In the final moments of the first period, Andrew Hjulsager, served by Kums, shot the post (45th+1).
The match resumed with a curling shot from Konan N’Dri just wide (50th). For his 100th match in the Jupiler Pro League, Watanabe was again decisive by clearing a ball for the second time just before the line, this time on a header from Lequincio Zeefuik (59th).
New Ghent recruit Dante Vanzeir appeared in the 88th minute. The former unionist distinguished himself with a cross shot captured by Leysen (90th).
La Gantoise (33 points) fell to seventh position compared to the previous day, overtaken by Standard (34 points), which entered the top 6, and therefore the Champions Playoffs zone, thanks to its 1-0 success over Dender in in the afternoon. OHL is in 12th position with 26 points. The Louvanists, the first to be saved, are three steps ahead of Westerlo, the first club in the red zone.
