FC Lugano
KAA Ghent
- 6′ – Goal – Hicham Mahou (1 – 0)
- 31′ – Geel – Andri Gudjohnsen
- 49′ – Geel – Jordan Torunarigha
- 59′ – Geel – Milton Valenzuela
- 63′ – Verv. Shkelqim Vladi door Kacper Przybylko
- 66′ – Cont. Sven Kums by Omri Gandelman
- 66′ – Verv. Franck Deafness door Helio Varela
- 69′ – Yellow – Amir Saipi
- 71′ – Yellow – Hicham Mahou
- 71′ – Verv. Hicham Mahou by Yanis Cimignani
- 71′ – Verv. Hadj Mahmoud by Ousmane Doumbia
- 73′ – Geel – Uran Bislimi
- 75′ – Geel – Tsuyoshi Watanabe
- 77′ – Verv. Momodou Lamin Sonko door Max Dean
- 80′ – Yellow – Max Dean
- 86′ – Goal – Ousmane Doumbia (2 – 0)
- 87′ – Cont. Matisse Samoise by Archie Brown
- 90′ – Verv. Renato Steffen door Lars Lukas Mai
- 90′ – Verv. Uran Bislimi by Daniel Dos Santos
UEFA Conference League – matchday 4 – 28/11/24 – 21:01
| time | icon | player | homeTime | homeIcon | homePlayer | score | awayPlayer | awayIcon | awayTime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| goal door Hicham Mahou na 6′, 1 – 0 | 6′ | Hicham Mahou | 6′ | Hicham Mahou | 1 – 0 | |||||
| Ousmane Doumbia’s goal in the 86th minute, 2 – 0 | 86′ | Ousmane Doumbia | 86′ | Ousmane Doumbia | 2 – 0 |
Ghent continues to search for itself. After the 6-0 disappointment in the competition against Anderlecht, they were also unable to bounce back against Lugano in Europe. After just six minutes, our compatriots were already behind in Switzerland. Ghent had the ultimate chance to score an equalizer through Gandelman, but the ball symbolically went in at the other end. And so the Buffaloes continue to play in the Conference League.
Lugano – KAA Gent in a nutshell:
- Key moment
The study round is still in full swing when Lugano suddenly strikes. The first chance of the game gives the Swiss a lead after 6 minutes, Ghent is never really able to respond.
- Man of the Match
Few standouts at Ghent today. Watanabe held up best defensively and offensively, but the Man of the Match trophy will go to Lugano players Mahou or Bislimi.
- Remarkable
Ghent has not lost two games in a row yet this season. Until today, anyway. The Buffalos lost again after the disgrace in Anderlecht.
Had KAA Gent not yet fully processed the heavy blow from last weekend in Anderlecht? The Buffaloes got off to a poor start today in Switzerland, but the first chance for the home team was immediately won.
Striker Vladi felt teammate Mahou approaching and passed the ball at the perfect moment. The Frenchman pushed the ball through goalkeeper Schmidt’s legs after just 6 minutes.
Nothing happened, it seemed in the minutes that followed. Ghent took control, the equalizer would be a matter of time.
But as the first half progressed, the question marks surrounding the Buffaloes grew bigger and bigger. It is telling that defender Watanabe was the most dangerous man before halftime.
Substitute with stuffy nose for goals
A thunderous sermon at half-time and the Buffaloes would play a different role in the second half, everyone thought. That was also misjudged.
Apart from 5 crazy minutes, Ghent didn’t manage anything at all. But in those 5 minutes, Ghent had 3 top chances for the equalizer. Gandelman forced goalkeeper Saipi into a good save with a deviation, a rocket from Araujo whizzed inches wide.
When Gandelman infiltrated the box alone fifteen minutes from the end and was also served, the 1-1 seemed to be a fact. Especially because the Israeli had won Ghent over the line in Europe before. But his nose for goals failed him this time.
Something that Doumbia’s nose on the other side did not do. He was cleverly guided through the defense and then cleverly fired into the intersection. Books closed: after the 6-0 in Anderlecht, Ghent lost again. The balance in Europe is mediocre, Ghent is in 18th place with 6 out of 12.
End!
The Buffaloes shuffle in looking like thunder. An early goal and a late goal broke Ghent down, although the East Flemish team played very little today.
Fifteen minutes before the end, Gandelman had a huge opportunity to make it 1-1, but he missed the opportunity. Symbolic of the dull evening in Ghent.
Still almost Brown
It doesn’t work out for Ghent in extra time either. Brown gets the ball on the head at the far post, but his marble ends up on the hand of goalkeeper Saipi.
Ghent does not give up and still tries in the end, although there is no longer too much conviction. Delorge sometimes gets upset because he doesn’t get a corner kick.
An extra 5 minutes will be added.
Books available!
A goal at the beginning and a goal at the end: Ghent goes down in Lugano. Torunarigha gives things away far too simply, Bislimi guides Doumbia through the defense. The substitute smashes the ball into the far top corner. Add books.
Lugano was very happy after the 2-0
They are doing well at Lugano. Watanabe is knocked to the ground with an ostentatious pulling error, but Ghent’s corner had not yet left.
Dean immediately asserts himself, albeit in a negative way. While Ghent is building an attack on the right, the Briton pulls over his defender in the centre. His fierce reaction also earned him a yellow card.
Max Dean is also allowed to show up for another fifteen minutes. Does he provide redemption?
