WAREGEM, Belgium (Interstat) — Gent defeated Waregem 2-0 on Saturday, using goals from Ibrahima Cisse and Michel Ange Balikwisha to secure the road result. Cisse opened the scoring in the 12th minute, and Balikwisha added a goal in the second minute of stoppage time. Max Dean provided an assist during his 28 minutes. Balikwisha played the full 90 minutes and scored once, while Cisse scored once in 62 minutes. Waregem’s Mbaye received a red card in the 74th minute, and Gent’s Omgba was booked in the 89th. Gent substituted Cisse and Goore in the 62nd, Delorge in the 69th, and Sonko and Lopes in the 87th. Waregem brought on Hedl in the 66th and Lofolomo in the 78th. The win moves Gent to 1-0 in this competition and 1-0 across all competitions. Waregem falls to 0-1 in the competition and 0-2 overall. Waregem previously lost at Lille. Gent next hosts Aarhus in the Conference League.