Pro League: Gent and Kortrijk draw 2-2 on Friday
GENT. Gent manages to recover against Kortrijk with 2 goals from D. Mbayo from a goal on the 90' and a goal on the 8'.
GENT. Gent manages to recover against Kortrijk with 2 goals from D. Mbayo from a goal on the 90′ and a goal on the 8′. Gent was far superior when it came to possession ball (66%)
The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet with the assistance of Quentin Lesceux and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 4.1 degrees Celsius or 39.43 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Gent was in firm control of the ball 66% while Kortrijk was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Gent was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Gent to win the match.
Gent shot 22 times, 2 on target, 20 off target. On the opposite side, Kortrijk shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Gent received 1 yellow card (A. Hanche-Olsen). On the opposite side, Kortrijk received 5 yellow cards (T. Watanabe, K. D’Haene, S. Sissoko, T. Sainsbury and A. Palaversa).
After playing this encounter, Gent will have 34 points to move down in the 5th place. On the other side, Kortrijk will have 31 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
D. Mbayo
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28'28'
T. Watanabe
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30'30'
K. D\'Haene
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44'44'
A. Castro-Montes
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46'46'
S. Sissoko
K. Vandendriessche
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47'47'
A. Hanche-Olsen
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52'52'
I. Mboyo
M. Samoise
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58'58'
S. Sissoko
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68'68'
A. Kadri
V. Torp
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78'78'
M. Moreno
B. Messaoudi
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79'79'
R. Bezus
A. Hjulsager
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82'82'
T. Sainsbury
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85'85'
I. Cisse
S. Kums
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87'87'
A. Palaversa
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90'90'
D. Mbayo
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Gent will play away with Sporting Charleroi on the 22nd of January with a 17-11 head to head record in favor of Gent (9 draws).
Kortrijk will host AS Eupen on the 22nd of January with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of AS Eupen (5 draws).
Gent: Formation and Lineups
The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck chose to play with the following team: S. Bolat, Núrio Fortuna, A. Hanche-Olsen, A. Castro-Montes, S. Kums, J. De Sart, A. Hjulsager, E. Owusu, M. Samoise, I. Mboyo and Y. Malede.
Substitutes
Gent made 2 changes: A. Hjulsager for R. Bezus (79′) and S. Kums for I. Cisse (85′).
Kortrijk: Formation and Lineups
On the opposite side, Karim Belhocine played with: M. Ilić, T. Sainsbury, K. D’Haene, A. Radovanović, T. Watanabe, K. Vandendriessche, M. Fixelles, V. Torp, A. Palaversa, B. Messaoudi and D. Mbayo.
Substitutes
Kortrijk made 3 changes: K. Vandendriessche for S. Sissoko (46′), V. Torp for A. Kadri (68′) and B. Messaoudi for M. Moreno (78′).
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