Union Saint-Gilloise overcomes AS Eupen 2-1

EUPEN. Union Saint-Gilloise bested AS Eupen to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Union Saint-Gilloise overcomes AS Eupen 2-1

EUPEN. Union Saint-Gilloise prevailed over AS Eupen to win 2-1. It was Union Saint-Gilloise to strike first with a goal of Mohamed Amoura  at the 21′. Then Cameron Puertas scored again for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 23′ minute. Eventually, Jason Davidson reduced the distance for AS Eupen (66′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Union Saint-Gilloise was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge with the assistance of Laurent Conotte and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Massimiliano Ledda. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.75 degrees Celsius or 45.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

AS Eupen

1 - 2

Team 1

Union Saint-Gilloise

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 1 Total 20
  • 1 On Target 8
  • 0 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 6
  • 54 Attack 131
  • 20 Dangerous attack 77
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 14
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 8
  • 5 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Union Saint-Gilloise had a strong ball possession 64% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the contest.​

AS Eupen shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target. Regarding the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 20 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

AS Eupen received 5 yellow cards (Jason Davidson, Amadou Keita , Rune Paeshuyse, Jan Král and Isaac Nuhu). Regarding the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise received 1 yellow card (Jean Thierry Lazare Amani).

Match Timeline

Jason Davidson- Yellow
11'
21'
Mohamed Amoura(goal)
23'
Cameron Puertas(goal)Charles Vanhoutte
Jan Kral- Yellow
45'
47'
Kevin Rodríguez (VAR)
Aleksandr Filin- sub ->Jan Král
46'
49'
Kevin Rodríguez (VAR)
Isaac Nuhu- Yellow
54'
Rune Paeshuyse- Yellow
57'
Regan Charles-Cook- sub ->Isaac Nuhu
63'
Jérôme Déom- sub ->Gary Magnee
63'
Jason Davidson(goal)Regan Charles-Cook
66'
78'
Noah Sadiki- sub ->Charles Vanhoutte
78'
C. Terho- sub ->Loïc Lapoussin
Nathan Bitumazala- sub ->Brandon Baiye
81'
Alfred Finnbogason- sub ->Rune Paeshuyse
81'
82'
L. Amani- Yellow
83'
Dennis Eckert Ayensa- sub ->Mohamed Amoura 
A. Keita- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Anderlecht
63
30
Union Saint-Gilloise
41
6
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
47
30
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
6
Cercle Brugge
47
30
Mechelen
45
30
Sint-Truiden
40
30
Standard Liège
34
30
Westerlo
30
30
OH Leuven
29
30
Sporting Charleroi
29
30
AS Eupen
24
30
Kortrijk
24
30
RWDM
23
30

After playing this match, AS Eupen stays with 15 points to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise will has 47 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will play away against OH Leuven on the 26th of December with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of OH Leuven (7 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise will play away against Club Brugge on the 26th of December with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (3 draws).

AS Eupen – Formation

AS Eupen
G
G. Słonina 24.United States
7.3
D
Victor Pálsson 4.Iceland
6.8
D
Jan Kral 21.Czech Republic
6.3
46' 45'
D
Rune Paeshuyse 28.Belgium
6.4
81' 57'
M
Yentl Van Genechten 2.Belgium
7.0
M
Jason Davidson 3.Australia
7.7
11' Goals66'
M
Brandon Baiye 6.Belgium
7.3
81'
M
Kevin Möhwald 8.Germany
7.0
M
Gary Magnée  15.Belgium
6.1
63'
M
A. Keita 18.Guinea
6.6
90'
F
Isaac Nuhu 7.Ghana
6.8
63' 54'
Substitutes
G
Tom Roufosse 99.Belgium
D
Aleksandr Filin 25.Russia
7.0
46'
M
Nathan Bitumazala 11.France
6.8
81'
M
Jérôme Déom 14.Belgium
6.8
63'
M
Isaac Christie-Davies 23.Wales
F
Regan Charles-Cook 10.England
7.0
63'
F
Alfred Finnbogason 27.Iceland
6.4
81'

AS Eupen adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Florian Kohfeldt decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Słonina (7.3), Rune Paeshuyse (6.4), Victor Pálsson (6.8), Jan Král (6.3), Yentl Van Genechten (7.0), Gary Magnee (6.1), Brandon Baiye (7.3), Jason Davidson (7.7), Kevin Möhwald (7.0), Isaac Nuhu (6.8) and Amadou Keita  (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Regan Charles-Cook (7.0), Nathan Bitumazala (6.8), Jerome Deom (6.8), Isaac Christie-Davies, Oleksandr Filin (7.0), Alfred Finnbogason (6.4) and Tom Roufosse.

Substitutions

AS Eupen made 5 changes: Isaac Nuhu for Regan Charles-Cook (63′), Gary Magnee for Jerome Deom (63′), Brandon Baiye for Nathan Bitumazala (81′), Rune Paeshuyse for Alfred Finnbogason (81′) and Jan Král for Oleksandr Filin (46′).

Player of the match: Jason Davidson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AS Eupen was Jason Davidson.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 28 passes (54% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.6
D
Kevin Mac Allister  5.Argentina
6.8
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.5
D
Koki Machida 28.Japan
7.5
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
7.3
82'
M
Loïc Lapoussin 10.France
6.4
78'
M
Alessio Castro-Montes 21.Belgium
7.7
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
8.8
Goals23'
M
Charles Vanhoutte 24.Belgium
7.3
78'
F
Kevin Rodríguez  13.Ecuador
7.0
F
Mohamed Amoura 47.Algeria
7.8
83' Goals21'
Substitutes
G
Tiago Júnior Lopes Gomes 99.Cape Verde
G
Joachim Imbrechts 14.Belgium
D
Guillaume François 19.Belgium
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
D
Noah Sadiki 27.Belgium
6.8
78'
D
Fedde Leysen  48.Belgium
F
Elton Kabangu 7.Belgium
F
Dennis Eckert Ayensa 9.Germany
6.4
83'
F
C. Terho 17.Finland
6.8
78'

Also Union Saint-Gilloise adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Alexander Blessin played with: Anthony Moris (6.6), Kevin Mac Allister (6.8), Christian Burgess (7.5), Koki Machida (7.5), Alessio Castro-Montes (7.7), Charles Vanhoutte (7.3), Cameron Puertas (8.8), Loïc Lapoussin (6.4), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (7.3), Mohamed Amoura  (7.8) and Kevin Rodríguez (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Elton Kabangu, Dennis Eckert Ayensa (6.4), Joachim Imbrechts, Casper Terho (6.8), Guillaume François, Ross Sykes, Noah Sadiki (6.8), Fedde Leysen and Tiago Júnior Lopes Gomes.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 3 changes: Loïc Lapoussin for Casper Terho (78′), Charles Vanhoutte for Noah Sadiki (78′) and Mohamed Amoura  for Dennis Eckert Ayensa (83′).

Player of the match: Cameron Puertas​

The player that probably impressed the most for Union Saint-Gilloise was Cameron Puertas.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 44 passes (68% accurate) and 8 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 21. He performed 16 crosses.

Results of the day

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