Pro League: Genk conquers Sporting Charleroi 4-2
GENK. Genk conquers Sporting Charleroi 4-2.
GENK. Genk prevails over Sporting Charleroi 4-2. Genk was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.81 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
Genk was in firm control of the ball 61% while Sporting Charleroi was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Genk was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Genk won the encounter.
Genk shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Sporting Charleroi shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Genk received 2 yellow cards (J. Ito and M. McKenzie). On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi received 3 yellow cards (A. Gholizadeh, S. Nicholson and S. Knezevic).
After playing this match, Genk will have 22 points like Cercle Brugge to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi will stay with 32 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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26'26'
J. Ito
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27'27'
J. Tchatchoua
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35'35'
P. Onuachu
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41'41'
J. Ito
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45'45'
A. Gholizadeh
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55'55'
Ali Gholizadeh
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55'55'
Mark McKenzie
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68'68'
P. Hrosovsky
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71'71'
A. Zaroury
A. Gholizadeh
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72'72'
L. Oyen
T. Bongonda
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81'81'
Amine Benchaib
Jackson Tchatchoua
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81'81'
Iké Ugbo
Paul Onuachu
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81'81'
A. Descotte
A. Zorgane
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82'82'
S. Nicholson
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83'83'
L. Oyen
K. Thorstvedt
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85'85'
S. Knezevic
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90'90'
T. Rommens
S. Jukleroed
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Genk will host Antwerp on the 19th of December with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Genk (3 draws).
Sporting Charleroi will play away with AS Eupen on the 19th of December with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Sporting Charleroi (4 draws).
Genk: Formation and Lineups
The manager Bernd Storck chose to play with the following team: M. Vandevoordt, S. Juklerød, M. McKenzie, D. Muñoz, Mujaid Sadick, P. Hrošovský, B. Heynen, K. Thorstvedt, P. Onuachu, T. Bongonda and J. Ito.
Substitutes
Genk made 3 changes: T. Bongonda for L. Oyen (72′), P. Onuachu for I. Ugbo (80′) and S. Jukleroed for T. Rommens (90′).
Sporting Charleroi: Formation and Lineups
On the opposite side, Edward Still played with: H. Koffi, J. Kayembe, S. Knežević, L. Bessilé, S. Andreou, R. Morioka, M. Ilaimaharitra, A. Gholizadeh, A. Zorgane, J. Tchatchoua and S. Nicholson.
Substitutes
Sporting Charleroi made 3 changes: A. Gholizadeh for A. Zaroury (71′), J. Tchatchoua for A. Benchaib (81′) and A. Zorgane for A. Descotte (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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