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On Friday evening, KV Kortrijk and KV Mechelen kick off eight in the Jupiler Pro League. In the Golden Track stadium both teams try to straighten their backs after a one in nine. As a result, both of them have fallen back sharply in the rankings and can and must almost certainly be taken care of. In the past, Mechelen often surprisingly often took the lead. Will they do it again on Friday?
KV Kortrijk:
The troops of Vanderhaeghe did not start the competition badly. With a seven out of fifteen, it was at the top of the top six, where it hopes to aim for this season. But after only one point was won in the last three games, Kortrijk has fallen back to the rankings of each and is actually below their value. Last week it went to Excelsior Mouscron that is doing very well.
With an average of two goals per match, Kortrijk did well this season. Unfortunately for his accompanying fans, there was nothing left of it in the first half. KVK was attackingly weak and did not get a single ball between the posts. Defensively, it did not go smoothly. Goalkeeper Bruzzese had to dive well twice to prevent the opening goal. First at Allagui, then at Garcia. Mouscron was by far the better team for the break, but needed a standard situation to unlock the match. Summer transfer Queiros headed a corner in the far corner just before the break. A well-deserved lead. Immediately after the break, the VAR saw Rougeaux’s hand play. Mouscron received a penalty and Rougeaux yellow. Allagui could have decided the match there, but he shot too centrally. It would be Rougeaux’s yellow card to decide the match. Kortrijk took courage from the penalty miss and finally threatened itself. Especially substitute De Sart showed himself with a bang on the post and a free kick on goalkeeper Butez. But those intentions were stopped by the second yellow card for Rougeaux for a slight but intentional error. Yellow for game decay was just logical. Debutant Garcia, a Spaniard hired from Manchester City, decided the match with a cracked shot past Bruzzese. Kortrijk still tried on character, but did not get a line in the game with ten. Allagui missed the 3-0 for Mouscron.
Vanderhaeghe admitted afterwards that his team deserved nothing more than to lose: “After ninety minutes the victory for Mouscron is deserved. Mouscron drove us well and made us doubt. We also trained this week on still phases because Mouscron had a lot of stature It is a shame that we were able to swallow the 1 – 0. There were moments when the match could turn in. Once she missed the penalty, the match turned, but the red card turned it over again. red card very light At the penalty he gets the ball against the arm in a duel and then it is a shoulder contact I am not worried because we only have eight points The teams among us have barely made a point, but we have to respond next week. ”
KV Mechelen:
KV Mechelen did even better. With a ten out of fifteen it was in the top three or even last week. But they too have to look back down after a one in nine now that it is in seventh place in the rankings. That is still a lot higher than expected, although now the decline of Mechelen seems to have started. Maybe they can get back on Friday? Last week it did not work in the Ghelamco Arena.
AA Gent did not let grass grow and immediately took control of the match. After some half odds Odjidja came very close to 1-0 in the quarter. His swipe died against the crossbar. The visitors could only stick their nose to the window after twenty minutes. Bateau suddenly took a falling ball on the shoe, but aimed high. Immediately afterwards AA Gent handed out a double uppercut. Odjidja first delivered a great assist for Jaremchuk, two minutes later Lustig served the inevitable David: from 0-0 to 2-0 in just a few minutes. KV Mechelen had no response. Ghent continued to dominate quietly, with the failure of keeper Kaminski as the only disappointment. With the peace in sight, the home team pressed on. David left the 3-0, but Depoitre was a bit later with a poorly concealed corner kick. In a completely unnecessary second half, KV Mechelen was unable to make a fist. AA Gent calmly finished the game and failed to deepen the score. In this way, the people of Ghent keep their perfect report in-house and can confidently advance to the first assignment in the Europa League, at home against Saint-Etienne on Thursday.
Experienced rot Onur Kaya was visibly disappointed in himself and his team: “AA Gent was very strong today, but we were just nowhere: we showed no aggressiveness and were unable to give four passes in succession. Then you will be eaten by a team like Ghent We always lost the ball and they kept coming. We were trumped on all lines. After 1-0 it was a lost cause. ”
Kortrijk vs KV Mechelen head to head matches
19.12.18 CUP KV Mechelen Kortrijk 3 : 0
16.12.17 JL Kortrijk KV Mechelen 2 : 0
04.11.17 JL KV Mechelen Kortrijk 2 : 0
11.02.17 JL Kortrijk KV Mechelen 0 : 2
14.01.17 CF Kortrijk KV Mechelen 0 : 0