KAA Gent vs Shamrock Rovers, 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
KAA Gent
  • 9': Hugo Cuypers
  • 18': Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
  • 65': Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
FT
3 - 0
Shamrock Rovers

    About

    KAA Gent are hosting Shamrock Rovers at Planet Group Arena, Ghent, Belgium, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Christopher McCann (Shamrock Rovers).
    • 1': Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Joseph Okumu (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hong Hyun-seok.
    • 3': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Christopher McCann.
    • 3': Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hong Hyun-seok with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Foul by Malick Fofana (KAA Gent).
    • 5': Seán Gannon (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Andrew Lyons (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Foul by Alessio Castro-Montes (KAA Gent).
    • 9': Goal! KAA Gent 1, Shamrock Rovers 0. Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malick Fofana.
    • 11': Foul by Christopher McCann (Shamrock Rovers).
    • 11': Sven Kums (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Offside, Shamrock Rovers. Seán Gannon tries a through ball, but Rory Gaffney is caught offside.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Goal! KAA Gent 2, Shamrock Rovers 0. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 19': Foul by Jens Petter Hauge (KAA Gent).
    • 19': Ronan Finn (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Foul by Jens Petter Hauge (KAA Gent).
    • 21': Gary O'Neill (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent).
    • 22': Gary O'Neill (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Corner, Shamrock Rovers. Conceded by Michael Ngadeu.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessio Castro-Montes.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Jens Petter Hauge (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 29': Offside, Shamrock Rovers. Gary O'Neill tries a through ball, but Ronan Finn is caught offside.
    • 29': Christopher McCann (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Foul by Sven Kums (KAA Gent).
    • 30': Foul by Ronan Finn (Shamrock Rovers).
    • 30': Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Offside, KAA Gent. Jordan Torunarigha tries a through ball, but Hugo Cuypers is caught offside.
    • 37': Foul by Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent).
    • 37': Gary O'Neill (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Christopher McCann (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent).
    • 41': Foul by Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent).
    • 41': Gary O'Neill (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Alessio Castro-Montes (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Andrew Lyons (Shamrock Rovers).
    • 44': Attempt missed. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe.
    • 45': Foul by Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent).
    • 45': Seán Gannon (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': First Half ends, KAA Gent 2, Shamrock Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins KAA Gent 2, Shamrock Rovers 0.
    • 45': Substitution, KAA Gent. Bruno Godeau replaces Jordan Torunarigha.
    • 45': Substitution, Shamrock Rovers. Seán Kavanagh replaces Christopher McCann.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Dylan Watts (Shamrock Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Seán Kavanagh.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Gary O'Neill (Shamrock Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rory Gaffney.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Rory Gaffney (Shamrock Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 53': Corner, Shamrock Rovers. Conceded by Paul Nardi.
    • 54': Offside, Shamrock Rovers. Seán Gannon tries a through ball, but Andrew Lyons is caught offside.
    • 56': Daniel Cleary (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Malick Fofana (KAA Gent).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malick Fofana.
    • 62': Corner, Shamrock Rovers. Conceded by Jens Petter Hauge.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Jack Byrne (Shamrock Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Rory Gaffney.
    • 65': Goal! KAA Gent 3, Shamrock Rovers 0. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Malick Fofana.
    • 66': Substitution, Shamrock Rovers. Aaron Greene replaces Dylan Watts.
    • 67': Substitution, KAA Gent. Elisha Owusu replaces Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe.
    • 67': Substitution, KAA Gent. Laurent Depoitre replaces Malick Fofana.
    • 68': Substitution, KAA Gent. Andrew Hjulsager replaces Hong Hyun-seok.
    • 69': Corner, Shamrock Rovers. Conceded by Joseph Okumu.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Lee Grace (Shamrock Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Greene with a cross following a corner.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Rory Gaffney (Shamrock Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Greene.
    • 73': Aaron Greene (Shamrock Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 73': Jens Petter Hauge (KAA Gent) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Substitution, Shamrock Rovers. Graham Burke replaces Rory Gaffney.
    • 75': Substitution, Shamrock Rovers. Neil Farrugia replaces Ronan Finn.
    • 76': Substitution, Shamrock Rovers. Justin Ferizaj replaces Jack Byrne.
    • 77': Andrew Hjulsager (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by Seán Kavanagh (Shamrock Rovers).
    • 77': Seán Kavanagh (Shamrock Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, KAA Gent. Núrio Fortuna replaces Sven Kums.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Justin Ferizaj (Shamrock Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 79': Corner, Shamrock Rovers. Conceded by Paul Nardi.
    • 80': Foul by Andrew Hjulsager (KAA Gent).
    • 80': Seán Kavanagh (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Jens Petter Hauge (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Laurent Depoitre.
    • 82': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Gary O'Neill.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Okumu with a headed pass.
    • 83': Foul by Alessio Castro-Montes (KAA Gent).
    • 83': Lee Grace (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Alessio Castro-Montes (KAA Gent).
    • 84': Graham Burke (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Joseph Okumu (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Justin Ferizaj (Shamrock Rovers).
    • 87': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Neil Farrugia.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Joseph Okumu (KAA Gent) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hjulsager with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Andrew Hjulsager (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessio Castro-Montes.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Andrew Hjulsager (KAA Gent).
    • 90'+2': Gary O'Neill (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Andrew Hjulsager (KAA Gent).
    • 90'+3': Graham Burke (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Andrew Lyons (Shamrock Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Joseph Okumu (KAA Gent).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, KAA Gent 3, Shamrock Rovers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, KAA Gent 3, Shamrock Rovers 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 17
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 4
    43.5 Possession 56.5
    7 SHOTS 15
    4 ON GOAL 7
    0.6 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    362 Accurate Passes 531
    469 Passes 623
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    16 Crosses 7
    0.1 Cross % 0.7
    55 Long Balls 58
    21 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    11 Effective Tackles 11
    21 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 19
    9 Effective Clearances 17
    9 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Conference League

    Venue: Planet Group Arena
    Location: Ghent, Belgium
    Attendance: 7,813

    Line-Ups

    GENT KAA Gent (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Paul Nardi (GK)
    5 Michael Ngadeu
    23 Jordan Torunarigha
    2 Joseph Okumu
    7 Hong Hyun-Seok
    24 Sven Kums
    8 Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
    10 Jens Petter Hauge Yellow Card
    14 Alessio Castro-Montes
    19 Malick Fofana
    11 Hugo Cuypers
    KAA Gent Substitutes:
    Andrew Hjulsager, Bram Lagae, Robbie Van Hauter, Laurent Depoitre, Núrio Fortuna, Ibrahim Salah, René Vanden Borre, Noah De Ridder, Elisha Owusu, Davy Roef, Bruno Godeau, Andreas Hanche-Olsen.

    SHR Shamrock Rovers (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alan Mannus (GK)
    6 Daniel Cleary
    5 Lee Grace
    2 Sean Gannon
    26 Chris McCann
    16 Gary O'Neil
    22 Andy Lyons
    8 Ronan Finn
    20 Rory Gaffney
    29 Jack Byrne
    7 Dylan Watts
    Shamrock Rovers Substitutes:
    Viktor Serdenyuk, Sean Kavanagh, Aidomo Emakhu, Simon Power, Graham Burke, Neil Farrugia, Leon Pöhls, Justin Ferizaj, Aaron Greene.

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