Liverpool vs. Union SG: 2-0
Liverpool won over Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League, with the result "Liverpool vs. Union SG: 2-0".
Liverpool vs. Union SG is presented at Anfield, on Thursday (5/10/2023). The home team was dominant with 19 shots (9 on target) and 74 percent possession throughout the 2x45 minutes.
Ryan Gravenberch put Liverpool 1-0 up at half-time. Liverpool added a goal in the second half through Diogo Jota's goal, as well as securing a 2-0 victory over Union SG.
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This victory brought Liverpool firmly to the top of the Europa League Group E standings with 6 points. Union SG is stuck in third position with 1 point.
The course of the match "Liverpool vs. Union SG"
Liverpool were on the gas from the start of the game. Mohamed Salah's shot in the fifth minute was blocked by Union SG goalkeeper Anthony Moris.
Darwin Nunez broke into the Union SG goal in the tenth minute after grabbing the ball from Ryan Gravenberch's shot which Moris parried. The judge raised the offside flag.
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Liverpool again got a golden opportunity seven minutes later. Salah's pull pass in the box went to Nunez, but the Uruguayan forward failed to score in the net.
Union SG substitutes threatened in the 26th minute. Gustaf Nilsson's header in the penalty area flew over the Liverpool bar.
Liverpool broke the deadlock just before halftime with a goal from Ryan Gravenberch who put his name on the scoreboard.
Starting from Trent Alexander-Arnold's flat kickball that Moris failed to catch perfectly, the puke ball was immediately struck by Gravenberch. Liverpool were 1-0 up which lasted until halftime.
Liverpool replaced some of its players in the second half. Mohamed Salah and Wataro Endo were pulled out, and Alexis Mac Allister and Curtis Jones came in.
A golden opportunity was obtained by Liverpool in the 60th minute. Diogo Jota's header on target was parried out by Moris and only resulted in a corner.
Moris again saved the Union SG goal shortly after. This time he flew to dismiss Gravenberch's directional kickball.
Liverpool struggled to develop the game due to pressing from Union SG players. The home team had a chance in the 80th minute through Luis Diaz's low kick that hit the post.
Liverpool doubled the lead in injury time. Through a counterattack scheme, Diogo Jota was able to blast the ball into the Union SG goal and ensure Liverpool's victory to 2-0.
Line-up "Liverpool vs. Union SG"
Liverpool: Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Jarrell Quansah, Kostas Tsimikas; Ryan Gravenberch, Wataru Endo, Harvey Elliott; Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota.
Union Saint-Gilloise: Anthony Moris; Terho, Chef Machida, Christian Burgess, Kevin Mac Allister, Alessio Castro-Montes; Cameron Puertas, Charles Vanhoutte, Jean Lazare Amani; Gustaf Nilsson, Mohamed Amoura.