sportstotomen   Album Posted Dec.17th, 2023, viewed 100 times

Hong Hyun-seok comes on as a substitute in the second half as Gent loses 1-3 to Tel Aviv in a UECL match

Hong Hyun-seok (right) in a league game.

Belgian professional soccer team Gent, in which national team midfielder Hong Hyun-seok was brought on as a second-half substitute, lost in the final group stage match of the UEFA Europa League (UECL) group stage.

Gent lost 1-3 to Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) in the 6th game of Group B of the 2023-2024 UECL group stage held at the TSC Arena in Bachica Topola, Serbia on the 15th (Korean time).

Gent, with 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, was relegated to 2nd place in its group and had to win the playoffs against the 3rd place team in its Europa League group to advance to the round of 16 of the UECL.

The playoff draw will be held on the 18th.

Tel Aviv recorded 5 wins and 1 loss, taking first place in the group and advancing to the round of 16.

UEFA club competitions are divided into the Champions League, the highest level competition, followed by the Europa League and Europa Conference League.

Gent, who could have advanced directly to the round of 16 with just a draw on this day, was dragged down by conceding two goals in the first half alone.

Julien Desarts made up for a goal in the 4th minute of the second half, but gave up another goal in the 16th minute of the second half, deepening the defeat.

Hong Hyun-seok was brought on as a substitute in the 18th minute of the second half when the team was down 1-3, but did not change the score afterward.

This day's game was Tel Aviv's home game, but the venue was changed to Serbia due to the recent situation in Israel.

Hong Hyun-seok, who scored a goal in the Belgian Main Piller League match between Molenbeck held on the 10th, failed to score that day.

Hong Hyun-seok was called up to the national team led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann in November, but showed symptoms of a stress fracture and made his return in his team's league game earlier this month.

Gent's next schedule is a league match against Club Brugge on the 17th. 토토사이트