Cercle Brugge and Gent draw 2-2 on Sunday

BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge finds the way to recover against Gent with a goal on the T. Tissoudali 3' and a goal on the L. Depoitre 30'.

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Cercle Brugge and Gent draw 2-2 on Sunday

BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge comes back against Gent with a goal on the T. Tissoudali 3′ and a goal on the L. Depoitre 30′.

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge with the assistance of Christophe Battiston and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Arthur Denil. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Cercle Brugge

2 - 2

Team 1

Gent

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 15 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 113 Attack 95
  • 56 Dangerous attack 33
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 8
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Gent had a strong ball possession 55% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cercle Brugge was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Cercle Brugge to win the match​.

Cercle Brugge shot 15 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Gent shot 10 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Cercle Brugge received 4 yellow cards (O. Deman, L. Lopes, R. Decostere and D. Hotic). On the other side, Gent received 1 yellow card (L. Depoitre).

Also, Gent didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Hjulsager (Gent) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (86′).

Match Timeline

3'
Tarik Tissoudali(goal)A. Castro-Montes
Thibo Somers (goal)B. Popovic
4'
12'
22'
Laurent Depoitre- Yellow
12'
45'
Andrew Hjulsager - sub ->V. Odjidja-Ofoe
22'
Laurent Depoitre- Yellow
K. Denkey- sub ->O. Deman
56'
30'
Laurent Depoitre(goal)Tarik Tissoudali
86'
Andrew Hjulsager - Red
Leonardo Lopes- Yellow
87'
90'
45'
Andrew Hjulsager - sub ->Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
90'
Núrio Fortuna- sub ->S. Kums
K. Denkey- sub ->Olivier Deman
56'
56'
77'
Thibo Somers (goal)Rabbi Matondo
81'
86'
Andrew Hjulsager - Red
Leonardo Lopes- Yellow
87'
90'
90'
90'
Núrio Fortuna- sub ->Sven Kums
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After playing this match, Cercle Brugge will have 44 points to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Gent will have 59 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will play away against Antwerp on the 10th of April with a 8-2 head to head statistic in favor of Antwerp (3 draws).

Gent will host OH Leuven on the 10th of April with a 9-1 head to head stats in favor of Gent (4 draws).

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
Warleson 21.Brazil
6.8
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
6.4
77'
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
6.5
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
6.8
90'
D
David Sousa 3.Brazil
6.2
56'
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
6.5
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
7.0
87'
M
Olivier Deman 23.Belgium
6.4
56' 12'
M
Dino Hotic  10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.7
90'
M
Rabbi Matondo  11.Wales
6.4
F
Thibo Somers  34.Belgium
8.7
Goals4', 81'
Substitutes
G
Sébastien Bruzzese 89.Belgium
D
Dimitar Velkovski 19.Bulgaria
D
Vitinho 2.Brazil
7.1
56'
D
Alexander Corryn 25.Belgium
M
Charles Vanhoutte 14.Belgium
7.1
77'
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
6.8
56'
F
Aske Sampers 42.Belgium

Cercle Brugge started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Dominik Thalhammer decided to play with the following team: .

Cercle Brugge could not rely on the presence of C. Vanhoutte (injured).

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: David for Vitinho (56′), O. Deman for A. Denkey (56′) and B. Popovic for C. Vanhoutte (77′).

Gent – Formation

Gent
G
Davy Roef 33.Belgium
6.1
D
Michael Ngadeu 5.Cameroon
6.4
D
Joseph Okumu  2.Kenya
7.8
D
Jordan Torunarigha 20.Nigeria
6.4
M
Alessio Castro-Montes 14.Belgium
7.4
M
Sven Kums   24.Belgium
6.8
90'
M
Julien De Sart 13.Belgium
6.7
M
Matisse Samoise 18.Belgium
6.2
F
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 8.Belgium
6.7
45'
F
Laurent Depoitre 29.Belgium
7.2
90' 22' Goals30'
F
Tarik Tissoudali 34.Morocco
8.3
Goals3'
Substitutes
G
Sinan Bolat   1.Turkey
D
Andreas Hanche-Olsen 21.Norway
D
Núrio Fortuna 25.Angola
90'
M
Roman Bezus 9.Ukraine
M
Andrew Hjulsager  17.Denmark
6.2
45' 86'
M
Elisha Owusu 6.Ghana
F
Darko Lemajić 11.Serbia
90'

Gent started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: .

Gent could not rely on the presence of A. Hjulsager (injured).

Substitutions

Gent made 3 changes: V. Odjidja-Ofoe for A. Hjulsager (45′), S. Kums for N. Fortuna (90′) and L. Depoitre for D. Lemajic (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​