St. Truiden vs OH Leuven 1-2

OH Leuven came from behind to win 2-1 at Stayen, with D. Opoku’s 81st-minute strike settling it after St. Truiden had led briefly after half-time. The hosts also missed two penalties before the break.

St. Truiden had already passed up two chances from the spot, with I. Sebaoui missing in the 24th minute and N. Mbuku failing to score in the 32nd. Mbuku then put them ahead on 46 minutes, finishing F. Soelle’s assist for 1-0, but that lead lasted only seven minutes. OH Leuven equalised in the 53rd minute through R. Mirisola, set up by S. Schrijvers, before the interval arrived at 1-1.

St. Truiden made two changes together on 67 minutes, with K. Takai already replaced by S. Taniguchi at the start of the second half and then R. Merlen and I. Sebaoui going off in the same window. OH Leuven also turned to the bench at 67 and 73 minutes, then found the winner on 81 minutes when D. Opoku scored from W. George’s pass for 2-1. St. Truiden kept pushing late on, with A. Muja sent on in the 84th minute, but OH Leuven held the lead through stoppage time despite a cluster of bookings.

The numbers leaned towards the home side, even though they lost. St. Truiden had 61% possession, 452 passes to 288, and 87% pass accuracy to OH Leuven’s 81. They also had more shots, 22-20, more on target, 7-3, more corners, 11-9, and a higher xG figure of 3.63 to 1.47. OH Leuven, though, made six saves to St. Truiden’s two.

J. Lawrence was booked for OH Leuven on 55 minutes. Later yellow cards went to K. Matsuzawa for St. Truiden on 84 minutes, then D. Opoku on 88 minutes, R. Nyakossi in the third minute of stoppage time, and T. Simons in the fifth minute of stoppage time.