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Defensive mistakes and missed opportunities were punished. AA Gent suffered a painful home defeat against KV Mechelen. Give Hein this reinforcement quickly. “At our level it is not acceptable to give away goals like this.”
SEE. Vanhaezebrouck: “That is not possible and should not be done, sorry”
Twelve days. AA Gent still has so much time to strengthen itself this winter. And that will be necessary to realize its ambitions, namely competing for a prize. This became clear again against KV Mechelen.
The Buffaloes dominated against a waiting Mechelen. Possession of the ball, a handful of chances. Gerkens chose Coucke, debutant Yokota missed his shot. AA Gent lacked efficiency. And it immediately put the lid on it.
Agbor headed a cross centrally, directly towards Lauberbach. He kicked the post, but Foulon still scored at the restart: 0-1. Against the flow of the game – AA Gent didn’t deserve that. AA Gent remained the best team. Kums with a subtle tip, Cuypers waited a little too long and kicked Coucke.
Meanwhile, a top talent scored in his regular debut for Olympique Lyon: Malick Fofana. No matter how fantastic his transfer is for the balance sheet, he will be sorely missed in Ghent. Not that his replacement, Daisuke Yokoto, did badly in his debut. A few threats, good touches and drive. But he will need time to get used to this level. Shortly before half-time, AA Gent escaped 0-2. Van Hecke was unable to punish Brown’s missteps.
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It wasn’t until an hour later that the Buffaloes got on the side. De Sart, the best man on the field, with a striking blast into the bottom right corner: 1-1. AA Gent kept trying. Cuypers got into position twice and met an excellent Coucke twice. Where is his rushing instinct from last season? Six goals in 19 league games are not enough for an AA Gent striker. I wonder what “nine” the Buffalos will bring next…
However, the focus must also be on strengthening the defense in the coming days. Because in the end, Kandouss didn’t make a mistake for the first time this season. He simply left the ball away and young Bill Antonio took advantage: 1-2. A blow for AA Gent. Hein Vanhaezebrouck could hardly believe it. Oh how he misses Watanabe, who wasn’t even allowed to play a minute with Japan at the Asian Cup.
“We missed Watanabe, but also Torunarigha,” Vanhaezebrouck also noted. “The absence of some creates problems for others. The first goal is a disgrace for Agbor, but it’s a mistake that shouldn’t happen – he knows that too. But he’s still a young guy, so you deal with him differently.”
Vanhaezebrouck is hoping for defensive reinforcements. And preferably quickly. But the mistakes of the current staff must also be eliminated. “At our level it is not acceptable to give away goals like this. That’s simply not allowed and not possible, sorry.”
AA Gent suffered its first home defeat in the competition. Racing Genk and Club can get closer this weekend.
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Coucke takes!
Coucke takes the free kick from De Sart!
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End of the second half
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Deposit? NO!
Van Hecke blocks Depoitre’s shot.
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Yellow card for Jannes Van Hecke
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Geoffry Hairemans will be replaced by Dirk Junior Asare
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Geoffry Hairemans will be replaced by Isaac Asante
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1-2 GOAL from Bill Antonio!
Kandouss is hit square in the back! Malede runs away with it and taps Antonio, who does his first ever!
82′
Samoise over!
Come on, take off the gloves because AA Gent has created an opportunity. Samoise goes over.
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Antonio? NO!
Antonio can seemingly only compete against Schmidt, but Brown returns the favor well.
79′
Pick with an excellent cross
Mechelen again with a free kick, but Agbor clears Pflücke’s excellent ball.
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Daisuke Yokota will be replaced by Noah Fadiga
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Bates with a risk
Bates plays back to Coucke, but is lucky that Cuypers just isn’t there!
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Kerim Mrabti will be replaced by Bill Leeroy Antonio
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Daam Foulon will be replaced by Patrick Pflücke
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Same thing again!
Cuypers can strike again, Coucke remains steadfast again.
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Cuypers? Coucke takes!
Cuypers can fend off Brown’s cross, but Coucke makes an excellent match! He also whips this ball out of his goal!
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Brown over
Brown tries from the second row, but his shot, like his match, is subpar.
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Bates moves off the line
Egg like this after 2-1. Agbor can finish from close range, Bates saves on the goal line. Mechelen gasps for air.
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Pieter Gerkens will be replaced by Laurent Depoitre
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Omri Gandelman will be replaced by Tibe de Vlieger
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