Union St. Gilloise vs OH Leuven 1-1

OH Leuven left Brussels with a 1-1 draw after D. Opoku put them ahead in the 17th minute and Union St. Gilloise pushed late. Union’s equaliser came from an own goal on 66 minutes after they failed to score from open play.

W. George set up D. Opoku in the 17th minute, and his finish made it 0-1. That stayed the only goal before half-time, with Union St. Gilloise going in 0-1 down.

Union St. Gilloise made two changes on 56 minutes, sending on D. De Roeve and R. Florucz for N. Chibani and R. Mofokeng, then made two more on 67 minutes with D. Aquino replacing Guilherme Smith and A. Ait El Hadj coming on for D. Olaru. The leveller came in the 66th minute when D. Opoku put through his own net, making it 1-1. OH Leuven held on through three changes of their own on 85 minutes, when T. Ogiwara, K. Vaesen and E. Pletinckx came on for D. Opoku, W. George and S. Schrijvers. Union finished with 62% of the ball, 516 passes to OH Leuven’s 335 and 80% passing accuracy. They also had more shots, 15-12, more on target, 2-1, and more corners, 8-3. OH Leuven’s xG was 1.19 to Union’s 1.06.

OH Leuven’s W. Balikwisha was booked in the 6th minute, then J. Lawrence and O. Gil were cautioned in the 42nd and 43rd minutes. Union St. Gilloise had no yellow cards, but L. Patris was sent off in first-half stoppage time, in the 90+1st minute.