KAA Gent vs HNK Rijeka, Europe 2019-20 PLAY OFF ROUND
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KAA Gent vs HNK Rijeka — Europe .
- KAA Gent 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- HNK Rijeka 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Marcin Boniek
- Referee Daniel Stefanski
- Referee Dawid Igor Golis
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Aug HNK Rijeka H 2–1 W 18 Aug KV Oostende H 2–0 W 15 Aug AEK Larnaka H 3–0 W 11 Aug Royal Excel Mouscron A 1–2 L 08 Aug AEK Larnaka A 1–1 D 04 Aug KAS Eupen H 6–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Aug KAA Gent A 1–2 L 15 Aug Aberdeen FC A 2–0 W 08 Aug Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W 16 Aug Sarpsborg 08 FF H 0–1 L 09 Aug Sarpsborg 08 FF A 1–1 D Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for KAA Gent to score. At the same time, HNK Rijeka does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. HNK Rijeka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 14' A meaty challenge results in booking for Elisha Owusu on 14.
- 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nana Asare made 294 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 29' HNK Rijeka is showing some good football. However, HNK Rijeka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 33' Zoran Kvrzic was booked on 33.
- 38' KAA Gent started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
- 40' HNK Rijeka is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tibor Halilovic on 40.
- 45' It looks surprising KAA Gent does not make any changes. Darko Velkovski has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KAA Gent that had 294 games and scored 442 goals.
- 55' It looks like no one’s ball. HNK Rijeka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 57' GOAL! Laurent Depoitre scores on 57. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk
- 58' The referee calls foul for Roman Yaremchuk. He receives a Yellow card.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Roman Bezus. He replaces Brecht Dejaegere on 63 minute.
- 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jonathan David.
- 69' Another substitution for HNK Rijeka to replace Zoran Kvrzic by Darko Velkovski on 69 minute.
- 71' What a strike from Laurent Depoitre! The score is 2-1.
- 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stjepan Loncar, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 79' Another change for HNK Rijeka made on 79 minute. Boadu Acosty leaves to be changed by Dani Iglesias.
- 83' KAA Gent manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Louis Verstraete is hanging Roman Yaremchuk on the field on 83 minute.
- 86' Time for substitution for HNK Rijeka. Antonio-Mirko Colak is replaced by Jakov Puljic.
- 89' Another change for KAA Gent made on 89 minute. Jonathan David leaves to be changed by Yuya Kubo.
- The final score is 2-1.
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KAA Gent
Starting XI- 29
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Brecht Dejaegere ↓ Roman Bezus 63'
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Jonathan David ↓ Yuya Kubo 89'
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Bench-
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Yuya Kubo ↑ 89'
- 15
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33
Louis Verstraete ↑ 83'
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Roman Bezus ↑ 63'
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Coach Jess ThorupHNK Rijeka
Starting XI- 7
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14
Boadu Acosty ↓ Dani Iglesias 79'
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Bench- 20
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Jakov Puljic ↑ 86'
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Darko Velkovski ↑ 69'
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Dani Iglesias ↑ 79'
Coach Igor Biscan -
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