published: thursday 28 november 2013, 22.58cet esbjerg fb 2-1 r. standard de liège
mick van buren struck twice to down guy luzon's visitors and keep the hosts in the hunt for pole position in group c.
esbjerg fb's hopes of topping uefa europa league group c remain alive after mick van buren struck twice to help niels frederiksen's men complete a double over r. standard de liège.
already guaranteed a berth in the round of 32, the hosts' quest for first place seemed to be ending after ıgor de camargo cancelled out van buren's opener. however, the dutch forward scored his second of the evening with 11 minutes left to make sure his team remain three points behind section leaders fc salzburg, whom the danish side meet meet on matchday six in austria.
despite having their exit already confirmed, the visitors looked like they had a point to prove and dictated the play early on. paul-josé mpoku rocketed a shot a whisker over the bar from 30 metres before mehdi carcela-gonzález failed to control his strike from the edge of the area. esbjerg offered little but registered with their first opening on 18 minutes when emil lyng's drive at goal deflected into the path of van buren who turned in from close range.
guy luzon's troops came out with renewed vigour after the restart and mpoku created the equaliser in the 53rd minute, whipping a low cross from the left to the near post where captain de camargo prodded in. van buren was smartly denied by yohann thuram-ulien shortly after, but the keeper could do nothing to prevent the winner as a cross from the left ricocheted across the box, allowing van buren the easiest of tasks of rounding thuram-ulien and tapping in.
yardımcı hakemler: sebastian gheorghe (rou), ovidiu artene (rou)
4. hakem: valentin avram (rou)
çizgi hakemleri: istván kovács (rou), marius avram (rou)
esbjerg: frederik rønnow (gk), peter ankersen, davidson drobo-ampem, mick van buren, emil lyng (dk. 46 casper nielsen), mushaga bakenga, jakob ankersen, hans henrik andreasen(c) (dk. 76 kian hansen), jerry lucena (dk. 84 pape paté diouf), jonas knudsen, jens berthel askou
yedekler: jeppe højbjerg (gk), ryan laursen, jakob andreasen, jonas gejel hansen
teknik direktör: niels frederiksen (den)
standard liège: yohann thuram-ulien(gk), alessandro iandoli, laurent ciman (dk. 56 william vainqueur), reza ghoochanneijhad (dk. 67 michy batshuayi), igor de camargo (c), tal ben haim, mehdi carcela-gonzález (dk. 85 david biton), dino arslanagic, paul-josé mpoku, ibrahima cisse, alpaslan ozturk
