After two match days, AA Gent’s counter is still at 0 points. It lost 1-2 to KV Kortrijk in-house after another poor performance. Ex-Gentenaar Hannes Van der Bruggen made the decisive goal seven minutes before the end.
AA Gent – KV Kortrijk in short:
- Man of the Match: Hannes Van der Bruggen was the best man on the field against his ex-club. He topped off his good game with the winning goal deep in the second half. Goalkeeper Adam Jakubech also deserves a mention.
- Striking statistic: Ihor Plastoen is currently the fastest scoring resident of Ghent. The defender headed his second of the season against the ropes today. The cannon of the Ghent strikers is not yet properly adjusted.
View the goals from Ghent – KV Kortrijk (1-2)
Roef prevents worse before half time
After a study round of more than twenty minutes with hardly any danger, the Kortrijk lead suddenly fell from the sky. Plastoen miscalculated a bit, Moffi took advantage and shot the 0-1 neatly past Roef, who was preferred over Kaminski in the Ghent goal.
The answer from the home team came through Yaremchuk. Jakubech was good at the shot and also on the corner that followed the KVK goalkeeper was right on a header from Ngadeu.
Just before half-time it was almost 0-2. Van der Bruggen sought the top corner with a placed shot, but Roef was there too.
Ocansey gets the ball very hard in its private parts
Ghent is surprised in the castle
Immediately after the interruption, Roef had to distinguish himself again on a slide from Dewaele. Mboyo also tried against his ex-team, but aimed high.
Jakubech had to give in on the hour without Gent being really dangerous in the second half. Plastoen, who made a mistake with the 0-1, nodded his second of the season through the ground.
“On it and on it”, you think. But nothing could be further from the truth. KVK took over again. At first Van der Bruggen aimed in the side net, more than five minutes before the final whistle he had his goal after a handsome attack from Kortrijk: 1-2.
A final offensive from Ghent was no longer possible and Kortrijk easily held its own. After the final whistle, the faces of De Witte and Louwagie were on a thunderstorm in the stands. 0 out of 6 is not the start of the season that the Ghent bosses had in mind.
Roef makes a great save
Vanderhaeghe: “One of the best victories in the history of KV Kortrijk”
- Yves Vanderhaeghe (trainer KV Kortrijk): “It was a very different game from last week. We forced a lot, but didn’t finish it. Today we took a different approach and stayed well in the block. I can only congratulate my players on their tactical discipline and the mentality. We made excellent use of the space that Ghent gave. We were also efficient. It is perhaps one of the best victories in history for this club. Hopefully we can build on this. I must not hide it or banks: this victory is also good for me. “
- Hannes Van der Bruggen (KV Kortrijk): “We have now taken back the three points that we lost last week. Everyone expected that we would win then and not take too much here. Now the opposite has happened. We have not come here to play openly and naked. that worked out well. We gave away few opportunities and did not run into problems all in all. “
