Genk 1-1 Antwerp: Draw on Sunday
GENK. Genk and Antwerp draw 1-1. P. Onuachu scored the first goal (32') for Genk. V. Fischer settled the score 1-1 (82').
GENK. Genk and Antwerp draw 1-1. P. Onuachu scored the first goal (32′) for Genk. V. Fischer settled the score 1-1 (82′).
The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge who was helped by Christophe Battiston and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.3 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Genk was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Antwerp that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Genk was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Genk to win the match.
Genk shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Antwerp shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Genk. On the other side, Antwerp received 2 yellow cards (D. Almeida and R. De Laet).
After this encounter, Genk will have 25 points like AS Eupen to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Antwerp will have 36 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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32'32'
P. Onuachu
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36'36'
D. Almeida
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62'62'
V. Fischer
R. Nainggolan
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70'70'
I. Ugbo
P. Onuachu
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71'71'
L. Oyen
J. Ito
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71'71'
J. Paintsil
K. Thorstvedt
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82'82'
V. Fischer
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84'84'
C. Cuesta
T. Bongonda
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90'90'
R. De Laet
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Genk will play away against KV Oostende on the 26th of December with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Genk (4 draws).
Antwerp will play away with Kortrijk on the 26th of December with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Antwerp (1 draw).
Genk: Formation and Lineups
The manager Bernd Storck chose to play with the following team: M. Vandevoordt, M. McKenzie, D. Muñoz, Mujaid Sadick, P. Hrošovský, C. Eiting, B. Heynen, K. Thorstvedt, P. Onuachu, T. Bongonda and J. Ito.
Substitutes
Genk made 4 changes: P. Onuachu for I. Ugbo (70′), J. Ito for L. Oyen (71′), K. Thorstvedt for J. Paintsil (71′) and T. Bongonda for C. Cuesta (84′).
Antwerp: Formation and Lineups
On the opposite side, Brian Priske Pedersen played with: J. Butez, R. De Laet, B. Engels, Dinis Almeida, J. Bataille, R. Nainggolan, B. Verstraete, A. Yusuf, M. Frey, B. Manuel and M. Balikwisha.
Substitutes
Antwerp made only 1 change substituting R. Nainggolan for V. Fischer (62′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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