Promise David delivers Union St Gilloise their first title since 1935 | OneFootball

Promise David was the hero for Union St Gilloise this afternoon after he came off the bench to score twice and secure the side their first top flight Belgian title since 1935. Union, one of the most successful sides in Belgium prior to the Second World War, have had to wait 90 long years to add title number 12 to their trophy collection. Yet, after a 3-1 home win over Gent on Sunday afternoon, the side could finally celebrate.

At 1-1 after half-time, Promise David was introduced by Sebastien Pocognoli and made an instant impact. His physicality was too much for the Gent defence to handle and he punished them for it. Prior to this, the Buffaloes defence had appeared pretty comfortable facing Franjo Ivanovic (scorer of the opening goal) and Mohamed Fuseini. Yet David’s ability to hold the ball up and turn his defender saw him create a chance with almost his first touch. The striker then slotted his first goal in the 68th minute, a fine finish into the corner. He grabbed his second in the 75th to send the Josef Marien wild with celebrations.

Union had started the game well, taking the lead after 10 minutes. However, Gent had equalised through Andri Gudjohnsen just before half-time to make it a nervous interval for the fans and players. With Club Brugge also drawing, if Union could not find a winner then they left themselves vulnerable to a Club victory over Antwerp.

Yet Promise delivered the final blow and a well deserved title for a club that has come so close on many occasions since their return to the top flight in 2021. After their cup win last year, Union can really call themselves one of the premier sides in Belgian football once again.

GBeNeFN | Ben Jackson