GENT. Gent manages to recover against Antwerp with a penalty kick on the J. Ondrejka 25′ and a goal on the G. Ilenikhena 84′.
The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote with the help of Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Simon Bourdeaud’hui. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.54 degrees Celsius or 45.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Gent was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Antwerp that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Gent had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Gent to win the match.
Gent shot 13 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Antwerp shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Gent received 1 yellow card (Ismael Kandouss). On the other side, Antwerp received 2 yellow cards (Jacob Ondrejka and Jelle Bataille).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Gent has 43 points like Genk and Cercle Brugge to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Antwerp will has 45 points like Club Brugge to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will play away against Standard Liège on the 2nd of March with a 28-15 head to head stats in favor of Gent (8 draws).
Antwerp will host Sint-Truiden on the 2nd of March with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Sint-Truiden (8 draws).
Gent – Formation
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Gent started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Daniel Schmidt , Ismael Kandouss , Stefan Mitrović , Jordan Torunarigha , Matisse Samoise , Julien De Sart , Pieter Gerkens , Archie Brown , Hyun-seok Hong , Tarik Tissoudali and M. Sonko .
The home team had on the bench: Omri Gendelman , Hugo Gambor, Franck Surdez, Noah Fadiga, Núrio Fortuna , Laurent Depoitre , Davy Roef and Tibe De Vlieger .
Gent could not rely on the presence of Núrio Fortuna (injured).
Substitutions
Gent made 4 changes: Hyun-seok Hong for Laurent Depoitre (86′), Matisse Samoise for Tibe De Vlieger (86′), M. Sonko for Omri Gendelman (46′) and Jordan Torunarigha for Núrio Fortuna (54′).
Player of the match: Pieter Gerkens
The player that probably impressed the most for Gent was Pieter Gerkens.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
Antwerp started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez , Jelle Bataille , Zeno Van Den Bosch , Toby Alderweireld , Owen Wijndal , Alhassan Yusuf , Mandela Keita , Chidera Ejuke , Jürgen Ekkelenkamp , Jacob Ondrejka and Vincent Janssen .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Eliot Matazo , Gyrano Kerk , George Ilenikhena , Soumaila Coulibaly, Kobe Corbanie, Victor Udoh , Mahamadou Doumbia , Davino Verhulst and Senne Lammens.
Substitutions
Antwerp made 5 changes: Jacob Ondrejka for Victor Udoh (73′), Chidera Ejuke for Gyrano Kerk (59′), Alhassan Yusuf for Eliot Matazo (79′), Mandela Keita for Mahamadou Doumbia (79′) and Jürgen Ekkelenkamp for George Ilenikhena (59′).
Player of the match: Jelle Bataille
The most impressive player for Antwerp was Jelle Bataille.
His rating is with 57 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Cercle Brugge – 0-2
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Standard Liège – 2-1
- Gent – Antwerp – 2-2
- Club Brugge – Anderlecht – 1-2
