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Chelsea dominates Gent in a vibrant match
London, October 3, 2024 – Chelsea achieved a convincing victory over Gent in the first matchday of the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage. The Blues dominated the match from the start, with 71% possession and 20 shots, 5 of them on target.
The match began with a dominant Chelsea. R. Veiga opened the scoring in the 12th minute, assisted by M. Mudryk. P. Neto extended the lead in the 46th minute, with an assist from A. Disasi.
Gent reacted in the second half. T. Watanabe reduced the deficit in the 50th minute, assisted by A. Gudjohnsen. However, Chelsea did not back down and C. Nkunku scored the third goal in the 63rd minute, with the help of R. Veiga. K. Dewsbury-Hall sealed the match with the fourth goal in the 70th minute, after a great individual play.
Gent managed to score a consolation goal in the closing minutes with a goal by O. Gandelman in the 90th minute, following an assist from M. Dean.
Despite the defeat, Gent showed good play in the second half and demonstrated their ability to react. Chelsea, for their part, showed dynamic and offensive football, which allowed them to control the match from start to finish.
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Substitutions gent: at minute 64 M. Dean came in and A. Gudjohnsen went out., at minute 64 T. Araujo came in and N. Fadiga went out., at minute 78 S. Kums came in and F. Surdez went out., at minute 78 O. Gandelman came in and M. Delorge-Knieper went out., at minute 89 M. Samoise came in and H. Gambor went out.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 80 M. Guiu came in and C. Nkunku went out., at minute 80 T. George came in and P. Neto went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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