KORTRIJK. Kortrijk beats Gent 1-0 after F. Selemanie scored a penalty (9′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
R. Bezus missed 1 penalty (47′) for Gent.
The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote who was helped by Thibaud Nijssen and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Kortrijk started with a 3-5-2 line-up. On the other side, Gent adopted a 3-4-1-2 formation.
Kortrijk – Formation
The manager Luka Elsner decided to play with the following team: Marko Ilić
, Gilles Dewaele , Lucas Rougeaux , Trent Sainsbury , Marlos Moreno , Kevin Vandendriessche , Mathias Fixelles , Ante Palaversa , Kristof D’Haene , Pape Habib Gueye and Faïz Selemani .The home team had on the bench: A. Kadri, J. Delle, T. Bendianishvili, Dylan Mbayo
, Muhammed Badammosi , Eric Ocansey , Victor Torp , Michiel Jonckheere and R. Alioui.Best player: Faïz Selemani
The player that probably impressed the most for Kortrijk was Faïz Selemani.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 16 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.Gent – Formation
On the other side, Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Sinan Bolat
, Andreas Hanche-Olsen , Michael Ngadeu , Joseph Okumu , Matisse Samoise , Julien De Sart , Elisha Owusu , Núrio Fortuna , Roman Bezus , Darko Lemajić and Tarik Tissoudali .They had on the bench: Sven Kums
, Giorgi Chakvetadze , A. Castro-Montes, B. Godeau, Ilombe Mboyo , Yonas Malede and D. Roef.Best player: Julien De Sart
The player that probably impressed the most for Gent was Julien De Sart.
His rating is
with 71 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 9 crosses.Match Statistics
Gent was in firm control of the ball 65% while Kortrijk was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Gent was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Kortrijk managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Kortrijk shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Gent shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Kortrijk received 4 yellow cards (K. Vandendriessche, M. Fixelles, L. Rougeaux and D. Mbayo). On the other side, Gent received 3 yellow cards (E. Owusu, S. Bolat and J. De Sart).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Kortrijk will have 13 points like Sporting Charleroi, Standard Liège and Anderlecht to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Gent will stay with 7 points like OH Leuven to stay in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Kortrijk will play away against Zulte-Waregem on the 25th of September with a 14-12 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (8 draws).
Gent will host Cercle Brugge on the 26th of September with a 19-6 head to head stats in favor of Gent (3 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Standard Liège – Anderlecht – 0-1
- Antwerp – RFC Seraing – 2-1
- Kortrijk – Gent – 1-0
- Sint-Truiden – Genk – 1-2