The people of Ghent, who were guaranteed to be at least play-offs, very slow, started the match badly. Larne also had the first real opportunity (4th).
The Buffalos had to wait until the 18th minute to alert the local goalkeeper, via a header from Gandelman. Mitrovic hit the target (28th) and Gudjohnsen then missed it from close range (36th). It was far too little against the little thumb of the competition, Larne was the only one of the thirty-six teams not to have scored a single point until then.
At the restart, Roef had to save his domain on a shot from Ryan (48th) before Gudjohnsen’s header barely worried his opposite number Ferguson (49th). Master of the ball, Ghent lacked the pace to hope to destabilize the eleven Northern Irish, regrouped and catchy, and create chances.
Gandelman’s header (59th) changed nothing. It then even took a clearance from Watanabe in front of his own goal to avoid the worst (67th). This occurred in the 74th via Cosgrove, forgotten by Brown, receiving a good cross (1-0).
Ghent’s forcing, too messy and always without creativity, changed nothing. Ghent’s third European trip ended in a third defeat.
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Cercle draws against Basaksehir and secures its place in the round of 16
Cercle Bruges shared 1-1 against Basaksehir Istanbul on Thursday evening, during the 6th and final day of the Conference League league stage. Krzysztof Piatek opened the scoring for the Turks in the 74th (0-1), but Paris Brunner equalized in the 82nd (1-1). Already assured of being in the top 24, the Bruges residents finished in the top 8 and are directly qualified for the round of 16.
With a heavily reshuffled team, Cercle held up well against the Turks and were even the first team to create an opportunity, Gary Magnée seeing his shot hit the post (7th). Balanced, the meeting saw each of the teams put pressure in turn, but without managing to be really dangerous. The 0-0 at the break reflected this uncreative balance.
The match remained on the same dynamic in the second period, Olivier Kemen missing a big opportunity (52nd), before Thibo Sommers did the same on the other side (53rd). We had to wait until the 74th minute to finally see the scorer move, Krzysztof Piatek opening the score with a small shot into the rectangle (0-1). Cercle reacted well, and quickly, equalizing less than ten minutes later, Paris Brunner scoring with a header from a free kick (82nd).
Basaksehir pushed to win, otherwise they were eliminated, and Cercle missed several big chances to kill the match, whether Sommers (86th) or Brunner (88th, 90th+4). Maxime Delanghe pulled out all the stops in the 90th +7 with a header from… Muhammed Sengezer, the Istanbul goalkeeper.
With this sharing, the Cercle finished in 8th place and secured its place in the round of 16.
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