In the sixth minute, AA Gent asked for a penalty after Cuypers went down after being pulled by Mechele. Ref Lardot ruled differently, as did the VAR. Moments later, Kums tapped Zinckernagel in the penalty area. Lardot did not intervene, but after watching the images he still pointed to the penalty spot. Thiago blasted the ball high into the goal: 1-0. Five minutes before the break, Vanaken launched Thiago. The Brazilian rounded Roef and seemed to score the 2-0, but Kandouss pushed the ball out of the goal with his hand. A red card for the Moroccan and a second penalty were the result. Thiago scored for the second time, the Buffaloes faced an almost impossible task.