3 – 0
“Mateo Biondic breaks the deadlock for Union Saint-Gilloise, finishing coolly to put the hosts ahead against the early run of play and setting the tone for the evening.”
Pivotal“Anouar Ait El Hadj doubles Union's advantage shortly after the restart, arriving at the right moment to convert and extinguish any realistic hope of a Mechelen comeback.”
Pivotal“Substitute Mohammed Fuseini caps a dominant Union display with a third goal in stoppage time, completing the rout and confirming the emphatic margin of victory.”
Union Saint-Gilloise
Mechelen
Outstanding performance
Union Saint-Gilloise•AttackerUnion Saint-Gilloise dominated this fixture against the run of the possession stats, turning Mechelen's 57 percent ball retention into a lesson in clinical counter-attacking football. Despite seeing less of the ball, Union generated 14 shots to Mechelen's five, created four big chances to their opponents' none, and were never seriously threatened — their goalkeeper was called into action just once all evening. Mateo Biondic broke the deadlock early in the eleventh minute, and while Mechelen showed some attacking intent in dangerous attacks before half-time, they were unable to convert that pressure into genuine scoring opportunities. Anouar Ait El Hadj's second goal just past the hour mark effectively ended the contest, with Mohammed Fuseini adding a late third from the bench to seal a comprehensive victory. For Union Saint-Gilloise, it is three points that consolidate their position and underlines their ability to punish opponents ruthlessly; for Mechelen, the evening exposed a troubling lack of cutting edge, managing just one shot on target across ninety minutes despite dominating possession.
How entertaining was this match?
Mohammed FuseiniShot by Mohammed Fuseini with his right foot finds the back of the net.
Keano Vanrafelghem takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Benito Raman takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Benito Raman replaces Myron van Brederode.
Ross Sykes takes a header, but it goes wide.
Mohammed Fuseini's right-footed shot is saved.
Mauro Lenaerts is on, and Bouke Boersma is off.
Ivan Pavlic comes on for Kamiel Van De Perre.
Substitution: Mohammed Fuseini comes on for Mateo Biondic.
Mateo Biondic takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Keano Vanrafelghem replaces Kerim Mrabti.
Ousseynou Niang comes on for Anan Khalaili.
Louis Patris is substituted for Guilherme Smith.
Anouar Ait El Hadj takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ross Sykes takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Anouar Ait El HadjAnouar Ait El Hadj scores with a left-footed shot.
Dikeni-Rafid Salifou comes on for Bill Antonio.
Anan Khalaili takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Mateo Biondic attempts a header but misses the shot.
The first half ends with a score of 1-0.
Mateo Biondic attempts a header but misses the shot.
Besfort Zeneli comes on for Kevin Rodriguez.
Guilherme SmithYellow CardGuilherme Smith receives a yellow card.
Kevin Rodriguez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Myron van Brederode takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Mateo Biondic's left-footed shot is blocked.
Fredrik Hammar attempts a header but misses the shot.
Anan Khalaili takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Bill Antonio takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Mateo BiondicMateo Biondic scores with a left-footed shot.
Kick-off! The referee is Erik Lambrechts.
