Union SG vs Leverkusen 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals
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1 - 4
2nd Leg - Bayer Leverkusen advance 5-2 on aggregate
1 - 4
2nd Leg - Bayer Leverkusen advance 5-2 on aggregate
Leverkusen crush hosts Union 4-1 to book Europa League semifinal spot
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 Commentary
- 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.
- 32': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Simon Adingra replaces Yorbe Vertessen because of an injury.
- 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.
- 45': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Casper Terho replaces Ismaël Kandouss.
- 59': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Edmond Tapsoba.
- 59': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay replaces Nadiem Amiri.
- 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.
- 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.
- 71': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 75': Teddy Teuma (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Cameron Puertas replaces Lazare Amani.
- 81': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Gustaf Nilsson replaces Victor Boniface.
- 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun replaces Adam Hlozek.
- 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 87': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Oussama El Azzouzi replaces Teddy Teuma.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Lotto Park
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 17,069
Venue: Lotto Park
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 17,069
Statistics
 B04 |
USG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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