Nigeria youth international Moses Simon netted a hat - trick for Gent in their 3 - 3 draw with Lokeren in the <span style="" class="notranslate">East-Flemish derby h played </span>on Sunday afternoon. <br /><br />Each time the former GBS Academy pupil gave Gent the lead, only for the home team to equalize.<br /><br />Simon opened scoring at the Daknamstadion in the sixth minute, and restored Gent&rsquo;s one goal advantage six minutes after Rami Gershon had equalized for Lokeren.<br /><br />In the second half, the 19 - year - old scored again in the 71st minute to give Gent a 3 - 2 lead, but Hans Vanaken restored parity two minutes later.<br /><br />Hailed as the Nigerian Ronaldo, Moses penned a three - and - a - half - year deal with Gent in January. <br /><br />His other hat - trick this season came against Vojvodina in a Europa League game, while defending the colours of Trencin.<br />