Kenyan international Joseph Okumu was on the losing end again as KAA Gent got bundled out of the semifinal of the Belgian Cup by Club Brugge, falling by a solitary goal.Despite having the numerical advantage for half an hour following the sending off of Jack Hendry for a second bookable offense, Gent could not manage to score even a goal.Charles De Ketelaere scored the all-important goal 56 minutes in, being on the end of an Andreas Skov Olsen pass to send Brugge to the finals where they are set to face off with either KAS Eupen or RSC Anderlecht in the other semifinal.FT 0-1 | Kansen bij de vleet, maar onszelf alweer niet beloond #COBW #gntclu #CrokyCup pic.twitter.com/JrIZVBSn7Z— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) February 2, 2022 Six minutes before the goal, Julien De Sart had the chance to put gent ahead from the spot but he could not get his spot-kick in the back of the net, and they were punished shortly.The defeat means that KAA Gent are on a seven-match winless streak, losing two on the trot against Royal Antwerp and Club Brugge.Gent had made it to the semis after edging out Standard Liege in the quarters, winning 3-1 at home.In the same period, they have only managed to score three goals in only two of the seven games, in the one-all draw against KV Oostende and in the two-all draw against KV Kortrijk.Harambee Stars and KAA Gent defender Joseph Okumu is the first Kenyan to play in the group stages of the UEFA Europa Conference League.He featured for the full 90 in a 2-0 win against Anorthosis Famagusta (Cypria). History. pic.twitter.com/D7KkXIdz8H— OptaKe (@ke_opta) September 30, 2021 Up next for the Buffaloes is a league match against the same Club Brugge over the weekend.
