BRUSSELS. Union Saint-Gilloise had a astounding comeback against RFC Seraing.
Union Saint-Gilloise remained in 10 people after J. Lazare Amani received a double yellow card in the 45′. Anyway, Union Saint-Gilloise still was able to win this match playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Saturday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Nathan Verboomen with the assistance of Mathias Hillaert and Ruben Wyns. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 55.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 21 Total 10
- 9 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 112 Attack 90
- 52 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 18 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Union Saint-Gilloise was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. RFC Seraing that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Union Saint-Gilloise was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Union Saint-Gilloise won the match.
Union Saint-Gilloise shot 22 times, 10 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, RFC Seraing shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Union Saint-Gilloise received 2 yellow cards (J. Lazare Amani and S. Van Der Heyden). On the other side, RFC Seraing received 2 yellow cards (A. Jallow and D. Del Fabro).
J. Lazare Amani (Union Saint-Gilloise) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 22 points like Club Brugge to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, RFC Seraing will stay with 12 points like Zulte-Waregem to stay in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away against AS Eupen on the 23rd of October with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of AS Eupen (2 draws).
RFC Seraing will host Sporting Charleroi on the 22nd of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation
Union Saint-Gilloise
46'
83'
45'
66'
The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: A. Moris, B. Nieuwkoop, C. Burgess, S. Van der Heyden, I. Kandouss, T. Teuma, C. Nielsen, L. Amani, D. Undav, D. Vanzeir and L. Lapoussin.
The home team had on the bench: K. Mitoma, J. Bager, L. Paolucci, D. Marcq, G. François, F. Avenatti and L. Pirard.
Substitutions
Union Saint-Gilloise made only 1 change substituting B. Nieuwkoop for K. Mitoma (46′).
RFC Seraing – Formation
RFC Seraing
On the opposite side, Jordi Condom Aulí played with: G. Dietsch, B. Boulenger, G. Kilota, F. Sambu, Y. Nadrani, M. Poaty, I. Cissé, A. Bernier, A. Jallow, Y. Maziz and G. Mikautadze.
They had on the bench: F. D’Onofrio, T. Pierrot, W. Faye, M. Cachbach, M. Mouandilmadji, T. Galjé and D. Del Fabro.
Substitutions
RFC Seraing made 2 changes: A. Bernier for D. Del Fabro (71′) and M. Poaty for Marius (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Standard Liège – OH Leuven – 2-2
- Union Saint-Gilloise – RFC Seraing – 4-2
- Zulte-Waregem – Antwerp – 2-1
- KV Oostende – Cercle Brugge – 2-1
