STVV has given itself some breathing space again after a 0 out of 15. Against Eupen it could finally taste the victory again to go into the winter break with a good feeling.
STVV-Eupen in a nutshell:
- Key moment: Although STVV was in control for almost the entire game, it continued to shiver due to the narrow 1-0 lead. In the end it was Suzuki who cleared the last doubts in the 81st minute.
- Man of the Match: At 33 years old, he is no longer the youngest, but Christian Brüls’ vista and technique remain impressive. The Belgian is the turning point in the STVV midfield and was again good for an assist today.
- Remarkable: After a poor 0 out of 15, STVV finally gets a taste of victory. The Canaries had fallen to 16th place in recent weeks, but thanks to this victory they climb again 3 places in the ranking.
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Hara saves Eupen for the rest
After a 0 out of 15, STVV wanted to go into the winter break against Eupen with a good feeling. The home team immediately put a lot of pressure and created a first chance through its Japanese striker duo. Suzuki painted the ball on the head of the detached Hara, who nodded very far off.
Eupen was nowhere without his absent goal thief Prevljak and ran after an elusive ball. After a wonderful combination, Suzuki again sent Hara into the street, but the tall attacker aimed past.
Yet it was only a stay of execution for the East Cantonners. A splitting pass from Konate brought the industrious Hara face to face with Nurudeen. Third time is a charm, the Japanese thought, who pushed the opening goal against the nets this time.
Eupen coach Krämer scratched his tousled head of hair, but that didn’t help much. On the contrary, because shortly before half-time the German coach was lucky that the detached Suzuki aimed the 2-0 straight at Nurudeen.
Suzuki unpacks with great action:
Suzuki completely matters in the final phase
The visitors therefore had to put things right after the break and immediately showed more attacking spirit. Yet it was until the hour of waiting for the first real chance. Heris continued well on the right and then found N’Dri in the 2nd zone. The Ivorian’s spectacular volley eventually ended up in the side net.
It was one of the few chances in an uninspired 2nd half. Peeters did a great slalom, but saw Agbadou’s shot simply blocked. Poverty trumps Stayen.
STVV never really ran into problems again and in the final phase the home team even made it 2-0 via Suzuki. A satisfying victory for the Canaries, who can start the winter break a bit more relaxed thanks to the three-pointer.
Brüls: “Hopefully we have left now”
- Christian Brüls (STVV): “It’s great that we can win again at home. After 5 defeats in a row, it would have been more fun with fans. Hopefully we have left a bit now. Maybe we should have shown this mentality in other matches, but “It is certainly not our mentality. This team has a lot of work power, we just lack some quality in the finish.”
- Stefan Krämer (coach Eupen): “We simply missed too many players today. And the players who were on the field could have done better. Certainly in the first half, I was still satisfied with the second half. small club it is normal to have ups and downs. After New Years it gets serious.”
