Pro League: Union Saint-Gilloise tops Mechelen 2-0 on Sunday
BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise prevails over Mechelen with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Vanzeir (35') and a goal from T. Teuma (55').
BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise beats Mechelen with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Vanzeir (35′) and a goal from T. Teuma (55′).
The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Christof Dierick who was helped by Matthias Massa and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Bert Put. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.13 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 96%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Union Saint-Gilloise was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Mechelen was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Union Saint-Gilloise was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Union Saint-Gilloise shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Mechelen shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Union Saint-Gilloise received 4 yellow cards (G. Francois, C. Nielsen, C. Burgess and S. Van Der Heyden). On the opposite side, Mechelen received 2 yellow cards (K. Mrabti and A. Van Hoorenbeeck).
After playing this contest, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 37 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Mechelen will stay with 27 points like Gent to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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13'13'
K. Mrabti
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16'16'
G. Francois
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35'35'
D. Vanzeir
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47'47'
C. Nielsen
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52'52'
A. Van Hoorenbeeck
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55'55'
T. Teuma
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66'66'
D. Marcq
L. Lapoussin
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69'69'
C. Burgess
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70'70'
S. Van Der Heyden
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82'82'
I. Kandouss
C. Burgess
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83'83'
M. Sorinola
D. Vanzeir
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90'90'
J. Lazare Amani
T. Teuma
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away with Zulte-Waregem on the 15th of December with a 1-1 head to head record.
Mechelen will host Gent on the 15th of December with a 15-6 head to head stats in favor of Gent (8 draws).
Union Saint-Gilloise: Formation and Lineups
The manager Felice Mazzù chose to play with the following team: A. Moris, G. François, C. Burgess, J. Bager, S. Van der Heyden, T. Teuma, C. Nielsen, D. Undav, D. Vanzeir, L. Lapoussin and K. Mitoma.
Substitutes
Union Saint-Gilloise made 4 changes: L. Lapoussin for D. Marcq (66′), C. Burgess for I. Kandouss (82′), D. Vanzeir for M. Sorinola (83′) and T. Teuma for J. Lazare Amani (90′).
Mechelen: Formation and Lineups
On the opposite side, Wouter Vrancken played with: Y. Thoelen, L. Bijker, S. Walsh, T. Peyre, A. Van Hoorenbeeck, R. Schoofs, Vinicius Souza, I. de Camargo, N. Storm, K. Mrabti and M. Shved.
Substitutes
Mechelen decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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