Union Saint-Gilloise recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Sint-Truiden 2-1

BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise found a way to reverse the score against Sint-Truiden to win 2-1.

April 3, 2023

BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise was capable to turn the tables against Sint-Truiden to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Sint-Truiden to strike first with a goal of Gianni Bruno at the 57′. Then it was a goal in the 73′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Cameron Puertas gave the win to Union Saint-Gilloise in the 90′ minute. Union Saint-Gilloise was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Also, Sint-Truiden had 2 players sent off: Bernd Hollerbach (75′ for a red card) and Mory Konaté (90′ for a double yellow card).

The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser with the help of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Tom Stevens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.

Match Statistics

Union Saint-Gilloise

2 - 1

Sint-Truiden

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

11 Total 6
7 On Target 1
3 Off Target 4
1 Shots blocked 1

121 Attack 76
56 Dangerous attack 22
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
13 Corners 1
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

14 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Union Saint-Gilloise had a superior ball possession 62% while Sint-Truiden was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the match.

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sint-Truiden shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise received 2 yellow cards (L. Amani and Loïc Lapoussin). Regarding the opposition, Sint-Truiden received 2 yellow cards (Daichi Hayashi and Mory Konaté ).

Also, Sint-Truiden didn’t end the match with 11 players after Mory Konaté (Sint-Truiden) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Bernd Hollerbach (Sint-Truiden) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (75′).

Match Timeline

36'

L. Amani- Yellow

50'

57'

64'

66'

Cameron Puertas- sub ->Ross Sykes

66'

73'

Loïc Lapoussin- Yellow

81'

Gustaf Nilsson- sub ->Victor Boniface

81'

87'

Aboubakary Koita- sub ->Eric Junior Bocat

Cameron Puertas(goal)Simon Adingra

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 68 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Sint-Truiden will stay with 39 points like OH Leuven to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away with Kortrijk on the 23rd of April with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (3 draws).

Sint-Truiden will host Antwerp on the 23rd of April with a 11-6 head to head record in favor of Sint-Truiden (7 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise

Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg

6.6

Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium

6.6

Ross Sykes 26.England

6.3

66'

Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco

7.3

Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands

6.6

Teddy Teuma 10.Malta

8.5

90'

73'

Senne Lynen 20.Belgium

7.0

L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast

6.8

66'

50'

Loïc Lapoussin 94.France

6.2

81'

Victor Boniface 7.Nigeria

6.5

81'

Simon Adingra 11.Ivory Coast

6.9

Substitutes

L. Pirard 21.Belgium

Joachim Imbrechts 14.Belgium

Koki Machida 28.Japan

Arnaud Dony 85.Belgium

Oussama El Azzouzi 6.Morocco

90'

Guillaume François 19.Belgium

Cameron Puertas 23.Spain

6.7

66'

90'

Yorbe Vertessen 18.Belgium

6.1

66'

Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden

81'

Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Karel Geraerts decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris (6.6), Ross Sykes (6.3), Ismael Kandouss (7.3), Siebe Van Der Heyden (6.6), Bart Nieuwkoop (6.6), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (6.8), Senne Lynen (7.0), Teddy Teuma (8.5), Loic Lapoussin (6.2), Simon Adingra (6.9) and Victor Okoh Boniface (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Guillaume François, Yorbe Vertessen (6.1), Koki Machida, Joachim Imbrechts, Arnaud Dony, Cameron Puertas (6.7), Gustaf Nilsson, Lucas Pirard and Oussama El Azzouzi.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 4 changes: L. Amani for Yorbe Vertessen (66′), Ross Sykes for Cameron Puertas (66′), Victor Boniface for Gustaf Nilsson (81′) and Teddy Teuma for Oussama El Azzouzi (90′).

Best player: Teddy Teuma

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Teddy Teuma.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 70 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 15 crosses.

Sint-Truiden – Formation

Sint-Truiden

Daniel Schmidt 21.Japan

6.8

Jorge Teixeira 26.Portugal

7.0

R. Bauer 20.Germany

6.4

Daiki Hashioka 4.Japan

6.2

Eric Junior Bocat 77.France

6.1

87'

M. Smets 16.Belgium

7.3

Frank Boya 27.Cameroon

6.7

Mory Konaté 6.Guinea

7.2

90'

Shinji Okazaki 30.Japan

7.4

G. Bruno 91.Belgium

7.1

57'

Daichi Hayashi 8.Japan

6.6

73'

36'

Substitutes

Olivier Dumont 14.Belgium

Jo Coppens 12.Belgium

Wolke Janssens 22.Belgium

Rocco Reitz 13.Germany

Aboubakary Koita 7.Mauritania

87'

Fatih Kaya 11.Germany

Taichi Hara 9.Japan

6.2

73'

Sint-Truiden started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Bernd Hollerbach played with: Daniel Schmidt (6.8), Daiki Hashioka (6.2), Matte Smets (7.3), Jorge Teixeira (7.0), Robert Bauer (6.4), Eric Bocat (6.1), Shinji Okazaki (7.4), Mory Konate (7.2), Frank Boya (6.7), Daichi Hayashi (6.6) and Gianni Bruno (7.1).