
Union St.-Gilloise vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs
· 1st LegAbout
Union St.-Gilloise are hosting Ajax Amsterdam
at King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousseynou Niang.
- 2': Attempt saved. Franjo Ivanovic (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anan Khalaili.
- 2': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Oliver Edvardsen.
- 6': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 6': Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Fedde Leysen.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Youri Baas (Ajax) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 9': Attempt missed. Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 11': Foul by Youri Baas (Ajax).
- 11': Franjo Ivanovic (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim.
- 14': Hand ball by Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
- 20': Foul by Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax).
- 20': Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Promise David is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt missed. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 25': Foul by Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax).
- 25': Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Noah Sadiki (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 27': Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Daniele Rugani (Ajax).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt missed. Anouar Ait El Hadj (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Promise David.
- 33': Christian Rasmussen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Fedde Leysen (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 35': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Davy Klaassen.
- 36': Anouar Ait El Hadj (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax).
- 38': Foul by Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 38': Lucas Rosa (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Christian Rasmussen (Ajax).
- 40': Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Attempt missed. Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charles Vanhoutte with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 42': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Daniele Rugani.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Hand ball by Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 45': Attempt saved. Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Promise David is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Ajax 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Ajax 0.
- 45': Substitution, Ajax. Josip Sutalo replaces Daniele Rugani.
- 46': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
- 46': Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
- 47': Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 49': Josip Sutalo (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Josip Sutalo (Ajax).
- 51': Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Charles Vanhoutte (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 52': Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Christian Rasmussen (Ajax).
- 52': Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Charles Vanhoutte (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fedde Leysen with a headed pass.
- 59': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Ajax 1. Christian Rasmussen (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oliver Edvardsen.
- 60': Offside, Ajax. Christian Rasmussen is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Jorthy Mokio (Ajax).
- 61': Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Mohammed Fuseini replaces Anouar Ait El Hadj.
- 63': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Promise David.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 65': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
- 68': Foul by Youri Baas (Ajax).
- 68': Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Kevin Mac Allister.
- 71': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Ajax 2. Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Ajax. Anton Gaaei replaces Lucas Rosa.
- 72': Substitution, Ajax. Kenneth Taylor replaces Kian Fitz-Jim.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousseynou Niang.
- 76': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 76': Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Christian Rasmussen (Ajax).
- 77': Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
- 79': Christian Rasmussen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 79': Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 81': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Anan Khalaili.
- 82': Attempt saved. Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josip Sutalo.
- 82': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Ajax).
- 82': Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Substitution, Ajax. Mika Godts replaces Christian Rasmussen.
- 83': Substitution, Ajax. Bertrand Traoré replaces Steven Berghuis.
- 84': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles Vanhoutte with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Davy Klaassen.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles Vanhoutte with a cross.
- 85': Foul by Fedde Leysen (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 85': Josip Sutalo (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Mathias Rasmussen replaces Charles Vanhoutte.
- 87': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oliver Edvardsen.
- 87': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
- 88': Attempt missed. Franjo Ivanovic (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Franjo Ivanovic (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mathias Rasmussen.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Franjo Ivanovic.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Ajax 2.
- 0': Match ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Ajax 2.
Statistics
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USG![]() |
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15 | Fouls | 10 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
50.5 | Possession | 49.5 |
10 | SHOTS | 13 |
7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
370 | Accurate Passes | 364 |
463 | Passes | 446 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
11 | Crosses | 21 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
58 | Long Balls | 58 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
20 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
28 | Tackles | 20 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
10 | Interceptions | 4 |
30 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
30 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 10,853
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 10,853
Line-Ups
Union St.-Gilloise (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
49 | Anthony Moris (GK) |
16 | Christian Burgess |
48 | Fedde Leysen |
5 | Kevin Mac Allister ![]() |
27 | Noah Sadiki |
24 | Charles Vanhoutte |
22 | Ousseynou Niang |
25 | Anan Khalaili |
12 | Promise Akinpelu |
10 | Anouar Ait El Hadj |
9 | Franjo Ivanovic |
Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Remko Pasveer (GK) |
15 | Youri Baas |
24 | Daniele Rugani |
4 | Jorrel Hato |
2 | Lucas Rosa |
18 | Davy Klaassen |
28 | Kian Fitz-Jim |
31 | Jorthy Mokio ![]() |
23 | Steven Berghuis |
17 | Oliver Valaker Edvardsen |
29 | Christian Rasmussen |
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