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Anderlecht Secures Victory in Hard-Fought Derby Against Union St. Gilloise
Brussels, Belgium – In a tense match held at Lotto Park, Anderlecht emerged victorious against Union St. Gilloise in the Jupiler Pro League derby. The game, part of the regular season’s 16th matchday, was characterized by intense play and a battle for every ball.
Anderlecht, with 40% possession, maximized their opportunities. N. Angulo opened the scoring in the 11th minute, assisted by L. Augustinsson, giving the home team the lead. Despite Union St. Gilloise’s territorial dominance, holding 60% of the possession, Anderlecht’s defense remained solid and conceded few clear chances.
Union St. Gilloise, although generating more shots (10 in total, but only 1 on target), was unable to breach the opposing goal. Aggressiveness in midfield resulted in numerous fouls (11) and yellow cards for the visiting team, including cautions for K. Van De Perre, A. Ait El Hadj, and A. Khalaili. Anderlecht also saw two of its players cautioned, N. De Cat and T. Hazard. The match referee, Nathan Verboomen, had his work cut out for him in maintaining control of a highly contested game. Anderlecht finished the match with 6 shots (2 on target) and 4 corners, while Union St. Gilloise managed only 2 corners.
The match concluded with Anderlecht’s victory.
Substitutions anderlecht: at minute 55 M. Kana came in and L. Hey went out., at minute 64 E. Llansana came in and M. Stroeykens went out., at minute 64 M. Cvetkovic came in and Y. Verschaeren went out., at minute 64 I. Camara came in and M. N’Diaye went out., at minute 82 N. Angulo came in and A. Maamar went out.
Substitutions union st. gilloise: at minute 61 K. Van De Perre came in and M. Rasmussen went out., at minute 61 P. David came in and K. Rodriguez went out., at minute 61 O. Niang came in and L. Patris went out., at minute 77 R. Florucz came in and M. Giger went out., at minute 88 A. Ait El Hadj came in and R. Schoofs went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Anderlecht
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Union St. Gilloise
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