Nine-man Gent fight back to rescue point against Lyon

By Sam McEvoy | 16 Sep 2015 20:38, Last updated: 04 Jun 2025 23:15

Gent fought back from being a goal and two men down to rescue a point in their Group H Champions League match with Lyon this evening.

The home side conceded an 88th-minute penalty but Alexandre Lacazette continued his poor form in front of goal as his spot kick was saved by Matz Sels in a dramatic finish.

The two sides went into half time level, with the big talking point coming from Brecht Dejaegere's red card, after his one-footed challenge on Maxime Gonalons warranted the sending-off.

Gent looked to be heading for defeat after substitute Christophe Jallet scored a glancing header from a corner to make it 1-0.

However, despite being a man down, the Belgian side equalised through Danijel Milicevic, as Sven Kums picked out the Swiss midfielder after he broke free of his marker and rifled his shot past Anthony Lopes.

Lyon pushed for the winner and were gifted a golden opportunity to do so when Thomas Foket brought down Alddo Kalulu in the box to see Gent go down to nine and give the away side the chance to snatch all three points.

Lacazette, who has failed to find his goalscoring form from last season, stepped up to take the penalty only for it to be saved by Sels in dramatic fashion.

Gent held on for the remaining minutes and closed out the game to seal a gutsy performance against the Ligue 1 side.