- 29′ – Goal – Hong Hyun-seok (1 – 2)
- 29′ – Yellow – Zech Medley
- 25′ – Goal – Hugo Cuypers (1 – 1)
- 24′ – Geel – Sulayman Marreh
- 13′ – Goal – David Atanga (1 – 0)
- 90′ – Cont. Hugo Cuypers by Malick Fofana
- 80′ – Turn. Andrew Hjulsager by Laurent Depoitre
- 79′ – Geel – Makhtar Gueye
- 71′ – Cont. Robbie D’Haese by Brecht Capon
- 70′ – Verv. Kenny Rocha Santos door Makhtar Gueye
- 64′ – Cont. Hong Hyun-seok by Núrio
- 63′ – Verv. David Atanga door Andy Musayev
- 63′ – Cont. Théo Ndicka Matam by Siebe Wylin
- 60′ – Goal – Andrew Hjulsager (1 – 3)
- 57′ – Geel – Kenny Rocha Santos
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Matchday 4 of the competition is open with a nice game of football in Ostend. In the end it was Ghent that deservedly pulled the sheet. The Buffalos didn’t miss their season start with 8 out of 12. Newcomer Hong excelled with a nice goal.
- Key moment: The game goes up and down well, even after Hong’s 1-2. KV Oostende tries to change course in the second half, but runs into a razor-sharp counter from Ghent. Nota bene Andrew Hjulsager, ex-Ostend, strikes the death blow for the Kustboys on the hour.
- Man of the match: Hyun-seok Hong, remember the name. The first South Korean in Ghent paid employment needed 29 minutes to get into the hearts of the Buffalo fans. With, of course, his delicious circumlocution as icing on the cake. Deemster made some progress in the second half.
- Remarkable: KAA Gent thinks it’s fine to play away from home. The Buffalos have not lost a single time in their last 12 away games.
More than pleasant first half
“We have to see if he can integrate into the team immediately.” He, that’s Hyun-seok Hong. Before the game the coach of the Buffalos was also wondering how the newest addition to the Buffalos would present himself. The South Korean handed over his business card with a wonderful bicycle kick. Possibly already the goal of this matchday.
Ghent had a hard time against KV Oostende. Vanderhaeghe’s troops played with confidence and, after a huge miss by Batzner, took the lead via Atanga.
But the cups did not hang with the visitors. Ten minutes later Cuypers put the signs right. Already hit number 3 for the striker.
Ghent pushes through in the second half
Ostend tried, but ran into the knife. Cuypers put the leather back for Hjulsager who kicked in nicely from across the corner. However, he did not celebrate, with KVO still in his heart.
In the end, the home team did everything they could, but the chances kept coming from Ghent. Odjidja hit the post and Hubert’s toe prevented the 1-4.
Vanhaezebrouck saw the rag basket empty somewhat. Because after Odjidja, Nurio and Depoitre were also allowed to fill in. Something with light and a tunnel.
After a nice game of football on the coast, Ghent is still unbeaten with 8 out of 12.
Vanhaezebrouck: “Made me angry at halftime”
- Hein Vanhaezebrouck: “I got angry at half-time, against some. In the second half we were a little sharper and we didn’t get into trouble anymore. That’s just not allowed. You just have to start every match sharply. and more competition to come. So who is not sharp, may soon start on the bench. I am happy for Hong, because normally he is someone who divides and recovers a lot, but scores little. We just have him a lot in that first half underused. Every time he came to the ball, something happened. He is a boy who sees everything very well and plays football very quickly. I am satisfied for him. I just hope that we have not lost him, because he has got a kick on the knee.”
- Yves Vanderhaeghe: “The enthusiasm cost us goals. I think we were too enthusiastic. Everything was good, everything was perfect. We had good pressure on the ball. Ghent had no answer. We became very dangerous about 3 or 4 times. “Then you see that we are sloppy in possession. Before the game we also said that Ghent has good ball circulation. But if they play that ball in midfield and you are so excited to get out anyway. That is not necessary. .”
- Vadis Odjidja: “Here at Ostend it is always a difficult game. We noticed that at the beginning of the game. We fell behind 1-0 fairly quickly, but then we showed a good reaction as a team. In the second half we just had to keep peace. We had to make good use of the spaces that were there. We did that very well a few times.”
- Anton Tanghe: “I think we started the game well. The block was good. They might have had the ball a little more, but not much came of it. They have the upper hand after the 1-0 15 minutes and then they score twice. We were sometimes not sharp enough in our own sixteen. From that third goal they play the ball well. Then we didn’t really get any more chances.”
