Gent vs Aarhus 1-0

Gent beat Aarhus 1-0 in the UEFA Conference League after H. Goore struck in the 87th minute, with T. Araujo providing the assist. Goore had come on in the 66th minute, and his finish settled a game that was goalless at half-time.

Neither side scored before the break. Aarhus had already been forced into an early change on 21 minutes, then made another on 46 minutes when D. L. Gretarsson was replaced by T. Molgaard. Gent also changed at the interval, with S. Van Der Heyden making way for M. Diallo. The interval came with the score at Gent 0-0 Aarhus.

The second half stayed level until Gent found the only goal three minutes from time. Aarhus made two changes on 77 minutes, with E. Kahl and M. Solbakken going off, and Gent also changed that minute as M. Delorge was replaced by L. Lopes. Goore then turned the match with a finish from Araujo’s assist, putting Gent 1-0 ahead.

The numbers pointed to Gent having the greater share of the game. They had 52% possession, 494 passes to Aarhus’ 469, and 88% pass accuracy compared with 86%. Gent also had 23 shots to Aarhus’ 4, 4 on target to 1, 11 corners to 2, and an expected goals figure of 2.05 to 0.23. Aarhus goalkeeper made 3 saves, while Gent made none.

Aarhus collected two yellow cards, for J. Bogere on 58 minutes and M. Solbakken on 76 minutes. Gent were also booked twice, with M. Delorge cautioned on 73 minutes and T. De Vlieger on 86 minutes.