Match report

Union St. Gilloise Defeats Lask Linz 2-1 in Europa League

Union St. Gilloise
Union St. Gilloise
2–1
FT
Lask Linz
Lask Linz
Oct 26, 2023

Union St. Gilloise demonstrated impressive resilience to overcome a goal deficit and defeat Lask Linz 2-1 in their UEFA Europa League match. M. Usor opened the scoring for Lask Linz early on, but Union St. Gilloise rallied back with crucial goals from C. Puertas via penalty and Christian Burgess late in extra time.

Key Facts

  • • Union St. Gilloise 2-1 Lask Linz
  • • M. Usor scored the first goal for Lask Linz at minute 24
  • • C. Puertas netted a penalty for Union St. Gilloise in the 84th minute, equalizing the match
  • • Christian Burgess secured the win with an extra-time goal in the 90+4 minutes

Lineups

Union St. Gilloise

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 49 A. Moris (G)
  • 5 K. Mac Allister (D)
  • 16 C. Burgess (D)
  • 28 K. Machida (D)
  • 21 A. Castro-Montes (M)
  • 8 L. Amani (M)
  • 24 C. Vanhoutte (M)
  • 23 Cameron Puertas (M)
  • 10 L. Lapoussin (M)
  • 13 K. Rodríguez (F)
  • 47 M. Amoura (F)

Substitutes

  • 9 D. Eckert Ayensa
  • 17 C. Terho
  • 27 N. Sadiki
  • 4 M. Rasmussen
  • 34 M. Wenssens
  • 35 N. Huygevelde
  • 11 H. Teklab
  • 14 J. Imbrechts
  • 26 R. Sykes
  • 48 F. Leysen

Lask Linz

Formation: 3-4-3

Starting XI

  • 1 T. Lawal (G)
  • 4 M. Talovierov (D)
  • 5 P. Ziereis (D)
  • 33 F. Luckeneder (D)
  • 22 F. Stojković (M)
  • 30 S. Horvath (M)
  • 21 I. Ljubic (M)
  • 2 G. Bello (M)
  • 9 M. Ljubičić (F)
  • 10 R. Žulj (F)
  • 17 M. Usor (F)

Substitutes

  • 27 T. Goiginger
  • 23 I. Mustapha
  • 29 F. Flecker
  • 16 A. Andrade
  • 36 L. Jungwirth
  • 24 E. Havel
  • 28 J. Siebenhandl
  • 11 M. Koné
  • 14 H. Balić
  • 25 S. Ba

Timeline

  1. Lask Linz
    24' Lask Linz Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Usor · Assist: Filip Stojković
  2. Lask Linz
    26' Lask Linz Card · Yellow Card
    G. Bello

    Foul

  3. Lask Linz
    28' Lask Linz Card · Yellow Card
    R. Žulj

    Argument

  4. Union St. Gilloise
    29' Union St. Gilloise Var · Goal cancelled
    M. Amoura
  5. Lask Linz
    46' Lask Linz subst · Substitution 1
    Off: G. Bello · On: T. Goiginger
  6. Union St. Gilloise
    64' Union St. Gilloise subst · Substitution 1
    Off: K. Rodriguez · On: D. Eckert Ayensa
  7. Union St. Gilloise
    64' Union St. Gilloise subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Castro-Montes · On: C. Terho
  8. Lask Linz
    67' Lask Linz subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Ljubicic · On: I. Mustapha
  9. Lask Linz
    72' Lask Linz subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Filip Stojković · On: F. Flecker
  10. Union St. Gilloise
    75' Union St. Gilloise subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Jean Thierry Lazare Amani · On: N. Sadiki
  11. Lask Linz
    76' Lask Linz subst · Substitution 4
    Off: M. Usor · On: Andrés Andrade
  12. Union St. Gilloise
    80' Union St. Gilloise Card · Yellow Card
    C. Vanhoutte

    Argument

  13. Union St. Gilloise
    84' Union St. Gilloise Goal · Penalty
    C. Puertas
  14. Union St. Gilloise
    88' Union St. Gilloise Card · Yellow Card
    Christian Burgess

    Argument

  15. Lask Linz
    90'+1 Lask Linz Card · Yellow Card
    S. Horvath

    Time wasting

  16. Union St. Gilloise
    90'+4 Union St. Gilloise Goal · Normal Goal
    Christian Burgess · Assist: C. Puertas

Match Stats

Stat Union St. Gilloise Lask Linz
Fouls 11 15
Pass Accuracy 76% 62%
Offsides 0 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 14 6
Corners 4 1
Total Passes 483 334
Yellow Cards 2 4
Blocked Shots 0 0
Shots on Target 7 3
xG 3.03 0.97
Shots off Target 7 3
Possession 60% 40%
Accurate Passes 368 208
Shots Inside Box 13 5
Saves 1 5
Shots Outside Box 1 1

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Union St. Gilloise turned the game around after C. Puertas's penalty in the 84th minute, which equalized the match and boosted their morale.
  • ▸ The final goal by Christian Burgess in extra time solidified Union St. Gilloise’s victory and shifted momentum decisively.