BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise defeated Liverpool to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Union Saint-Gilloise to strike first with a goal of Mohamed Amoura at the 32′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Cameron Puertas gave the win to Union Saint-Gilloise in the 43′ minute with a goal. Liverpool was truly better in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Orel Grinfeeld with the help of Roei Hassan and Idan Yarkoni. The 4th official was Gal Laibuvitz. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.73 degrees Celsius or 44.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
- 15 Total 4
- 6 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 0
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 82 Attack 123
- 49 Dangerous attack 27
- 72 Ball safe 84
- 11 Free Kicks 21
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Liverpool had a strong ball possession 69% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Union Saint-Gilloise had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the match.
Union Saint-Gilloise shot 15 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool shot 4 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Union Saint-Gilloise received 1 yellow card (Noah Sadiki). On the other side, Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (Conor Bradley and Calum Scanlon).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Union Saint-Gilloise has 8 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Liverpool will stays with 12 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation
Union Saint-Gilloise
88'
43'
53'
Union Saint-Gilloise started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Alexander Blessin decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris , Kevin Mac Allister , Christian Burgess , Koki Machida , Alessio Castro-Montes , Jean Thierry Lazare Amani , Noah Sadiki , Loïc Lapoussin , Cameron Puertas , Gustaf Nilsson and Mohamed Amoura .
The home team had on the bench: Mathias Rasmussen , Kevin Rodríguez , Dennis Eckert Ayensa , Henok Teklab, Joachim Imbrechts, Casper Terho, Ross Sykes, Maxime Wenssens, Nathan Huygevelde and Fedde Leysen.
Union Saint-Gilloise could not rely on the presence of Mathias Rasmussen (injured).
Substitutions
Union Saint-Gilloise made 3 changes: Gustaf Nilsson for Kevin Rodríguez (78′), Mohamed Amoura for Mathias Rasmussen (84′) and Jean Thierry Lazare Amani for Dennis Eckert Ayensa (88′).
Player of the match: Mohamed Amoura
The most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Mohamed Amoura .
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jürgen Klopp played with: Caoimhín Kelleher , Conor Bradley , Ibrahima Konaté , Jarell Quansah , Luke Chambers , Harvey Elliott , Wataru Endo , Curtis Jones , Kaide Gordon , Cody Gakpo and Ben Doak .
They had on the bench: Joe Gomez , Luis Díaz, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch , Dominik Szoboszlai , Darwin Núñez , Marcelo Pitaluga, Calum Scanlon , James McConnell , Louie Koumas, Thomas Hill and Fabian Mrozek.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 3 changes: Ibrahima Konaté for Joe Gomez (46′), Wataru Endo for Ryan Gravenberch (46′) and Ben Doak for Darwin Núñez (63′).
Player of the match: Jarell Quansah
The most impressive player for Liverpool was Jarell Quansah.
His rating is with 1 goal, 100 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Liverpool – 2-1
- LASK Linz – Toulouse – 1-2
- Rennes – Villarreal – 2-3
- Panathinaikos – Maccabi Haifa – 1-2
- Roma – Sheriff – 3-0
- Slavia Praha – Servette – 4-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Molde – 5-1
- Qarabağ – Häcken – 2-1
- West Ham United – SC Freiburg – 2-0
- Olympiakos Piraeus – Bačka Topola – 5-2
- Ajax – AEK Athens – 3-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Olympique Marseille – 1-0
- Real Betis – Rangers – 2-3
- Aris Limassol – Sparta Praha – 1-3
- Sporting CP – Sturm Graz – 3-0
- Raków Częstochowa – Atalanta – 0-4
