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Union Saint-Gilloise Edges Out Twente in Thrilling Europa League Encounter
In a pulsating match at the De Grolsch Veste in Enschede, Union Saint-Gilloise emerged victorious against Twente with a 1-0 win in the fifth matchday of the 2024 UEFA Europa League group stage. The game, officiated by John Beaton from Scotland, was characterized by its intensity and a flurry of yellow cards.
Mohamed Fuseini’s 11th-minute goal, assisted by Ousseynou Niang, proved to be the difference. Despite an early offside goal ruled out for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 7th minute, the Belgian side dominated the goal-scoring opportunities, registering 18 shots (9 on target) compared to Twente’s 11 (3 on target). Twente, who enjoyed 56% possession, ultimately failed to breach the resolute Union Saint-Gilloise defense.
The match was punctuated by numerous fouls, with Union Saint-Gilloise conceding 12 and Twente 9. The referee brandished four yellow cards to Union Saint-Gilloise (Sykes, Mac Allister, Khalaili and Sadiki) and two to Twente (Rots and Regeer). Despite their possession advantage, Twente’s inability to convert chances handed Union Saint-Gilloise a hard-fought victory.
Substitutions twente: at minute 46 B. Kuipers came in and G. Besselink went out., at minute 46 S. Lammers came in and D. Rots went out., at minute 46 A. Van Hoorenbeeck came in and M. Bruns went out., at minute 74 S. Ltaief came in and S. Steijn went out., at minute 87 G. Lagerbielke came in and M. Hilgers went out.
Substitutions union st. gilloise: at minute 63 M. Rasmussen came in and S. Boufal went out., at minute 74 K. Rodriguez came in and F. Ivanovic went out., at minute 87 K. Machida came in and O. Niang went out., at minute 87 E. Kabangu came in and M. Fuseini went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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