At 1:45 a.m. Beijing time on December 15, in the 6th round of Group E of the 2023-24 Europa League group stage, Liverpool, which has locked the first place in the group in advance, went away to play the Belgian team Saint-Gilloise Union. In the first half, Amula opened the scoring and Quaanza equalised before Puertas scored to give Union Saint-Gilloise the lead again, before a second-half goal was disallowed. In the end, Liverpool lost 1-2 away to Saint-Gilloise Union, 6 games, 4 wins and 2 losses and 12 points to win the group, Toulouse won the second in the group, Saint-Gilloise United finally ranked third, Linz bottom.
In the 11th minute, Sadiki fired a long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball went just wide of the left post. In the 12th minute, Saint-Gilloise United drove a set-piece on the right side of the front field, crossed the ball into the penalty area, and Machida Hiroki hit the top of the goal with a header in the middle of the penalty area.
In the 17th minute, Liverpool crossed from the right, and Gakpo fell down after winning the ball in the middle of the penalty area and lost possession. In the 22nd minute, Saint-Gilloise launched a joint counterattack, Nelsson burst into the penalty area along the right side with the ball, forming a single knife, and Liverpool goalkeeper Kelleher attacked to destroy the ball out of the penalty area.
In the 32nd minute, Nelsson went straight to the right side of the midfield, Amula got the ball in front of him and dribbled to the middle of the penalty area, passed Kelleher and then pushed the goal, and Saint-Gilloise United led 1-0!
In the 39th minute, Liverpool won a corner kick on the right side, Curtis Jones drove the ball into the penalty area, and Kwanza stopped the ball in the middle of the penalty area and adjusted it and then volleyed the goal, Liverpool equalized 1-1!
In the 43rd minute, Amula knocked near the left sideline, Puertas won the ball on the left side of the front of the penalty area, took a step into the penalty area, and volleyed into the near corner, and Saint-Gilloise United took the lead again 2-1!
At the end of the first half, Union Saint-Gilloise went into the break with a 2-1 lead.
In the second half, Liverpool made two changes, with Grafenberg and Joe Gomes coming on for Endo and Konat. In the 53rd minute, Saint-Gilloise United went straight to the right side of the field, Puertas cut in front of the ball and burst into the vicinity of the bottom line of the penalty area, and the ball was blocked by the defender when he knocked back.
In the 63rd minute, Armani won the ball on the right side of the front, cut inside with the ball and knocked it horizontally, Puertas stopped the ball in the arc of the penalty area and pushed the goal, but Amani received the ball handball first, and the goal was invalid. In the 63rd minute, Liverpool made two more substitutions, with Scanlon and Nunez coming on for Luke Chambers and Ben Doke.
In the 70th minute, Amula crossed the ball from the left side of the field, and Nilsson nodded the ball into the top of the goal after the penalty area. In the 72nd minute, Saint-Gilloise launched a counterattack, the right side of the midfield went straight through, Amula cut the ball on the left side of the front of the penalty area and pushed the goal, Kelleher fell to the ground to save the ball.
In the 75th minute, Liverpool made their final substitution, with James McConnell coming on to replace Gordon. In the 79th minute, Grafenberg's long-range shot from the top of the box was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 89th minute, Eckert's powerful volley from the right side of the front of the penalty area was saved by Kelleher. Soon after, Liverpool lost 2-1 at Union Saint-Gilloise and finished top of the group.
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