
Union St.-Gilloise vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals
· 2nd Leg - Bayer Leverkusen advance 5-2 on aggregate1 - 4
2nd Leg - Bayer Leverkusen advance 5-2 on aggregate
Leverkusen crush hosts Union 4-1 to book Europa League semifinal spot
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Bayer Leverkusen eased into the Europa League semifinals after crushing hosts Union Saint-Gilloise 4-1 on Thursday to win 5-2 on aggregate.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yorbe Vertessen.
- 4': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 4': Loïc Lapoussin (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 8': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lazare Amani.
- 14': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Christian Burgess.
- 16': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
- 17': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Senne Lynen (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 24': Foul by Yorbe Vertessen (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 24': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich tries a through ball, but Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
- 27': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Koki Machida.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Yorbe Vertessen (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Simon Adingra replaces Yorbe Vertessen because of an injury.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Bart Nieuwkoop (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
- 41': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 41': Simon Adingra (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt missed. Koki Machida (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Teddy Teuma with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45': Foul by Lazare Amani (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 45': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 45': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Casper Terho replaces Ismaël Kandouss.
- 46': Attempt missed. Lazare Amani (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Senne Lynen.
- 50': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 50': Lazare Amani (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Loïc Lapoussin with a cross.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Simon Adingra (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koki Machida.
- 53': Foul by Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 53': Lazare Amani (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 54': Simon Adingra (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Mitchel Bakker tries a through ball, but Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
- 57': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 59': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Edmond Tapsoba.
- 59': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay replaces Nadiem Amiri.
- 60': Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 60': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker.
- 62': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
- 63': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Kerem Demirbay.
- 63': Casper Terho (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 64': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Casper Terho (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Loïc Lapoussin.
- 67': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Teddy Teuma with a through ball.
- 68': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Bart Nieuwkoop (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Casper Terho.
- 69': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Victor Boniface tries a through ball, but Simon Adingra is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 72': Bart Nieuwkoop (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 75': Attempt blocked. Senne Lynen (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 75': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 75': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Teddy Teuma (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Dangerous play by Teddy Teuma (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 76': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Attempt saved. Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
- 79': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker.
- 79': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 81': Attempt missed. Loïc Lapoussin (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
- 81': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Cameron Puertas replaces Lazare Amani.
- 81': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Gustaf Nilsson replaces Victor Boniface.
- 83': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Teddy Teuma.
- 83': Attempt missed. Senne Lynen (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Casper Terho.
- 85': Foul by Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 85': Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun replaces Adam Hlozek.
- 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 87': Foul by Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 87': Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Oussama El Azzouzi replaces Teddy Teuma.
- 88': Attempt saved. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun with a through ball.
- 89': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Senne Lynen.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
- 0': Match ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
Statistics
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USG![]() |
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7 | Fouls | 8 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
1 | Saves | 3 |
50.3 | Possession | 49.7 |
10 | SHOTS | 13 |
7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
392 | Accurate Passes | 364 |
470 | Passes | 457 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
11 | Crosses | 18 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
52 | Long Balls | 32 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
20 | Tackles | 22 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
10 | Interceptions | 11 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
20 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Lotto Park
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 17,069
Line-Ups
Union St.-Gilloise (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
49 | Anthony Moris (GK) |
16 | Christian Burgess |
28 | Koki Machida |
59 | Ismal Kandouss |
10 | Teddy Teuma ![]() |
8 | Lazare Amani |
20 | Senne Lynen |
94 | Loic Lapoussin |
2 | Bart Nieuwkoop |
7 | Victor Boniface |
18 | Yorbe Vertessen |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
4 | Jonathan Tah |
3 | Piero Hincapié |
12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
8 | Robert Andrich |
11 | Nadiem Amiri |
5 | Mitchel Bakker |
30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
23 | Adam Hlozek |
27 | Florian Wirtz |
19 | Moussa Diaby |
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