Belgium’s representative Gent defeated Başakşehir 4-1 on the road in the UEFA Europa Conference League Round of 16 rematch and made his mark in the quarter-finals. After the match, Gent Technical Director Hein Vanhaezebrouck made a statement at the press conference.
Speaking about Gift Emmanuel Orban, who played the leading role in his team’s passing the round with 3 goals in the match, Hein Vanhaezebrouck said, “I haven’t seen it throughout my footballing and coaching career. We saw Haaland yesterday. Orban also scored 3 goals in 5 minutes. The goals came quickly. It was an extraordinary situation. “I’ve never seen anything like this in my career. I can say a striker goal for all 3 goals. The second goal was the balance goal. First he lost the ball, then he won. I think no goalkeeper could have scored this goal. He made a fantastic shot,” he said.
“EXTRAORDINARY NIGHT”
Vanhaezebrouck stated that it was an extraordinary night. At the beginning of the game, we didn’t have control in 10-15 minutes. They put pressure, they couldn’t find the goal. We gained confidence. The opponent went down mentally. It doesn’t show that they are not a good team. They could have scored. I am a very realistic coach. I am happy, we reached the quarter-finals. I am proud of my team. We’ll see which team comes next.”