Brann snatch a late equaliser at Stayen as Gent are held 0-0 in Finland
Both Belgian sides in the Conference League picked up a single point on Thursday, dropping STVV out of the top eight for now.
STVV drew 1-1 with Norway's SK Brann on Thursday night on the third matchday of the Conference League. Nelson Ishiwatari opened the scoring in the 48th minute, after a first attempt was blocked, from a Nathanaël Mbuku pass, Voetbalprimeur reports. Brann then piled on the pressure and Ulrik Mathisen headed the equaliser in the 78th minute from an Ingason cross, according to Sporza. Sporza adds that STVV appealed in vain for a penalty in the closing minutes.
It was the first European match under interim coach Sepp De Roover, after Frédéric De Meyer was sacked earlier this week. STVV had won their first two games without conceding and dropped points for the first time, Voetbalprimeur writes. With 7 points the club are tenth, according to Sporza, just outside the top eight that go straight to the last 16.
Earlier in the evening Gent drew 0-0 at KuPS in Finland. After a slow start the Buffalos took control, but clear chances were scarce, L'Avenir reports. A Mathias Delorge free kick went just wide in the first quarter of an hour, and in stoppage time a shot from the home side flew just over. Gent have 4 points and are eighteenth.