Gent defeated KV Mechelen in a close win on Saturday, 1x0, in the 3rd round. In this competition, Gent's team came from a win, and Mechelen's team came from a defeat.
The first-half ended with a goalless draw.
In the 82nd minute, Joseph Okumu scored Gent's only goal of the game, assisted by Sven Kums. After 90 minutes, KV Mechelen saw Thibault Peyre expelled with a direct red card
. In the next fixture, Gent visit KV Mechelen.