Gent v Mechelen Live Commentary & Result, 16/10/2022, First Division A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	GNK Genk	30	21	5	4	69	30	+39	68	D L D W D
2	STG Union Saint-Gilloise	30	20	5	5	61	36	+25	65	W W W L L
3	ANT Antwerp	30	18	6	6	53	25	+28	60	L W W D W
4	GNT Gent	30	15	6	9	56	34	+22	51	W W W L W
5	CLU Club Brugge	30	13	10	7	49	36	+13	49	L W L W D
6	WES Westerlo	30	14	6	10	58	49	+9	48	W W L W W
7	STA Standard Liège	30	13	7	10	48	40	+8	46	D L W D W
8	AND Anderlecht	30	12	6	12	44	38	+6	42	W W L D D
9	CHA Sporting Charleroi	29	12	5	12	36	38	-2	41	W L W W D
10	CER Cercle Brugge	30	10	11	9	41	41	0	41	D L W D D
11	OHL OH Leuven	30	10	9	11	44	43	+1	39	L W W D L
12	STV Sint-Truiden	30	10	9	11	30	34	-4	39	W L D L L
13	KVM Mechelen	29	9	6	14	39	53	-14	33	L W L W D
14	KVK Kortrijk	30	8	6	16	35	54	-19	30	W L L D D
15	EUP AS Eupen	30	7	6	17	39	62	-23	27	L D L D L
16	KVO KV Oostende	30	6	6	18	34	63	-29	24	L D W L D
17	ZWA Zulte Waregem	30	5	9	16	41	69	-28	24	D L L D D
18	SER RFC Seraing	30	5	4	21	26	58	-32	19	L L L L D

Match ends, KAA Gent 3, Mechelen 0.

90' + 5' Second Half ends, KAA Gent 3, Mechelen 0.

90' + 4' Julien De Sart (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90' + 4' Foul by Yonas Malede (Mechelen).

90' + 3' Corner, Mechelen. Conceded by Joseph Okumu.

90' + 2' Attempt missed. Jordi Vanlerberghe (Mechelen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.

90' + 2' Attempt blocked. Jordi Vanlerberghe (Mechelen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

90' + 1' Foul by Julien De Sart (KAA Gent).

90' + 1' Julien Ngoy (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

88' Laurent Depoitre (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

88' Foul by David Bates (Mechelen).

87' Attempt missed. Jens Petter Hauge (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matisse Samoise.

87' Offside, Mechelen. Jordi Vanlerberghe tries a through ball, but Julien Ngoy is caught offside.

83' Offside, KAA Gent. Laurent Depoitre tries a through ball, but Matisse Samoise is caught offside.

S. Oum Gouet

R. Schoofs

82' Substitution, Mechelen. Samuel Oum Gouet replaces Rob Schoofs.

82' Jens Petter Hauge (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the right wing.

82' Foul by David Bates (Mechelen).

79' Yonas Malede (Mechelen) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by David Bates.

B. Godeau

Núrio Fortuna

79' Substitution, KAA Gent. Bruno Godeau replaces Núrio Fortuna because of an injury.

77' Attempt missed. Sandy Walsh (Mechelen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.

77' Attempt saved. Julien Ngoy (Mechelen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge Hernández.

J. Hauge

V. Odjidja-Ofoe

76' Substitution, KAA Gent. Jens Petter Hauge replaces Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe.

A. Hjulsager

S. Kums

75' Substitution, KAA Gent. Andrew Hjulsager replaces Sven Kums.

L. Depoitre

H. Cuypers

75' Substitution, KAA Gent. Laurent Depoitre replaces Hugo Cuypers.

74' Offside, KAA Gent. Jordan Torunarigha tries a through ball, but Hugo Cuypers is caught offside.

74' Attempt saved. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julien De Sart.

Y. Malede

Alessio Da Cruz

73' Substitution, Mechelen. Yonas Malede replaces Alessio Da Cruz.

J. Hernandez

N. Storm

73' Substitution, Mechelen. Jorge Hernández replaces Nikola Storm.

J. Van Hecke

B. Bolingoli-Mbombo

73' Substitution, Mechelen. Jannes Van Hecke replaces Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo.

V. Odjidja-Ofoe

Hong Hyun-Seok

72' Goal! KAA Gent 3, Mechelen 0. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hong Hyun-seok with a through ball.

70' Sandy Walsh (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

70' Foul by Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent).

70' Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by David Bates.

70' Attempt blocked. Sven Kums (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julien De Sart.

69' Attempt saved. Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe with a through ball.

66' Foul by Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo (Mechelen).

66' Matisse Samoise (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65' Offside, Mechelen. Sandy Walsh tries a through ball, but Nikola Storm is caught offside.

Núrio Fortuna

Goal

64' Goal! KAA Gent 2, Mechelen 0. Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.

64' Attempt saved. Matisse Samoise (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hong Hyun-seok.

61' Attempt missed. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Núrio Fortuna following a fast break.

J. Ngoy

G. Hairemans

60' Substitution, Mechelen. Julien Ngoy replaces Geoffry Hairemans.

60' Offside, KAA Gent. Hong Hyun-seok tries a through ball, but Núrio Fortuna is caught offside.

J. De Sart

E. Owusu

58' Substitution, KAA Gent. Julien De Sart replaces Elisha Owusu.

56' Attempt blocked. Rob Schoofs (Mechelen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

56' Corner, Mechelen. Conceded by Elisha Owusu.

55' Alessio Da Cruz (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

55' Foul by Elisha Owusu (KAA Gent).

55' Attempt missed. Joseph Okumu (KAA Gent) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers with a headed pass following a corner.

54' Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Thibault Peyre.

53' Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Gaetan Coucke.

53' Attempt saved. Michael Ngadeu (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hong Hyun-seok with a cross.

53' Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Sandy Walsh.

50' VAR Decision: Red Card Birger Verstraete (Mechelen).

B. Verstraete

Red Card

49' Birger Verstraete (Mechelen) is shown the red card.

49' Foul by Birger Verstraete (Mechelen).

49' Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the left wing.

48' Attempt missed. Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hong Hyun-seok with a cross following a set piece situation.

S. Walsh

Yellow Card

48' Sandy Walsh (Mechelen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

47' Foul by Sandy Walsh (Mechelen).

47' Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the left wing.

47' David Bates (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

47' Foul by Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent).

Second Half begins KAA Gent 1, Mechelen 0.

45' + 3' First Half ends, KAA Gent 1, Mechelen 0.

Alessio Da Cruz

Yellow Card

45' + 2' Alessio Da Cruz (Mechelen) is shown the yellow card.

45' + 2' Alessio Da Cruz (Mechelen).

45' + 2' (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

45' + 2' Attempt blocked. Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matisse Samoise.

E. Owusu

Yellow Card

45' Elisha Owusu (KAA Gent) is shown the yellow card.

44' Birger Verstraete (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

44' Foul by Elisha Owusu (KAA Gent).

44' Attempt saved. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

41' Birger Verstraete (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

41' Foul by Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent).

B. Bolingoli-Mbombo

Yellow Card

40' Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo (Mechelen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

40' Foul by Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo (Mechelen).

40' Matisse Samoise (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

39' Foul by Alessio Da Cruz (Mechelen).

39' Elisha Owusu (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

37' Offside, Mechelen. Thibault Peyre tries a through ball, but Alessio Da Cruz is caught offside.

M. Samoise

Goal

35' Goal! KAA Gent 1, Mechelen 0. Matisse Samoise (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.

35' Attempt saved. Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hong Hyun-seok with a cross.

35' Attempt missed. Rob Schoofs (Mechelen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

29' Jordi Vanlerberghe (Mechelen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

29' Foul by Matisse Samoise (KAA Gent).

26' Jordi Vanlerberghe (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

26' Foul by Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent).

24' Foul by Geoffry Hairemans (Mechelen).

24' Hong Hyun-seok (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

22' Foul by Geoffry Hairemans (Mechelen).

22' Elisha Owusu (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the left wing.

21' Attempt missed. Joseph Okumu (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Núrio Fortuna following a corner.

21' Attempt missed. Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.

21' Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo.

18' Nikola Storm (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

18' Foul by Matisse Samoise (KAA Gent).

15' Attempt missed. Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Núrio Fortuna with a cross.

14' Foul by Nikola Storm (Mechelen).

14' Joseph Okumu (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11' Rob Schoofs (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11' Foul by Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent).

10' Attempt saved. Hong Hyun-seok (KAA Gent) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Okumu with a cross.

9' Offside, Mechelen. Sandy Walsh tries a through ball, but Alessio Da Cruz is caught offside.

8' Attempt missed. Birger Verstraete (Mechelen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

8' Attempt blocked. Rob Schoofs (Mechelen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Storm with a cross.

7' Offside, KAA Gent. Elisha Owusu tries a through ball, but Hugo Cuypers is caught offside.

4' Matisse Samoise (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

4' Foul by Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo (Mechelen).

3' Foul by Hong Hyun-seok (KAA Gent).

3' Birger Verstraete (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

3' Elisha Owusu (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the left wing.

3' Foul by Geoffry Hairemans (Mechelen).

1' Rob Schoofs (Mechelen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

1' Foul by Elisha Owusu (KAA Gent).

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Gent v Mechelen Live Commentary, 16/10/2022

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