Winning return in D1A for Union Saint-Gilloise defeating Anderlecht (1-3)

Retour gagnant en D1A pour l’Union Saint-Gilloise qui bat Anderlecht (1-3)

The Mauves lost in the Brussels Derby, the poster for the first day of competition in the D1A.

Posted on 07/25/2021 at 5:39 PM

by Yannick Goebbels with Belga

DrReturning to the elite 48 years later, Union Saint-Gilloise has achieved a small feat. By taking advantage of Anderlecht’s gifts, visitors have been able to make a difference.

It was Lazar who handed the victory to his family afterwards with a superb send (1-3). Versacherin’s goal before the break was a fairytale as Vincent Kompany’s defenders were helpless in the second half.

Here’s to Sporting being defeated in their first match for a very long time in front of their ardent supporters.

the summary of the match

Yatim Sambi Lukunga left for Arsenal, and Anderlecht aligned his new recruits Wesley Hoodt, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Sergio Gomez and Benito Raman.

After his promotion, the union regained the elite 48 years later. Coach Phyllis Matsuo was also returning to the First Division after being thanked by KRC Genk in 2019.

The start of the first half was in favor of Anderlecht, who quickly set foot on the ball. In the 13th minute, after a good call from behind the defense, Francis Amuzu found himself alone facing the goalkeeper before seeing his ball hit the right post.

Despite Anderlecht’s dominance, Felice Matsu’s men opened the scoring in the 20th minute thanks to Deniz Undev. After a superb attack from the middle, Kilian Sardella almost scored a goal for the hosts in the 0 minute. However, the shot I shot went wide of the goal.

The last ten minutes of the first half were in favor of RUSG, who doubled down on attacks. Within 20 seconds of time, Anderlechto reclaimed a corner kick for Al Ittihad and rolled it against it. Then Jari Verchatrin found himself at the conclusion of a low cross from Sergio Gomez in the opposite rectangle (1-1, 45 + 2).

In the second half, Al Ittihad took advantage of another error from Anderlecht by recovering a poorly negotiated ball by right-back Michael Murillo. Dante Vanzier recaptured his very soft pull that focused on Undav alone in the rectangle. His team returned the responsibility in the 62nd minute (1-2).

After 11 minutes, Lazar Amani hit a shot outside the penalty area and gave the rookie a two-goal lead, at the same time sealing the score with a score of 1-3.