Harambee Stars international Joseph Okumu featured for the full length of the game as his KAA Gent outfit suffered their very first defeat in the 2022/2023 Belgian top flight season when they lost 1-2 to a high flying Antwerp on Sunday afternoon.After being denied a chance of progressing to the group stages of this season’s UEFA Europa League following consecutive losses against Omonia, Gent were looking to get back to winning ways when they hosted the away side, who are coached by former Dutch player Marco Von Bommel, at the Ghelamco Arena.FT 1-2 | Geknokt en gevochten maar niet alles zat mee #gntant #jpl #ft pic.twitter.com/S9Me3mpY20— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) August 28, 2022 Sven Kums got Gent off to the perfect start in terms of their mission as his free kick from the edge of the box took a huge deflection from an Antwerp defender on its way to the back of the net in the tenth minute.##NAJAVA_MECA_6597639##Just five minutes later though, Gent failed to deal with danger in their area as Vincent Janssen pounced on a loose ball to restore parity almost immediately for the visitors.Buoyed by the leveler, Antwerp went charging again and were lucky to get awarded a penalty kick in the 27th minute that Swiss international Michael Frey duly converted to give his side a first time lead.Shining star Joseph Okumu to feature in Conference League Group StageBacked by their home supporters, Gent tried to find something from the game but Antwerp left nothing to chance as they dealt with every danger that came their way, staying resolute till the referee’s full time whistle as they sealed a fifth consecutive victory in their opening five games.The victory meant that they went joint top of the log on 15 points while Gent’s first loss of the season meant that they sit on eighth place on 8 points (2W 2D 1L).
