The contract of Tess Tekie, the Swedish-Eritrean midfielder, was extended with one extra year (until 2021). Because he needs more match rhythm he will be loaned out (without an option to purchase) to the Swedish side Östersunds FK fror 18 months starting from the 1st of January.
On matchday 10, the Buffalos suffered a heavy 1-5 home defeat to KRC Genk. With just 18 minutes gone, Genk had converted their dominance into a 0-2 lead, with goals from Samatta and Paintsil. Ten minutes later, Ndongala added a third. A rare headed goal from Bronn gave Gent hope, but then a second yellow for Dejaegere put paid to the home side's chances. The Buffalos were better after half time, but conceded two more—a long shot from Malinovskyi and a deflected effort by Paintsil—to finish the game on the wrong end of a 1-5 scoreline.
At Bosuil, Rosted opened the scoring after 15 minutes with a beautiful shot on the turn, but Mbokani headed in an equaliser shortly afterwards. The next pivotal point in this fascinating game came from Odjidja, whose screamer into the top corner ensured Gent ended the first half in the lead. Antwerp were stronger after the break, but needed a deflected shot from Haroun to get back on level terms. The final score was 2-2, which was a fair result for both sides.
In the last-16 match of the Croky Cup the Buffalos took the lead in Virton very early on thanks to Awoniyi's header. The enthusiastic home team equalised after half an hour through François and Joachim even made it 2-1 after half-time. In the final quarter Virton crumbled under Ghents' offensive. First Limbombe scored the equaliser and in the 89th minute Awoniyi's diagonal header hit the back of the net. Limbombe finished it off with a nicely placed ball and put the 2-4 final score on the board.
