Standard Liege vs Gent: Nigerian sensation Gift Orban on fire again in Belgium

Standard Liege vs Gent: Nigerian sensation Gift Orban on fire again in Belgium

Izuchukwu Akawor 22:54 - 06.05.2023

Nigerian superstar Gift Orban has scored two goals in just one start for Gent in the Belgian playoffs.

Belgian side KAA Gent made it back-to-back wins in the playoffs following hard-earned 2-1 win over Standard Liege.

Nigerian star Gift Orban and his partner in crime Hugo Cuypers stole the show as Gent overcame a shaky second half to registered their second win in as many matches.

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Orban opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark courtesy of superb through pass from Cuypers.

The 20-year-old made no mistakes from close range to score his second goal of the playoffs as they look to win the 2023 Jupiler.

Gift Orban strikes again.
Orban and Cuypers fired Gent to victory vs Liege.

Orban started slowly before the goal and ended up with five attempts, with one coming off the woodwork.

He has now scored 11 goals in 11 matches for Gent in the Jupiler since he joined the club in January.

Gent shine on

Two goals in either half from both reliable scorers were enough to give them a crucial win despite Liege fight back led by Steven Alzate.

The home side dominated the encounter but Gent always looked a threat with Orban leading the lines for the visitors.

It was not a surprise when the Nigerian youngster latched on to a lovely pass from man of the match, Cuypers to open the scoring in the 31st minute.

However, after the break, the home side came out smoking and got their reward when Alzate levelled the scores just before the hour mark.

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Gent didn’t take long to restore their lead, with that man, Cuypers, the scorer this time as they held on to seal the win.

With the victory, Gent go top of their playoff group on 34 points, five more their second-placed Liege.

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