Pro League: Union Saint-Gilloise defeats Gent 2-0 on Wednesday
BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise overcomes Gent with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Lazare (12') and a goal from D. Vanzeir (82').
BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise overcomes Gent with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Lazare (12′) and a goal from D. Vanzeir (82′). Union Saint-Gilloise took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Wednesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot with the assistance of Florian Lemaire and Michele Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Wim Smet. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 13.4 degrees Celsius or 56.19 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Union Saint-Gilloise was in firm control of the ball 58% while Gent was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Union Saint-Gilloise was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Union Saint-Gilloise won the match.
Union Saint-Gilloise shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Gent shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Union Saint-Gilloise received 1 yellow card (S. Van Der Heyden). On the opposite side, Gent received 2 yellow cards (M. Ngadeu and J. De Sart).
Also, Gent didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after M. Ngadeu (Gent) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (57′).
After playing this match, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 25 points like Club Brugge to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Gent will stay with 20 points like OH Leuven to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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12'12'
J. Lazare Amani
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19'19'
M. Ngadeu
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22'22'
S. Van Der Heyden
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46'46'
J. De Sart
E. Owusu
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57'57'
M. Ngadeu
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67'67'
H. Cuypers
L. Depoitre
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67'67'
A. Hjulsager
S. Kums
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74'74'
L. Lapoussin
S. Adingra
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74'74'
G. Nilsson
V. Boniface
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82'82'
D. Vanzeir
J. Lazare Amani
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83'83'
J. P. Hauge
Hong Hyun-Seok
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86'86'
G. Francois
B. Nieuwkoop
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87'87'
C. Puertas
T. Teuma
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89'89'
J. Rodriguez
J. Lazare Amani
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90'90'
J. De Sart
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Union Saint-Gilloise will host Club Brugge on the 22nd of October with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (1 draw).
Gent will host RFC Seraing on the 23rd of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Gent (1 draw).
Union Saint-Gilloise: Formation and Lineups
Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Karel Geraerts chose to play with the following team: Anthony Moris , Ismael Kandouss , Christian Burgess , Siebe Van Der Heyden , Bart Nieuwkoop , Jean Thierry Lazare Amani , Senne Lynen , Simon Adingra , Teddy Teuma , Dante Vanzeir and Victor Okoh Boniface .
Substitutes
Union Saint-Gilloise made 5 changes: S. Adingra for L. Lapoussin (74′), V. Boniface for G. Nilsson (74′), B. Nieuwkoop for G. Francois (86′), T. Teuma for C. Puertas (87′) and J. Lazare Amani for J. Rodriguez (89′).
Top player: Jean Thierry Lazare Amani
Probably the most impressive player in Union Saint-Gilloise was Jean Thierry Lazare Amani.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Gent: Formation and Lineups
Gent started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Paul Nardi , Joseph Okumu , Michael Ngadeu , Jordan Torunarigha , Matisse Samoise , Elisha Owusu , Sven Kums , Núrio Fortuna , Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe , Hyunseok Hong and Laurent Depoitre .
Substitutes
Gent made 4 changes: E. Owusu for J. De Sart (46′), L. Depoitre for H. Cuypers (67′), S. Kums for A. Hjulsager (67′) and Hong Hyun-Seok for J. P. Hauge (83′).
Top player: Jordan Torunarigha
Probably the most impressive player in Gent was Jordan Torunarigha.
His rating is with 63 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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