Cercle Brugge beat Gent 2-1 on Thursday, 26 September 2024 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Jan Boterberg. It was played at Jan Breydelstadion.
First half: A. Ito received a yellow card for Gent at 2'. Cercle Brugge took an early lead at 10' when Flávio Nazinho converted a penalty, making the score 1-0. S. Mitrović received a yellow card for Gent at 15'. Flávio Nazinho received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 35'. J. Torunarigha received a yellow card for Gent at 36'.
Second half: C. Ravych received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 63'. Gent made their 1st substitution at 66', with F. Surdez replacing Hélio Varela. Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 67', with K. Olaigbe replacing K. Denkey. Gent made their 2nd substitution at 67', with A. Brown replacing Tiago Araújo. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Erick replacing G. Magnée. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 67', with H. Van der Bruggen replacing A. Francis. Cercle Brugge made their 4th substitution at 73', with Felipe Augusto replacing A. Minda. Cercle Brugge made their 5th substitution at 76', with I. Diakité replacing S. Miangué. Cercle Brugge extended the lead at 77' when K. Denkey scored, with the assist credited to Flávio Nazinho, making the score 2-0. Gent made their 3rd substitution at 84', with S. Mitrović replacing H. Gambor. Gent made their 4th substitution at 84', with M. Delorge-Knieper replacing M. Dean. Cercle Brugge added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+4' when K. Denkey scored, with the assist credited to A. Minda, making the score 3-0. Gent scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+8' when N. Fadiga scored, with the assist credited to Hélio Varela, making the score 3-1.
Cercle Brugge used 5 substitutions while Gent used 4 substitutions. Cercle Brugge got 2 yellow cards, while Gent got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Cercle Brugge outshot their opponent (14-6).
- Gent controlled possession (55%).
- Cercle Brugge had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).
