Kenyan international Joseph Okumu managed only an hour as KAA Gent got back to winning ways by edging Club Brugge 2-1 in a Belgian top league game played at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Sunday evening. This is Gent’s first win in seven matches across all competitions. After the result, Gent have accumulated 40 points and are sixth on the log. FT 1-2 | BIG WIN!! 💪🏻 🔵⚪ #COBW #clugnt #jpl pic.twitter.com/L3PqIUSQCH— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) February 6, 2022 Andrew Hjulsager opened the scoring for the visitors 26 minutes in after being set up nicely by Tarik Tissoudali and Gent went into the break with the advantage.The former Chemelil defender could not proceed after the 60th minute due to injury and his place was taken by Bruno Godeau with Gent leading by a solitary goal with the team expected to communicate on the extent of his injury.Seven minutes after the departure of Okumu, Tarik Tissoudali doubled the lead for Gent after connecting to a Laurent Depoitre ball.Charles De Ketelaere, fresh from scoring against Gent in midweek in the Belgian Cup, pulled one back for the hosts with 14 minutes left to play in regular time, connecting to a Noa Lang assist.0-1 (60’) | 🔄 Okumu moet geblesseerd naar de kant en wordt vervangen door Godeau #clugnt #jpl— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) February 6, 2022 Eder Balanta was sent off for a second bookable offense, the first one being for argument in the fourth minute of stoppage time and the second yellow a minute later for a dangerous tackle. Noa Lang was dismissed with a direct red card the same minute as Balanta following the skirmishes that ensued.For Gent, the win came as the right response for the Belgian Cup defeat midweek to Gent, a match that the Buffaloes lost and finished with a man less after Jack Hendry was given his marching orders with 30 minutes left in the second half.
