Pro League: Union Saint-Gilloise clutches a 2-1 win against AS Eupen 2-1
EUPEN. Union Saint-Gilloise bested AS Eupen to win 2-1. A goal from V. Boniface was decisive in the 90min.
EUPEN. Union Saint-Gilloise defeated AS Eupen to win 2-1. A goal from V. Boniface was decisive in the 90min. It was Union Saint-Gilloise to strike first with a goal of S. Adingra at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 18′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, V. Boniface gave the win to Union Saint-Gilloise in the 90′ minute with a goal.
M. Wakaso received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why AS Eupen lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge with the assistance of Christophe Battiston and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Simon Bourdeaud’hui. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.4 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. AS Eupen was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Union Saint-Gilloise that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
AS Eupen was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Union Saint-Gilloise managed to find the solution to win this match.
AS Eupen shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen received 2 yellow cards (M. Wakaso and J. Jeggo). On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise received 3 yellow cards (S. Van Der Heyden, S. Lynen and ).
M. Wakaso (AS Eupen) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
After playing this match, AS Eupen will stay with 6 points like RFC Seraing and Cercle Brugge to stay in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 13 points like Sint-Truiden and Standard Liège to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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10'10'
S. Adingra
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18'18'
B. Lambert
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19'19'
M. Wakaso
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41'41'
S. Van Der Heyden
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62'62'
G. Nilsson
J. Rodriguez
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62'62'
C. Puertas
G. Francois
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69'69'
S. Lynen
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71'71'
J. Jeggo
G. Magnee
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71'71'
R. Charles-Cook
I. Nuhu
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71'71'
S. Soumano
S. Prevljak
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74'74'
J. Jeggo
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90'90'
M. Wakaso
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90'90'
V. Boniface
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, AS Eupen will play away with Sint-Truiden on the 2nd of October with a 6-6 head to head stats.
Union Saint-Gilloise will play away with OH Leuven on the 1st of October with a 1-1 head to head record.
AS Eupen: Formation and Lineups
AS Eupen started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Bernd Storck chose to play with the following team: Lennart Moser , Yentl Van Genechten , Rune Paeshuyse , Boris Lambert , Jason Davidson , Teddy Alloh , Mubarak Wakaso , Gary Magnee , Stef Peeters , Smail Prevljak and Isaac Nuhu .
Substitutes
AS Eupen made 3 changes: G. Magnee for J. Jeggo (71′), I. Nuhu for R. Charles-Cook (71′) and S. Prevljak for S. Soumano (71′).
Top player: Stef Peeters
The player who no doubt impressed AS Eupen the most was Stef Peeters.
His rating is with 53 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Union Saint-Gilloise: Formation and Lineups
Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Karel Geraerts played with: Anthony Moris , Ross Sykes , Christian Burgess , Siebe Van Der Heyden , Guillaume François , Senne Lynen , José Rodríguez , Teddy Teuma , Loic Lapoussin , Simon Adingra and Victor Okoh Boniface .
Substitutes
Union Saint-Gilloise made 2 changes: J. Rodriguez for G. Nilsson (62′) and G. Francois for C. Puertas (62′).
Top player: Teddy Teuma
The player who no doubt impressed Union Saint-Gilloise the most was Teddy Teuma even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 66 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
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