2023-05-20 20:53:00
The Buffalos have 38 points. They are now ahead of Westerlo, Cercle and Standard by 8 points. The people of Ghent only needed one point to be certain of winning this final round of the teams ranked from 5th to 8th place in the classic phase, a consequence of the Standard defeat at Westerlo (3-0) earlier in the evening.
A double opportunity Hjulsager and Castro-Montes, dismissed by Majecki (7th) set the tone for the Ghent side which did not confirm. It is on the contrary, the visitors who took the game on their account. Denkey also opened the scoring (0-1, 18th). The Brugeois had several more chances to widen the gap before the break.
Ghent equalized by the inevitable Orban as soon as the recovery (1-1, 48th). The Cercle had not given up and following a superb try from Gboho (68th), Ueda scored his 21st goal on a generous penalty (1-2, 70th). Denkey once more sent the ball to the post (72nd). The people of Bruges had once once more missed their chance. Quite the opposite of Cuypers who scored his 23rd goal of the competition, synonymous with a European ticket on a counter (2-2, 85th).
Antwerp’s success in the Belgian Cup guaranteed the winner of these European play-offs a ticket to the second qualifying round of the Conference League next season.
The Ghents will play Europe for the 9th consecutive season. They played in the quarter-finals of the Conference League this season beaten by the English of West Ham, finalists of the competition, once morest Fiorentina on June 7 in Prague.
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