AA Gent wins with fingers in the nose against Zorya Luhansk, but sees goalkeeper Nardi drop out with a horror injury

AA Gent wins with fingers in the nose against Zorya Luhansk, but sees goalkeeper Nardi drop out with a horror injury

Logical victory for AA Gent, which put the game into a final fold shortly after the break. In the first half, Fofana had given the home team the lead with a nice long-range attempt. After the break, Fadiga claimed a leading role. First he forced a Zorya defender into a mistake and moments later he served Orban with an assist. At Ghent the handbrake could be applied immediately. After all, Genk awaits on Sunday, but then disaster struck for Paul Nardi, who was seriously injured.

Kums eventually got fit at AA Gent and was able to play his 300th official match for AA Gent. De Sart and Hong were not there. Vanhaezebrouck gave Torunarigha a rest and therefore had a starting place in store for Nurio. Fadiga was then allowed to populate the right flank instead of Samoise. Gerkens also kicked off in the Ghent midfield, while Gandelman started just like against Union. Cuypers was linked to Orban at the front.

The KAA Gent Arena was certainly not full for the arrival of Zorya Luhansk, who narrowly lost their catch-up match to Maccabi Tel Aviv last weekend. After a short study round, the lively Fofana neatly reached Cuypers, but his attempt went just wide of the visitors’ goal. However, this ultimately turned out not to be the start of a crazy opening phase because the Buffaloes did not succeed enough in putting pressure on the Zorya defense.

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Fofana breaks the spell

In the 20th minute it was scored: Gerkens intercepted the ball in midfield and immediately served Fofana who went on an adventure and finished very cleanly: 1-0, an ideal scenario for the Buffaloes who also have to visit Racing Genk on Sunday. . The Ukrainian visitors had very little to offer in return. All too often their attacks failed at a very early stage.

On the other side, Orban was waiting for his chance to increase his statistics in the Conference League. Coach Koval made an early substitution for the visitors: Horbach was allowed to come on before half-time and he immediately had a chance, but the young striker reacted too late to an excellent cross from Antiukh. Halfway through, the score was only 1-0 and the home players could not yet sit back with peace of mind.

AA Gent wins with fingers in the nose against Zorya Luhansk, but sees goalkeeper Nardi drop out with a horror injury

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Serious injury Nardi

At the start of the second half, Vanhaezebrouck brought Torunarigha for Kandouss again. Ghent immediately went on the attack again and one of the first attacks was successful: Fadiga crossed tightly and Zorya defender Batahov unfortunately worked the ball into his own goal. 2-0, the Ghent victory immediately seemed to be a fact and when Orban made it 3-0 before the hour mark on the advice of the same Fadiga, the books could finally be closed in Ghent.

Hjulsager was immediately allowed out of his tracksuit, the Dane relieved Kums. The focus was clearly now fully on Sunday’s match against Genk. The slightly more than 10,000 spectators suddenly started when Nardi fell down, groaning in pain. The French goalkeeper of AA Gent suffered a serious injury during an innocent kick and will undoubtedly be out for a long time.

A major setback for the Buffaloes and his teammates also reacted with genuine dismay. Shortly after that dramatic moment, Gandelman missed an opportunity, but everyone’s thoughts were with Nardi who was taken to the Ghent University Hospital. A little later it was scored for Gandelman who scored the 4-0 after a nice combination with Cuypers.

Orban also liked to add another one, but after some nice preparatory work by Watanabe and Tissoudali, the Nigerian decided to make the decision a bit hastily. However, it was on the other side of the field that a goal was scored: Roef misjudged a harmless shot from Nahnoinyi and thus swallowed an avoidable goal, an annoying moment in particular, but without a problem because Ghent obviously did not get in after that goal. the problems.

AA Gent wins with fingers in the nose against Zorya Luhansk, but sees goalkeeper Nardi drop out with a horror injury

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New European Spring

Deep into the added time, there was an appeal for a penalty for the Buffaloes after a handball on the edge of the sixteen, but the Greek VAR corrected ref Manouchos. Orban was ready for that eleven meter and again demanded the ball for the direct free kick, but his attempt ended up in the Ukrainian wall. So the score remained 4-1, a logical victory and the Buffaloes are immediately certain of a new European spring. Within two weeks, a point will be enough for a group win during a visit to Maccabi Tel Aviv in Serbia.

Line-up AA Ghent: Nardi (70′ Roef); Kandouss (46′ Torunarigha), Watanabe, Nurio (70′ Lagae); Fadiga, Gandelman, Gerkens, Kums (59′ Hjulsager), Fofana (70′ Tissoudali); Orban, Cuypers

Lineup Zorya Luhansk:Turbaievskyi; Danchenko (32′ Horbach), Jordan, Bol, Snurnitsyn; Aziangbe (62′ Nahnoinyi), Batahov, Churko (83′ Myshnov); Kyriukhantsev, Guerrero, Antiukh (62′ Buhai)

Goals: 20′ Fofana 1-0, 49′ Batahov own goal 2-0, 55′ Orban 3-0, 75′ Gandelman 4-0, 82′ Nahnoinyi 4-1

Yellow cards: Fatigue, Antiukh, Aziangbe, Hjulsager

Red cards: no

Referee: Evangelos Manouchos (Greece)

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