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Union Saint-Gilloise convincingly defeated Standard Liège in a thrilling match at Brussels’ Stade Joseph Mariën. The game, corresponding to matchday 29 of the Jupiler Pro League, ended with a 3-0 victory for the home side.
Union Saint-Gilloise dominated possession (61%) and created more scoring chances (9 shots, 3 on target). Two goals from P. David, in the 20th and 55th minutes, gave the home side a comfortable lead before halftime. Their dominance intensified in the second half after Standard Liège’s A. O’Neill was sent off for a second yellow card (59th minute). The numerical advantage resulted in a third goal, scored by F. Ivanovic in the 82nd minute. Despite their numerical advantage, Union St. Gilloise received two yellow cards. Standard Liège, on the other hand, committed more fouls (19) than their opponents (14) and also received 3 yellow cards, including the one that led to the red card.
Substitutions union st. gilloise: at minute 14 F. Leysen came in and K. Machida went out., at minute 66 K. Van De Perre came in and A. Ait El Hadj went out., at minute 66 H. Teklab came in and P. David went out., at minute 85 R. Sykes came in and A. Khalaili went out., at minute 85 M. Giger came in and S. Boufal went out.
Substitutions standard liege: at minute 62 N. Ngoy came in and I. Hautekiet went out., at minute 62 B. Bolingoli came in and I. Camara went out., at minute 66 I. Karamoko came in and D. Eckert Ayensa went out., at minute 75 S. Alexandropoulos came in and L. Amani went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Union St. Gilloise
Titulares:
Standard Liege
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