No.7 Hong Hyun-seok, 8th goal of the season in Belgium… The team lost 2-3
Hong Hyun-seok (23, KAA Gent) scored the 8th goal of the season.
KAA Gent faced Genk in the 24th round of the Belgian Jupiler League in the 2022-23 season held at Gelamco Arena in Ghent, Belgium on the 6th (Korean time). Hong Hyun-seok’s opponent, Genk, is a strong team that ranks first in the league with overwhelming results.
Hong Hyun-seok took the position of an attacking midfielder in a 3-4-1-2 formation. The chance to score came in the 9th minute of the first half. He scored the opening goal with a non-stop left-footed shot after receiving a low cross from Kuipers from the left flank. This is the moment Hong Hyun-seok scored his 5th goal in the league this season and his 8th goal in the official match. Hong Hyun-seok expressed his joy with an uppercut ceremony.
Despite Hong Hyun-seok’s opening goal, Ghent allowed a turnaround. They gave up an equalizer in the 23rd minute of the first half, and allowed consecutive goals in the 22nd and 41st minutes of the second half. Gent chased after Depotre’s comeback goal in the 44th minute of the second half, but could not turn the game around.
Gent finished 5th with 38 points from 11 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. The difference between 4th place Club Brugge (41 points) is 3 points. Genk, who won that day, took the sole lead with 62 points. 스포츠토토