Gent Winger Moses Simon Ends 1,245 - Minute Goal Drought

Moses Simon rescued Gent from certain defeat against Zulte-Waregem in the Belgian Pro League on Friday night with an equalizer in the fourth minute of stoppage time at the GHELAMCO-arena .

Simon’s strike was his first goal for Gent for about eight months, having last found the net on April 5 in the champions’ 2 - 0 win over Kortrijk.

In the league alone, the winger spent 1,245 minutes on the pitch before breaking his duck and if the Champions League games, Super Cup and Beker van Belgie are thrown into the mix, he had a dry spell of 1,421 minutes in total.

The exciting winger fired blanks in his last 24 games across all competitions for Gent before his goal in the team’s 2 -2 draw with Zulte-Waregem on game week 18.

For the Nigeria national team, Moses Simon has been firing on all cylinders, with three goals in his last five matches..