Seraing United

Match report

Serain United hosted Lokeren-Temse in the 1st round of the Challenger Pro League on Thursday evening. The visitors took control early and secured a 2:0 victory to move up in the table. By then, the visitors had already established a rhythm that the hosts simply could not match.

The decisive moment arrived at minute 20 when J. Palacios found the net to open the scoring. And here's the thing, Serain United looked disjointed after conceding, unable to string passes together effectively. The visitors quickly settled into a comfortable pattern of play.

Lokeren-Temse doubled their advantage shortly after the half-hour mark through V. Mabanza at minute 32. The hosts were reeling, and the situation worsened when F. Mabani received a red card at minute 37. One mistake ends it, and that dismissal left Serain United with little chance of mounting a comeback. The numerical disadvantage forced Serain United to play deeper. Managers then made changes to address the scoreline, with 2 substitutions coming at minute 46.

More alterations followed at the hour mark and later in the second half as both sides tried to find a resolution. The visitors held firm, resisting pressure despite a yellow card for M. Lloci at minute 76. The hosts lacked the firepower to turn the tide.

The figures told a clear story of dominance for the away team. Lokeren-Temse enjoyed 56% possession and registered 8 shots on target compared to the hosts' 4. The away side showed better precision with 67% accuracy on their attempts.

This result moves Lokeren-Temse up to 8th place with 6 points from 4 games. Serain United remain in 15th position, sitting at the bottom of the table with just 1 point. This loss extends a difficult run for the hosts, who have now lost 3 of their last 4 matches. The visitors, meanwhile, continue to build momentum under their new system.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 4 – 8

Shots off target 4 – 3

Attacks 99 – 114

🟨 15' S. Faye — Yellow card ⚽ 20' J. Palacios — Goal ⚽ 32' V. Mabanza — Goal 🟥 37' F. Mabani — Red card ⇄ 46' M. Scarpinati — Substitution ⇄ 46' S. Faye — Substitution ⇄ 60' J. Vervaque — Substitution ⇄ 60' T. Lockman — Substitution ⇄ 60' W. Bahri — Substitution ⇄ 66' S. Van Aerschot — Substitution 🟨 76' M. Lloci — Yellow card ⇄ 77' I. Zerioh — Substitution 🟨 78' T. Janssen — Yellow card ⇄ 88' O. Kebe — Substitution

Match events

15' 0:0 Seraing United Yellow card S. Faye
20' 0:1 Lokeren-Temse Goal J. Palacios
32' 0:2 Lokeren-Temse Goal V. Mabanza assist: M. Lloci
37' 0:2 Seraing United Red card F. Mabani
46' 0:2 Seraing United Substitution M. Scarpinati off: A. Namri
46' 0:2 Seraing United Substitution S. Faye off: N. Bouchentouf
60' 0:2 Lokeren-Temse Substitution J. Vervaque off: J. Lietaert
60' 0:2 Seraing United Substitution T. Lockman off: Y. Lawson
60' 0:2 Seraing United Substitution W. Bahri off: R. Aamer
66' 0:2 Lokeren-Temse Substitution S. Van Aerschot off: T. Janssen
76' 0:2 Lokeren-Temse Yellow card M. Lloci
77' 0:2 Lokeren-Temse Substitution I. Zerioh off: A. Brrou
78' 0:2 Lokeren-Temse Yellow card T. Janssen
88' 0:2 Seraing United Substitution O. Kebe off: M. Bisarre

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

4 Shots on target 8

4 Shots off target 3

99 Attacks 114

4 Corners 4

17 Free kicks 10

4 Offsides 0

1 Yellow cards 2

1 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 8

32 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

3 Blocked shots 1

0.36 Shot accuracy 0.67

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