The Lugansk team took third place ahead of schedule in Group B of the Conference League
Zarya lost badly on the road Gento in the match of the 5th round of the group stage Conference Leagues – 1:4.
Midway through the first half, Malik Fofana gave Ghent the lead. After the break, the Belgian team increased their lead thanks to an own goal by Arseniy Batagov.
Before the end of the match, the home team scored two more goals. Gift Orban and Omri Gandelman made the score devastating. Zarya responded with the only goal from Denis Nagnoyny.
Note that in the middle of the second half, Ghent goalkeeper Paul Nardi suffered a terrible injury. The goalkeeper, who broke his leg, was carried off the field on a stretcher.
Zorya took third place in Group B ahead of schedule with 4 points and lost their chances of reaching the playoffs. Gent leads the quartet with 13 points, one point ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv.
In the final round of the group stage, Zorya will host Breidablik in Lublin, Poland, and Ghent will play Maccabi Tel Aviv away.
- Conference League. Group B. 5th round
Ghent — Zarya — 4:1 (1:0)
Goals: Fofana, 20, Batagov, 49, own goal, Orban, 55, Gandelman, 75 – Nagnoyny, 82
Source: Sportarena
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