STVV
KV Mechelen
- 2′ – Own goal – Aziz Ouattara Mohammed (1 – 0)
- 14′ – Cont. Shogo Taniguchi by Zineddine Belaïd
- 23′ – Yellow – Toon Raemaekers
- 54′ – Goal – Andrés Ferrari (2 – 0)
- 61′ – Cont. Bilal Bafdili by Geoffry Hairemans
- 62′ – Substitution. Aziz Ouattara Mohammed by Petter Dahl
- 62′ – Verv. Lion Lauberbach door Benito Raman
- 74′ – Goal – Benito Raman (2 – 1)
- 74′ – Cont. Olivier Dumont by Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
- 74′ – Verv. Andrés Ferrari door Kahveh Zahiroleslam
- 77′ – Geel – José Marsà
- 83′ – Yellow – Louis Patris
- 90′ – Verv. Adriano Bertaccini door Isaias Delpupo
- 90+1′ – Yellow – Leo Kokubo
Jupiler Pro League – matchday 14 – 08/11/24 – 20:46
| time | icon | player | homeTime | homeIcon | homePlayer | score | awayPlayer | awayIcon | awayTime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| own goal by Aziz Ouattara Mohammed after 2′, 1 – 0 | 2′ | Aziz Ouattara Mohammed | 2′ | Aziz Ouattara Mohammed | 1 – 0 | |||||
| goalkeeper Andrés Ferrari in the 54th minute, 2 – 0 | 54′ | Andres Ferrari | 54′ | Andres Ferrari | 2 – 0 | |||||
| goal door Benito Raman at 74′, 2 – 1 | 74′ | Benito Raman | 2 – 1 | Benito Raman | 74′ |
STVV has taken a disappointing KV Mechelen off its cloud just before the international match. After an early own goal from Aziz and a solo goal from Ferrari, super sub Benito Raman was able to soften Malinwa, but he could no longer avert the defeat. It remained 2-1. For Mechelen it is the first loss since the end of September.
STVV – KV Mechelen in a nutshell
- Man of the match
Bilal Brahimi has some ingenuity in his shoes. It was his corner that made it 1-0 and at the same time his actions that frightened the visitors from KV Mechelen. A nice curl from the Frenchman deserved to be a goal, but it exploded on the post.
- Key moment
After an unrecognizably tame first half, KV Mechelen started the second much stronger, but lost all momentum thanks to a great solo goal from Ferrari. Afterwards it took a long time for KV Mechelen to get up to speed, Raman’s connection came too late.
- Remarkable
With the win, STVV climbs no fewer than six places in the rankings. From penultimate to ninth, although all other teams still have to play.
Seven points and eleven places. That was the difference between STVV and KV Mechelen tonight. One the revelation, the other the renovation and yet the distance was small all in all.
At the first corner, Aziz Ouattara even forgot which team he played for. On a sharp cross from Brahimi, he was distracted by Bertaccini and headed unstoppably into his own goal.
Afterwards, KV Mechelen showed itself to be unrecognizable on the artificial grass of STVV. The Canaries were too strong in their forward pressure, but barely accomplished anything themselves.
Too late
In any case, it was not the KV that we know this season, Hasi’s ball wash during half-time would not have been wrong. KV Mechelen started much more eagerly and sharply, and should have equalized. Mrabti made the crucial pass behind his captain Schoofs.
On the other side, STVV managed to pull the trigger. A strong Ferrari started a run around the halfway line that ended with a ball in the net. The lid on the Mechelen nose.
The score could have risen afterwards. The ever-busy Bertaccini almost crowned his busy match with a goal, but – just like Brahimi a little later – hit the inside of the post.
Thanks to Raman, KV Mechelen got the goal it deserved in the meantime, but was unable to create any big chances in the remaining fifteen minutes. An exit from the top six is looming, while STVV is making a giant leap.
Ahmed Touba (KV Mechelen): “We were not ready, we conceded a goal very early and that immediately gave us a blow. We knew that with our quality here we should be competitive or even win, but we lose. We should not question everything now, lose is part of football.”
Adriano Bertaccini (STVV): “This is good, we deserve it today. We ran a lot, everyone gave everything. We really wanted to win here at home, it was very important to keep those three points here. I did not manage to score today, that is what happens to you as an attacker. I have to stay focused, but the most important thing is to win.”
Mazzu: “Accident for Taniguchi, tear in the Achilles tendon”
Besnik Hasi (KV Mechelen): “We just didn’t participate in the first half. You let men go, react too late, score your own goal and then don’t create anything. It was not enough of us, a lot of players were below level. There is no excuse, every time we If we want to take a step forward, something is going wrong with us. We have to investigate that, I hope that a few boys have put their feet on the ground.
“They passed us at 2-0 as if we were children. They just let him do it. He goes past three or four defenders and scores the goal, that’s not possible at this level, is it? We gave them a helping hand with these three points .”
Felice Mazzu (STVV): “This is very good, we can finally get out of those play-downs. We have endured the past week with an exceptional mentality, after that injustice at Standard. The boys have shown a lot of positive energy today. We have something at the end We had to suffer too much, but if we finished one of our many chances, we still had to grow.”
Despite all the good news, STVV also has bad luck tonight. “We have to dedicate this match to Shogo (Taniguche, ed.). It looks like he has a serious Achilles tendon injury,” Mazzu reports.
End!
Not that it yields anything for the visitors. STVV takes three points for the fourth time and has now completely put the bad start of the season behind it. An own goal from Ouattara and a great slalom from Ferrari were enough, Raman’s connection did not ensure a return.
KV Mechelen leaves gaps at the back and Brahimi dives back in when he loses the ball. The ball always has to go to Zahiroleslam, but the Frenchman wants to score himself at all costs. That doesn’t work and so KV can move up again.
Bilal Brahimi tries again! This time it’s more about strength than curl, but this one doesn’t go against the net either. De Wolf briskly punches away.
An additional 4 minutes will be added.
Of the four minutes of extra time, Laforge has to spend almost two on Kokubo and an extra ball on the field. I think we’re going to play some more.
KV Mechelen briefly besieges the Truiense goal. Mrabti is the last to throw the ball in front of goal, but too close to goalkeeper Kokubo. Of course he takes his time.
Things are going great up and down now, but with too little quality to create goals. The strongest is Rein Van Helden, who seems to be everywhere.
Van Helden the hero!
Van Helden lives up to its name! With a completely defeated goalkeeper next to him, he scores a goal and thus the equalizer from the end line. It was a good move by KV, but Pflücke’s shot did not hit the net.
KV Mechelen looks for the equalizer, but Marsa completely kills an opportunity. The intention was good, a through ball towards Raman, but the ball simply goes way too fast. You would expect more from a La Masia alumnus.
The Wolf easy
Let it be clear, Sint-Truiden deserves to win the match now. Patris likes the single Zahiroleslam, but he steps too weakly on De Wolf.
Brahimi wants to kill the match, but his shot, like Bertaccini’s, hits the post. This kick would have been wonderful, it is in the intersection that the ball hits the goal post. Sint-Truiden is not ready yet!
Marsa cannot follow Brahimi, but has run enough for today. A kick to the Frenchman’s ankle can only result in a yellow card.
