Cercle Brugge beat Gent 2-0 on Sunday, 22 October 2023 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Bert Put. It was played at Jan Breydelstadion.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.
Second half: Cercle Brugge took the lead at 46' when Leonardo Lopes scored, with the assist credited to T. Somers, making the score 1-0. Hong Hyun-Seok received a yellow card for Gent at 53'. F. Lemaréchal received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 59'. Gent made their 1st substitution at 62', with G. Orban replacing T. Tissoudali. Gent made their 2nd substitution at 62', with J. De Sart replacing O. Gandelman. Gent made their 3rd substitution at 63', with A. Brown replacing B. Agbor. Gent made their 4th substitution at 63', with Hong Hyun-Seok replacing M. Fofana. H. Siquet received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 65'. Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 70', with F. Lemaréchal replacing K. Olaigbe. O. Gandelman received a red card for Gent at 76'. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 78', with H. Siquet replacing Flávio Nazinho. Gent made their 5th substitution at 81', with A. Hjulsager replacing P. Gerkens. H. Van der Bruggen received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 84'. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 86', with Y. Gboho replacing E. Utkus. J. Torunarigha received a red card for Gent at 90+4'. J. Torunarigha received a yellow card for Gent at 90+5'. Cercle Brugge added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+8' when K. Denkey scored, with the assist credited to Warleson, making the score 2-0.
Cercle Brugge used 3 substitutions while Gent used 5 substitutions. Cercle Brugge got 3 yellow cards, while Gent got 2 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
How the match was won
- Cercle Brugge outshot their opponent (16-10).
- Gent controlled possession (59%).
- Physical contest: 5 yellows, 2 reds.
