Antwerp recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1

BRUSSELS. Antwerp succeeded in turn the table against Union Saint-Gilloise to win 2-1.

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Antwerp recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1

BRUSSELS. Antwerp succeeded in turn the table against Union Saint-Gilloise to win 2-1. It was Union Saint-Gilloise to strike first with a goal of D. Undav at the 43′. Then it was a goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Benson gave the win to Antwerp in the 79′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 11:30 am local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge with the help of Christophe Battiston and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Michiel De Cuyper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.7 degrees Celsius or 70.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.2
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.3
D
Jonas Bager 4.Denmark
6.7
D
Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco
6.9
85' 45'
M
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
7.2
57'
M
Dillon Sheppard 25.France
7.0
75'
M
Teddy Teuma 17.Malta
7.2
M
Casper Nielsen 6.Denmark
6.8
90'
M
Loïc Lapoussin 94.France
7.0
38'
F
Deniz Undav 9.Germany
8.6
Goals43'
F
Dante Vanzeir 13.Belgium
7.1
75'
Substitutes
G
L. Pirard 21.Belgium
D
Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium
D
Matthew Sorinola 7.England
M
Kaoru Mitoma  18.Japan
6.6
75'
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
90'
M
Senne Lynen  20.Belgium
7.0
75'
F
F. Avenatti 90.Uruguay
6.5
85'

The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: A. Moris, B. Nieuwkoop, C. Burgess, J. Bager, I. Kandouss, D. Marcq, T. Teuma, C. Nielsen, D. Undav, D. Vanzeir and L. Lapoussin.

The home team had on the bench: K. Mitoma, L. Pirard, F. Avenatti, L. Amani, S. Van der Heyden, S. Lynen and M. Sorinola.

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp
G
Jean Butez 1.France
8.8
D
D. Dessoleil 24.Belgium
7.2
D
Dinis Almeida 61.Portugal
7.0
D
Aurélio Buta 5.Portugal
6.7
D
Jelle Bataille 34.Belgium
6.6
46'
M
Radja Nainggolan 4.Belgium
6.8
M
Pieter Gerkens 16.Belgium
6.5
61'
M
Birger Verstraete 6.Belgium
7.4
78'
M
Ally Samatta 70.Tanzania
6.5
61'
M
Koji Miyoshi 19.Japan
6.8
61'
F
Michael Frey 99.Switzerland
7.3
34' Goals70'
Substitutes
G
Ortwin De Wolf 26.Belgium
D
Abdoulaye Seck 30.Senegal
6.4
46'
M
Faris Haroun 38.Belgium
6.4
78'
M
Robbe Quirynen 17.Belgium
F
Viktor Fischer 7.Denmark
8.2
61' 71'
F
Johannes Eggestein 9.Germany
6.1
61'
F
Benson Manuel 14.Belgium
7.3
61' 87' Goals79'

On the other side, Brian Priske Pedersen played with: J. Butez, D. Dessoleil, Dinis Almeida, Aurélio Buta, J. Bataille, R. Nainggolan, P. Gerkens, B. Verstraete, M. Frey, M. Samatta and K. Miyoshi.

They had on the bench: F. Haroun, V. Fischer, J. Eggestein, A. Seck, O. De Wolf, B. Manuel and R. Quirynen.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Union Saint-Gilloise

1 - 2

Team 1

Antwerp

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 19 Total 12
  • 10 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 89 Attack 100
  • 59 Dangerous attack 43
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 14 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Union Saint-Gilloise was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Antwerp that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Union Saint-Gilloise was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 12 were on target. Notwithstanding, Antwerp succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 23 times, 12 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Antwerp shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise received 3 yellow cards (L. Lapoussin, I. Kandouss and B. Nieuwkoop). On the opposite side, Antwerp received 3 yellow cards (M. Frey, V. Fischer and M. Benson).

Match Timeline

34'
Loïc Lapoussin- Yellow
38'
43'
46'
45'
57'
61'
61'
61'
Viktor Fischer- sub ->K. Miyoshi
70'
71'
Viktor Fischer- Yellow
75'
75'
78'
79'
85'
87'
L. Amani- sub ->C. Nielsen
90'
L. Amani- sub ->C. Nielsen
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After this contest, Union Saint-Gilloise will stay with 16 points to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Antwerp will have 17 points like AS Eupen and Genk to stay in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away against Cercle Brugge on the 2nd of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).

Antwerp will host Gent on the 3rd of October with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Antwerp (4 draws).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​