TAI PO, Hong Kong (Interstat) — Maccabi Haifa defeated Gent 3-0 on Saturday in a UEFA Europa Conference League match at Tai Po Sports Ground.

Patrick Valverde scored in the third and 13th minutes to give the hosts an early lead. Frantzdy Pierrot added a goal in the 65th minute off an assist from Suf Podgoreanu. Pierrot, a native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, who stands 6-4 and weighs 205 pounds, played the full 90 minutes. Podgoreanu, from Hadera, Israel, also played the entire match.

Maccabi Haifa improved to 3-1 in the competition while Gent fell to 0-1. Across all competitions, Maccabi Haifa is 10-8 and Gent is 0-1.

Yellow cards were issued to Maccabi Haifa’s Maor Kandil in the 57th minute and Ilay Feingold in the 76th minute. Gent’s Julien Ariel De Sart received a yellow card in stoppage time.

The teams are scheduled to meet again on May 16 in Gent.