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Gent Secure Narrow Victory Over RAAL La Louvière at Home
Gent, Belgium – In a match largely dominated by ball possession, Gent secured a hard-fought victory by a single goal against RAAL La Louvière at the Planet Group Arena. The home team, with an impressive 78% possession, dictated the pace of the game, although they struggled to convert their superiority into goals.
The match, corresponding to the second round of the Jupiler Pro League, was characterized by intensity in midfield, reflected in the 19 fouls committed by RAAL La Louvière, who received one yellow card. Gent, on the other hand, committed 11 fouls but maintained discipline without receiving any cards.
Despite territorial dominance, Gent only managed to materialize their advantage in the 87th minute, when A. Ito, assisted by W. Kanga, finally broke through the opponent’s defense to score the winning goal. A previous goal by Kanga was disallowed for offside. RAAL La Louvière, who barely enjoyed 22% possession, tried to surprise on the counter with five shots, but only one managed to trouble the home goalkeeper. The match ended with a score of 1-0.
Substitutions raal la louvière: at minute 29 S. Gueulette came in and J. Ito went out., at minute 65 S. Sidibe came in and O. Mendy went out., at minute 66 D. Benavides came in and N. Gillot went out., at minute 77 M. Guindo came in and T. Epailly went out.
Substitutions gent: at minute 66 H. Varela came in and M. Sonko went out., at minute 66 H. Goore came in and A. Omgba went out., at minute 76 F. Surdez came in and D. Vanzeir went out., at minute 76 M. Delorge-Knieper came in and M. El Adfaoui went out., at minute 88 W. Kanga came in and A. Gudjohnsen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Gent
RAAL La Louvière
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