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Marseille Secures Victory in Thrilling Brussels Encounter
Marseille emerged victorious against Union St. Gilloise in a captivating match held at the Lotto Park in Brussels, during matchday 6 of the UEFA Champions League group stage. The game, officiated by Portuguese referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro, was filled with excitement and momentum swings.
Union St. Gilloise started strongly, taking the lead in the 5th minute with a goal from A. Khalaili, assisted by R. Schoofs. However, Marseille responded quickly. I. Paixao equalized in the 15th minute, with P. Aubameyang providing the assist. The French team then took the lead in the 41st minute, again involving Aubameyang, who assisted M. Greenwood for the 1-2.
In the second half, Greenwood extended Marseille’s lead in the 58th minute, courtesy of an assist from M. O’Riley. Union St. Gilloise fought back, with A. Khalaili scoring his second goal of the match in the 71st minute, unassisted, narrowing the deficit. The home team pressed for an equalizer, but a goal by K. Mac Allister was disallowed for offside in the 78th minute, after a VAR review. In the dying moments, another Union St. Gilloise goal, this time by P. David, was also disallowed for offside following VAR intervention.
Marseille dominated possession with 61% compared to Union St. Gilloise’s 39%. The French team also had more shots, with 10 in total (5 on target) compared to the Belgian team’s 6 (4 on target). The match was intense, with 10 fouls committed by each team. The referee issued 4 yellow cards to Union St. Gilloise and one to Marseille.
Substitutions marseille: at minute 46 T. Weah came in and L. Balerdi went out., at minute 69 M. O’Riley came in and B. Nadir went out., at minute 88 P. Aubameyang came in and G. Kondogbia went out., at minute 88 M. Greenwood came in and R. Vaz went out.
Substitutions union st. gilloise: at minute 63 R. Schoofs came in and S. Boufal went out., at minute 63 R. Florucz came in and P. David went out., at minute 82 K. Van De Perre came in and M. Rasmussen went out., at minute 82 K. Rodriguez came in and M. Giger went out., at minute 90 O. Niang came in and R. Sykes went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Union St. Gilloise
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Marseille
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