2023-08-26 20:42:00
Standard traveled to Kortrijk this Saturday as part of the fifth day of the Jupiler Pro League. The Rouches once more did not play well, but were saved from yet another defeat by Hayao Kawabe.
The first game of fear was already this Saturday for Standard. Traveling to Kortrijk, the Rouches can no longer miss each other and are forced to score their first success of the season. Vanheusden, Ngoy and Bokadi make up the defense at 3, Donnum and Dewaele – who therefore replaces Fossey – are the two pistons. O’Neill, Price and Balikwisha make up the midfield, the Dragus – Kanga duo is renewed.
Hope, an obligation to win, but Standard quickly falls back into its ways. Three minutes only, Bokadi hangs Davies at the entrance to the surface. Nathan Verboomen first whistles a penalty, before correcting himself and awarding a free kick to Kortrijk following the intervention of the VAR. This one will also be very badly kicked, in the wall and on Ngoy.
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Standard reacts and thinks, in turn, to get a penalty. Donnum collapses in the box, the end of the action is completely disjointed with attempts by Kanga and Price deflected, but the captain dropped inside the sixteen meters, according to Verboomen and the VAR (12th) . Arnaud Bodart has been Standard’s man of the match every time since the start of the season and is still scoring points in this regard, with a superb save on the header from Kadri (22nd).
Two minutes later, Price takes too long and loses the ball in midfield. Isaac Davies recovers, fixes Vanheusden and adjusts Bodart, Kortrijk is in front (1-0, 24th). Edward Still’s players will then voluntarily retreat and counter the Rouches. Carl Hoefkens’ men combine too slowly, rarely manage three consecutive passes and absolutely do not make the difference. Logical advance for Kortrijk at rest, Standard is still as harmless.
Kortrijk defends well and manages its advantage, so there is no reason to change anything. The locals are even close to doubling the bet twice, Bokadi (59th) and Bodart (62nd) are in the right place. The sky will even save the Hoefkens players from the break, when Kadri’s incomprehensible miss, alone in front of the empty goal.
There is only one thing that might revive the Rouches in this game: a stopped phase. Donnum takes the corner, Hayao Kawabe is in the right place to pick up and get his people back in the running. Standard equalizes (1-1, 74th).
The spaces between the lines grow larger and become, at times, enormous. Standard wants to force the decision, Kortrijk goes further out of its defensive zone to regain control. Several attempts, several corners for the Liégeois, but no goal.
The two teams leave on a sharing that does not help anyone. Kortrijk remains in the red lantern, the Rouches are 13th. And on the pitch this Saturday night, no one might claim better than their current position.
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