Charleroi started the competition with 9 out of 9. Tonight Oud-Heverlee Leuven was introduced to the well-oiled machine. Even with a man less, the engine didn’t squeak.
OH Leuven – Charleroi in a nutshell
- Key moment: The red card for Fall was supposed to cause the turnaround at OHL, but the equalizer never came. Even worse, it swallowed Rezaei’s decisive goal itself.
- Man of the Match: 4 different goalscorers, but still we choose the left back of Charleroi, Kayembe, who provided peace on the field. A man to keep an eye on.
- Statistics: Nicolas Penneteau (39) played his 200th game for Charleroi against OH Leuven. Hats off.
- Remarkable: OH Leuven does not hand Charleroi a defeat, but a first goal against it does smear Charleroi. Earlier, both Club Brugge and KV Oostende entered the boat 1-0.
Class flash Mercier sweeps opening goal for Dessoleil
With a victory against Club Brugge on the opening matchday and a week later the same score against KV Oostende, Charleroi was on its way to a nice 9 out of 9. But then it had to pass OHL first, which has not lost yet this season.
The first chance was immediately hit, Charleroi immediately grabbed OHL by the throat and kept the strings tight. Dessoleil headed in the 0-1, a little later Gholizadeh would miss the chance to double the score.
Something they would love to punish at OHL, and that’s what Mercier did. The occasional striker hit the ball untenably into the right square.
OHL was getting better and better in the game and at times even came to a few smooth combinations, but there was no more than that before half time.
Mercier celebrates his equalizer.
Charleroi makes things unnecessarily difficult for itself
The second half started as the first had started. A dominant Charleroi and a quick goal. Gholizadeh hit the post and a little later Fall watched Rezaei ram the ball against the crossbar. He did it himself in the repeat: 1-2, OHL was allowed to chase again.
And we got another copy from the first half, because even now Gholizadeh couldn’t take advantage of an excellent opportunity to deepen the score. OHL was on the tick and could already smell the equalizer when Fall was sent off with a red card.
But the home team no longer got big chances. Charleroi crept into its hedgehog theorem, OHL couldn’t get through.
And the proverbial cold shower eventually ended up at OHL. With ten, Charleroi was even able to secure the victory. Rezaei provided the reassuring 1-3.
OHL swallowed its first defeat of the season after two draws. Charleroi is doing very well, taking 9 out of 9.
Fall is celebrating, but would be sent off the field a little later.
OHL coach Brys: “A sour defeat”, Belhocine: “Proud of my players”
- Marc Brys (coach OH Leuven): “What annoyed me the most tonight? I like physical football, but if you go into every action with the intention of making the mistake, it is annoying. Then you need someone who stands there and goes against it. Then you are not. alert enough and you start to make such mistakes yourself. But you come to play football anyway. “
“The first goal is nicely headed in, then you are quickly 0-1 behind. We then fight our way back into the game and score the equalizer. But then we swallow a goal far too quickly in the second half. Another one. Avoidable goal Against 10 men there is some fire in the team again, but the chances are a bit lacking. Then things have to go well and then you have a final offensive. We were not allowed that, which makes it a sour defeat. “
- Karim Belhicine (coach Charleroi): “It was a tough game. We started well and we stayed calm with the goal against. Then we had to reorganize and win the duels again. We did that in the second half. We missed great opportunities to deepen the score. I told my players that they really have to finish them at 100%. As a trainer you are afraid of being punished for that. But in the end we take the 3 points and I am proud of my players. ”
- Dorian Dessoleil (Charleroi): “It was not easy at all today. It is a good team and they are well organized. We did the necessary to take the three points. It should have been 0-2 in the first half, but unfortunately he misses. (Gholizadeh, ed.) Now we just have to continue on this positive spiral. “
- Jérémy Perbet (OH Leuven): “At 1-2 and against 10 men, we tried to push through and find the equalizer. Sometimes it depends on details and Charleroi will defend even more, which they are also very good at. They managed to finish the match. That I could not start? I was not disappointed. Of course I strive to always start, but if the coach makes a different choice, I respect it. “
In any case, they get a 9 out of 9.
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