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Union Saint-Gilloise Triumphs Over Ajax in Thrilling Europa League Encounter
Union Saint-Gilloise emerged victorious against Ajax in a captivating UEFA Europa League Knockout Round Play-off match at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam on February 20th, 2025. The game was characterized by an early red card for Ajax and a flurry of yellow cards.
The visitors dominated possession (67%) and created significantly more goal-scoring opportunities, registering 34 shots, 11 of which were on target. They opened the scoring in the 16th minute through K. Mac Allister, assisted by S. Boufal. A penalty from P. David (28′) extended their lead. Despite a late penalty goal for Ajax by K. Taylor (93′), Union Saint-Gilloise secured a deserved win.
Ajax, with only 33% possession, played a man down from the 25th minute following the dismissal of D. Klaassen. They accumulated 5 yellow cards, while Union Saint-Gilloise received 6. The match, officiated by Chris Kavanagh from England, was a tense affair with several controversial decisions influencing the flow of the game. The final score accurately reflects the Belgian side’s dominance and clinical finishing.
Substitutions ajax: at minute 41 K. Taylor came in and C. Rasmussen went out., at minute 46 A. Gaaei came in and S. Berghuis went out., at minute 46 A. Kaplan came in and D. Rugani went out., at minute 46 B. Traore came in and O. Edvardsen went out., at minute 61 M. Godts came in and L. Rosa went out., at minute 91 J. Henderson came in and J. Mokio went out.
Substitutions union st. gilloise: at minute 61 A. Ait El Hadj came in and S. Boufal went out., at minute 73 K. Rodriguez came in and P. David went out., at minute 94 M. Fuseini came in and A. Khalaili went out., at minute 94 K. Van De Perre came in and M. Rasmussen went out., at minute 106 R. Sykes came in and C. Burgess went out., at minute 106 F. Leysen came in and N. Sadiki went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Ajax
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Union St. Gilloise
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