K Beerschot VA - Onze club

Beerschot beat Lierse and remain at the top of the table Match - report 12 Sep Beerschot have also won their third home game of the season.

In the regional derby against Lierse SK, the Mannekes came out on top 3-1. After the 4-0 win against Jong Gent and the 4-2 victory over Patro Eisden, our Bears once again found the back of the net three times. Thanks to the win, Beerschot remain at the top of the table with 12 points from 15.
Our Mannekes came flying out of the blocks at the Kiel. After just three minutes, they were already ahead. Genki Haraguchi sent D’Margio Wright-Phillips through with a delightful through ball. The forward kept his composure and slotted the ball past Lierse goalkeeper De Smet into the bottom-left corner: 1-0.
Beerschot continued to put the visitors under pressure and were handed another excellent opportunity after 15 minutes. Wright-Phillips was brought down inside the box, prompting referee Ruben Calluy to point to the spot. Brian Plat, by now a true specialist from 12 yards, sent De Smet the wrong way and doubled the lead.
The Mannekes had a firm grip on the game. Lierse tried to respond, but our defence stood firm. The visitors' first attempt, with Smeets heading an El Touile cross wide, failed to trouble Popp. At the other end, Jelle Vossen had a chance from just outside the box, but his low effort was comfortably gathered by De Smet.
Midway through the first half, Beerschot suffered a setback. Toshio Lake had to leave the pitch with an injury and was replaced by Anas Haj Mohamed. The overall picture of the game changed little, however. Around the half-hour mark, the visitors requested a video challenge for a possible penalty following a duel involving Stanic, but the referee saw no foul. The Mannekes went into the dressing room with a deserved 2-0 lead.

Lierse get back into the game

Beerschot started the second half brightly as well. Brian Plat tried his luck from distance, but his effort went narrowly wide. Moments later, our Mannekes came close to making it 3-0. A short pass from Haj Mohamed was deflected by Arnold Vula onto the underside of the crossbar. Not long afterwards, Vula headed a fine cross from Sem Audoor just over the bar.
Lierse gradually managed to fight their way back into the game. In the 56th minute, the ball was placed on the spot after Brian Plat brought down El Touile. Coach Mo Messoudi requested another video challenge, but the footage confirmed the referee's decision. Alexandre Stanic kept his cool and fired the visitors' consolation goal past William Popp: 2-1.
Suddenly, there was tension at the Kiel again. The Mannekes were not fazed, however, and immediately went looking for a third goal. Haj Mohamed had a good opportunity, but his effort was blocked.

Audoor settles the derby

On the hour mark, Mo Messoudi brought Mats Rits into the game in place of Jelle Vossen. Shortly afterwards, Thiebe Van Elsuwege replaced Sam Vanderhallen. Beerschot continued patiently searching for the decisive third goal.
It eventually arrived in the 78th minute, and it was one for the highlight reel. William Popp launched a quick attack with a long goal kick. Arnold Vula picked up the ball and found Anas Haj Mohamed with a clever backward header. Haj Mohamed cut inside his opponent and laid the ball perfectly into the path of Sem Audoor. Our midfielder did not hesitate for a second and fired the ball first time, leaving De Smet with no chance: 3-1!
The game was effectively over. Messoudi brought Glenn Claes, Dennis Gyamfi and Axel Van Himbeeck on as three fresh players. Lierse could no longer threaten and our Bears comfortably controlled the remainder of the game. Van Himbeeck had another chance to make it four late on, but his low shot went narrowly wide.
Beerschot beat Lierse 3-1 to claim their third home victory of the season.
After five matchdays, the Mannekes remain at the top of the table with 12 points from 15. The Kiel can once again look back on a memorable evening. K Beerschot VA

K Lierse SK

3' D'Margio Wright-Phillips1-0 14' Brian Plat2-0 2-158' Alexandre Stanic78' Sem Audoor3-1

Lineup13 - William Popp
3 - Milan Govaers
4 - Brian Plat
5 - Sem Audoor
6 - Bas Van den Eynden
7 - Toshio Lake
8 - Lukas Van Eenoo
9 - Jelle Vossen
15 - Arnold Vula
32 - D'Margio Wright-Phillips
78 - Genki Haraguchi

LineupJarno De Smet - 1
Pietro Perdichizzi - 2
Sam Vanderhallen - 4
Bryan Smeets - 5
Noam Mayoka-Tika - 6
Cristian Makate - 9
Alexandre Stanic - 10
Samih El Touile - 11
Dylan Dassy - 20
Pieter De Schrijver - 30
Marko Mitrovic - 80

Substitutes1 - Xavier Gies
10 - Glenn Claes
17 - Axl Van Himbeeck
19 - Jordan Bustin
20 - Mats Rits
21 - Anas Haj Mohamed
24 - Edisson Jordanov
45 - Ensar Brahic
76 - Dennis Gyamfi

SubstitutesThiebe Van Elsuwege - 3
Yohan Mboko - 7
Christian Fopossi - 8
Louis Daems - 16
Elton Yeboah - 21
Jano Willems - 24
Daan De Peuter - 27
Jean De Vos - 58
Pierre Dwomoh - 79

Cards

Toshio Lake (71')

Cards

Noam Mayoka-Tika (48')

Substitutions21' - Toshio Lake

Anas Haj Mohamed
65' - Jelle Vossen

Mats Rits
81' - Genki Haraguchi

Axl Van Himbeeck
81' - D'Margio Wright-Phillips

Dennis Gyamfi
81' - Bas Van den Eynden

Glenn Claes
Substitutions11' - Pieter De Schrijver

Yohan Mboko
46' - Dylan Dassy

Elton Yeboah
46' - Cristian Makate

Pierre Dwomoh
66' - Sam Vanderhallen

Thiebe Van Elsuwege
84' - Bryan Smeets

Daan De Peuter
Lierse Wright-Phillips Plat Audoor