KAA Gent vs FC Zorya Luhansk, 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
KAA Gent
  • 20': Malick Fofana
  • 49': Arsenii Batahov (OG)
  • 55': Gift Orban
  • 75': Omri Gandelman
FT
4 - 1
FC Zorya Luhansk
  • 82': Denys Nahnoinyi

About

KAA Gent are hosting FC Zorya Luhansk at Planet Group Arena, Ghent, Belgium, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Jordan (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 1': Gift Orban (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Anton Bol.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Denys Antyukh (Zorya Luhansk) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oleh Danchenko.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Pieter Gerkens (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers.
  • 7': Foul by Arsenii Batagov (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 7': Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Pieter Gerkens (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers.
  • 11': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Jordan.
  • 12': Foul by Kodjo Aziangbe (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 12': Malick Fofana (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Eduardo Guerrero (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent).
  • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Eduardo Guerrero (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Kums.
  • 17': Foul by Ihor Kyryukhantsev (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 17': Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Goal! KAA Gent 1, Zorya Luhansk 0. Malick Fofana (KAA Gent) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pieter Gerkens.
  • 23': Hand ball by Kodjo Aziangbe (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Sven Kums (KAA Gent) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Jordan.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Kandouss (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Foul by Noah Fadiga (KAA Gent).
  • 27': Ihor Kyryukhantsev (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Noah Fadiga (KAA Gent) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Offside, Zorya Luhansk. Anton Bol is caught offside.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Gift Orban (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers.
  • 32': Offside, KAA Gent. Hugo Cuypers is caught offside.
  • 32': Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Ihor Gorbach replaces Oleh Danchenko.
  • 35': Foul by Pieter Gerkens (KAA Gent).
  • 35': Vyacheslav Churko (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Denys Antyukh (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 39': Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Denys Antyukh (Zorya Luhansk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Offside, Zorya Luhansk. Mykyta Turbaevskyi is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Malick Fofana (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 42': Foul by Kodjo Aziangbe (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 42': Pieter Gerkens (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Kodjo Aziangbe (Zorya Luhansk) is shown the yellow card.
  • 43': Foul by Malick Fofana (KAA Gent).
  • 43': Ihor Kyryukhantsev (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Hand ball by Ihor Gorbach (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 45': Attempt missed. Ihor Gorbach (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ihor Snurnitsyn.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Eduardo Guerrero (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 45'+1': Omri Gandelman (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, KAA Gent 1, Zorya Luhansk 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins KAA Gent 1, Zorya Luhansk 0.
  • 45': Substitution, KAA Gent. Jordan Torunarigha replaces Ismaël Kandouss.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Denys Antyukh (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kodjo Aziangbe.
  • 47': Foul by Eduardo Guerrero (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 47': Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Vyacheslav Churko (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 48': Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Own Goal by Arsenii Batagov, Zorya Luhansk. KAA Gent 2, Zorya Luhansk 0.
  • 52': Foul by Noah Fadiga (KAA Gent).
  • 52': Ihor Snurnitsyn (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gift Orban.
  • 55': Goal! KAA Gent 3, Zorya Luhansk 0. Gift Orban (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noah Fadiga with a cross.
  • 56': Offside, KAA Gent. Hugo Cuypers is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Vyacheslav Churko (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 57': Malick Fofana (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Pieter Gerkens (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sven Kums.
  • 58': Delay in match (KAA Gent).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Substitution, KAA Gent. Andrew Hjulsager replaces Sven Kums.
  • 60': Eduardo Guerrero (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent).
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Malick Fofana (KAA Gent).
  • 62': Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Vladyslav Bugay replaces Denys Antyukh.
  • 63': Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Denys Nagnoynyi replaces Kodjo Aziangbe.
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Foul by Andrew Hjulsager (KAA Gent).
  • 63': Vyacheslav Churko (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Vyacheslav Churko (Zorya Luhansk) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 64': Corner, Zorya Luhansk. Conceded by Andrew Hjulsager.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Paul Nardi (KAA Gent).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Substitution, KAA Gent. Tarik Tissoudali replaces Núrio Fortuna.
  • 70': Substitution, KAA Gent. Davy Roef replaces Paul Nardi because of an injury.
  • 71': Substitution, KAA Gent. Bram Lagae replaces Malick Fofana.
  • 72': Corner, Zorya Luhansk. Conceded by Bram Lagae.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Vladyslav Bugay (Zorya Luhansk) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vyacheslav Churko with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Omri Gandelman (KAA Gent) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Hjulsager.
  • 75': Goal! KAA Gent 4, Zorya Luhansk 0. Omri Gandelman (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers.
  • 76': Foul by Vyacheslav Churko (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 76': Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Pieter Gerkens (KAA Gent).
  • 77': Vyacheslav Churko (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Gift Orban (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tarik Tissoudali following a fast break.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Andrew Hjulsager (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Jordan.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Tarik Tissoudali (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers.
  • 82': Goal! KAA Gent 4, Zorya Luhansk 1. Denys Nagnoynyi (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ihor Gorbach.
  • 83': Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Dmytro Myshnyov replaces Vyacheslav Churko.
  • 83': Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Danylo Alefirenko replaces Ihor Kyryukhantsev.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Dmytro Myshnyov (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduardo Guerrero.
  • 85': Corner, Zorya Luhansk. Conceded by Davy Roef.
  • 86': Corner, Zorya Luhansk. Conceded by Noah Fadiga.
  • 86': Corner, Zorya Luhansk. Conceded by Pieter Gerkens.
  • 88': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Dmytro Myshnyov.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Hjulsager with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Andrew Hjulsager (KAA Gent).
  • 89': Ihor Gorbach (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Eduardo Guerrero (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ihor Gorbach.
  • 90'+2': Anton Bol (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Andrew Hjulsager (KAA Gent).
  • 90'+2': Andrew Hjulsager (KAA Gent) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Arsenii Batagov (Zorya Luhansk) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dmytro Myshnyov with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Arsenii Batagov (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 90'+5': VAR Decision: No Penalty Zorya Luhansk.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Gift Orban (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Bram Lagae (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Danylo Alefirenko (Zorya Luhansk) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Arsenii Batagov with a cross.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, KAA Gent 4, Zorya Luhansk 1.
  • 0': Match ends, KAA Gent 4, Zorya Luhansk 1.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, KAA Gent 4, Zorya Luhansk 1.
  • 0': Match ends, KAA Gent 4, Zorya Luhansk 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 3
43.1 Possession 56.9
10 SHOTS 20
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
263 Accurate Passes 361
359 Passes 473
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
12 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.1
65 Long Balls 85
27 Accurate Long Balls 40
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 7
11 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
19 Interceptions 10
24 Effective Clearances 14
24 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Planet Group Arena
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Attendance: 10,303

Line-Ups

GENT KAA Gent (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Paul Nardi (GK)
4 Tsuyoshi Watanabe
25 Núrio Fortuna
5 Ismal Kandouss
24 Sven Kums
6 Omri Gandelman
8 Pieter Gerkens
19 Malick Fofana
22 Noah Fadiga Yellow Card
20 Gift Orban
11 Hugo Cuypers
KAA Gent Substitutes:
Jordan Torunarigha, Andrew Hjulsager, Davy Roef, Bram Lagae, Matisse Samoise, Louis Fortin, Laurent Depoitre, Tarik Tissoudali.

FCZA FC Zorya Luhansk (5-4-1)

No. Name
30 Mykyta Turbaevskyi (GK)
55 Jordan
44 Arsenii Batahov
3 Anton Bol
74 Ihor Snurnitsyn
94 Oleg Danchenko
20 Vyacheslav Churko
4 Kodjo Jean Claude Aziangbe Yellow Card
7 Denys Antyukh Yellow Card
70 Igor Kirjuhantsev
39 Eduardo Guerrero
FC Zorya Luhansk Substitutes:
Petar Micin, Anton Zhylkin, Denys Nahnoinyi, Wendell, Vladyslav Buhai, Kyrylo Dryshliuk, Dmytro Myshnov, Danylo Alefirenko, Oleksandr Saputin, Ihor Gorbach.

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