a header from the center of the box after a corner. The score is now 3-0 against RAAL La Louvière.
Corner awarded to Sint-Truiden after a foul by Marius Courcoul.
Ilias Sebaoui's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Samed Bazdar.
Attempt missed by Zsombor Gruber from RAAL La Louvière, who took a right-footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt blocked. Mustapha Isah from RAAL La Louvière has his right-footed shot from the center of the box blocked.
RAAL La Louvière wins a corner after Taiga Hata concedes.
Attempt missed by Taiga Hata from Sint-Truiden with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Patrick Nkoa from RAAL La Louvière is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Kaito Matsuzawa of Sint-Truiden.
Attempt missed by Mehdi Boukamir of RAAL La Louvière, who took a right-footed shot from outside the box.
Shaquil Delos from RAAL La Louvière commits a foul.
Shaquil DelosYellow CardShaquil Delos from RAAL La Louvière receives a yellow card for a foul.
Ilias Sebaoui from Sint-Truiden is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution for RAAL La Louvière: Nolan Gillot comes on for Patrick Nkoa.
Substitution for RAAL La Louvière: Anas Tajaouart comes on for Elias Filet.
Attempt missed by Samed Bazdar from Sint-Truiden with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Sint-Truiden earns a corner after Marius Courcoul concedes.
Foul committed by Yllan Okou of RAAL La Louvière.
Kaito Matsuzawa from Sint-Truiden wins a free kick in the defensive half.
assist: Ryan Merlen
Goal! Sint-Truiden leads 2-0 against RAAL La Louvière. Robert-Jan Vanwesemael scores for Sint-Truiden with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Attempt blocked. Ryotaro Araki from Sint-Truiden has his right-footed shot from the center of the box blocked.
Attempt saved. Kaito Matsuzawa from Sint-Truiden has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved in the top center of the goal. Abdoulaye Sissako provided the assist.
Attempt missed. Ismaila Coulibaly from RAAL La Louvière took a left-footed shot from the left side of the box.
Foul committed by Yllan Okou of RAAL La Louvière.
Kaito Matsuzawa from Sint-Truiden wins a free kick on the right wing.
The second half begins with Sint-Truiden leading RAAL La Louvière 1-0.
Substitution for Sint-Truiden: Wolke Janssens comes on for Shogo Taniguchi.
Shogo Taniguchi's header from the right side of the six-yard box is saved in the center of the goal by Marcos Peano. The attempt was assisted by Ilias Sebaoui.
First half ends with Sint-Truiden leading RAAL La Louvière 1-0.
Sint-Truiden is awarded a corner after Yllan Okou concedes it.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
Foul committed by Elias Filet of RAAL La Louvière.
Visar Musliu from Sint-Truiden wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Elias Filet's header from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Zsombor Gruber's cross.
Marius Courcoul from RAAL La Louvière is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Ryotaro Araki of Sint-Truiden.
Corner awarded to RAAL La Louvière after Leo Kokubo concedes.
assist: Kaito Matsuzawa
Goal! Sint-Truiden leads 1-0 against RAAL La Louvière. Ryan Merlen scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Attempt missed. Ryan Merlen from Sint-Truiden took a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it went to the right. He was assisted by Ryotaro Araki, who provided a cross after a corner.
Visar Musliu's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Ryotaro Araki's cross.
Kaito Matsuzawa's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked.
Corner awarded to Sint-Truiden after a concession by Mehdi Boukamir.
Sint-Truiden wins a corner after Thierry Lutonda concedes.
Sint-Truiden wins a corner after Mehdi Boukamir concedes.
Samed Bazdar's header from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Ryotaro Araki's cross.
Ilias Sebaoui from Sint-Truiden misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, sending it high and wide to the left. The shot was assisted by Samed Bazdar after a corner.
Attempt saved. Robert-Jan Vanwesemael from Sint-Truiden has a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it's saved in the center of the goal by Marcos Peano of RAAL La Louvière. The assist was provided by Ryan Merlen.
Corner awarded to Sint-Truiden after Marcos Peano concedes.
Sint-Truiden wins a corner after Shaquil Delos concedes.
Attempt blocked. Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaito Matsuzawa with a cross.
Sint-Truiden wins a corner after Yllan Okou concedes.
Sint-Truiden wins a corner after Thierry Lutonda concedes.
Corner awarded to RAAL La Louvière after Kaito Matsuzawa concedes.
Attempt blocked. Ryotaro Araki from Sint-Truiden has a right-footed shot from over 35 yards that is blocked.
Corner awarded to RAAL La Louvière after Ilias Sebaoui concedes.
Elias Filet from RAAL La Louvière wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Visar Musliu of Sint-Truiden.
Samed Bazdar from Sint-Truiden misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the left. The attempt was assisted by Ryan Merlen, who delivered a cross after a set piece situation.
Zsombor Gruber from RAAL La Louvière misses a left-footed shot from outside the box, sending the ball to the left. Mustapha Isah assisted him after a fast break.
Foul committed by Mehdi Boukamir of RAAL La Louvière.
Ilias Sebaoui from Sint-Truiden is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Elias Filet from RAAL La Louvière is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Abdoulaye Sissako from Sint-Truiden commits a foul.
Mehdi Boukamir from RAAL La Louvière wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ryotaro Araki from Sint-Truiden wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul committed by Mehdi Boukamir of RAAL La Louvière.
Ilias Sebaoui from Sint-Truiden is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Robert-Jan Vanwesemael from Sint-Truiden took a left-footed shot from outside the box.
Zsombor Gruber from RAAL La Louvière is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
Foul committed by Ilias Sebaoui of Sint-Truiden.
Ilias SebaouiYellow CardIlias Sebaoui from Sint-Truiden receives a yellow card for a foul.
Sint-Truiden wins a corner after Patrick Nkoa concedes.
Foul committed by Mustapha Isah of RAAL La Louvière.
Kaito Matsuzawa from Sint-Truiden wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mustapha IsahYellow CardMustapha Isah of RAAL La Louvière receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Samed Bazdar from Sint-Truiden misses an attempt with a header from the left side of the six-yard box, sending it high and wide to the left. Ryotaro Araki provided the assist with a cross after a set piece situation.
Marius Courcoul from RAAL La Louvière commits a foul.
Ryotaro Araki from Sint-Truiden wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner awarded to RAAL La Louvière after a foul by Robert-Jan Vanwesemael.
Attempt blocked. Thierry Lutonda from RAAL La Louvière has his right-footed shot from outside the box blocked.
Marius Courcoul from RAAL La Louvière misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box, sending it high and wide to the left after a corner.
Mustapha Isah of RAAL La Louvière is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Ilias Sebaoui from Sint-Truiden heads the ball from the center of the box.
Foul committed by Zsombor Gruber of RAAL La Louvière.
Visar Musliu from Sint-Truiden wins a free kick in the attacking half.
First half begins.
