Kenyan international Joseph Okumu featured full minutes as KAA gent saw off Cercle Brugge 2-0 to book a place in the quarterfinal of the Belgian Cup on Tuesday evening at the Ghelamco Arena.Gent and Cercle Brugge had played to a barren draw in regular time, pushing the match to extra time where they got the job done, scoring both goals in the second half of the added 30 minutes.FT 2-0 | Kwartfinale here we come 🤩 #gntcer #CrokyCup #ft pic.twitter.com/o1cQoWNf0i— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) December 20, 2022 Hugo Cuypers opened the scoring 20 minutes in the extra time, with Malick Fofana doubling the advantage right at the death to see Gent win 2-0 and book a slot in the last eight.##NAJAVA_MECA_6900520##Cuypers came into the match in good form having scored a brace against SC Heerenveen last week on Wednesday during a friendly the team played in Spain as they wrapped up their training camp.With the win, the Buffalos are on course to defend the title they won earlier in 2022 when they defeated Anderlecht 4-3 on post-match penalties having played to a barren draw both in regular time and extra time.🔵⚪️ 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬 🔵⚪️🤩 CLUB FOOTBALL IS BACK! 🤩#gntcer #CrokyCup pic.twitter.com/Ecu6oVbTg3— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) December 20, 2022 The Hein Vanhaezebrouck charges started their Cup campaign in the Round of 32 where they saw off Dessel Sport 5-0 in November to book Brugge in the Round of 16.Mechelen, Union Saint-Gilloise, Kortrijk, and Antwerp are the other teams that have made it to the last eight, with three more matches set to be played on Wednesday.
