Cercle Brugge 1-3 Antwerp: result and report
Pro League · Saturday 9 December 2023
Result
Cercle Brugge 1-3 Antwerp
Pro League · Saturday 9 December 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Cercle Brugge 1-3 Antwerp: match report
Cercle Brugge were beaten by Antwerp 1-3 in the Pro League on Saturday 9 December 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Cercle Brugge's goal came from Kévin Denkey (70'). Antwerp scored through Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (20'), Chidera Ejuke (57') and George Ilenikhena (90+7').
Discipline: Cercle Brugge received 4 yellow cards; Antwerp received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Cercle Brugge were 7th on 25 points from 16 and Antwerp 4th on 27 points from 16. Cercle Brugge went on to finish that season 7th with 60 points, and Antwerp 8th with 58.
Cercle Brugge lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Antwerp in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jurgen Ekkelenkamp of Antwerp (8.0), level with Chidera Ejuke (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Cercle Brugge win, 1 draw and 8 for Antwerp.
Key events
- 20'Goal · Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
- 38'Yellow card · Edgaras Utkus
- 45+4'Yellow card · Jesper Daland
- 57'Goal · Chidera Ejuke
- 70'Goal · Kévin Denkey
- 75'Yellow card · Christiaan Ravych
- 86'Yellow card · Thibo Somers
- 90+7'Goal · George Ilenikhena
- 90+8'Yellow card · George Ilenikhena
Head-to-head
Team news
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Cercle Brugge line-up (4-2-3-1)
Warleson, Hugo Siquet, Boris Popović, Jesper Daland, Senna Miangue, Nils De Wilde, Edgaras Utkus, Alan Minda, Thibo Somers, Nazinho, Kévin Denkey
Antwerp line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jean Butez, Ritchie De Laet, Toby Alderweireld, Soumaïla Coulibaly, Owen Wijndal, Arthur Vermeeren, Mandela Keita, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Chidera Ejuke, Vincent Janssen