Rapid Vienna 1-0 Genk: overcomes 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Ljubicic
GENK. Rapid Vienna prevails over Genk 1-0 after R. Ljubicic scored just 1 goal (29').
GENK. Rapid Vienna tops Genk 1-0 after R. Ljubicic scored just 1 goal (29′). Genk was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins who had the assistance of Luis Campos and Pedro Almeida. The 4th official was Hélder Miguel Azevedo Malheiro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.3 degrees Celsius or 37.9 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Genk was in firm control of the ball 66% while Rapid Vienna was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Genk was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Rapid Vienna was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Genk shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Rapid Vienna shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Genk received 2 yellow cards (P. Onuachu and C. Cuesta). On the opposite side, Rapid Vienna received 7 yellow cards (M. Moormann, M. Ullmann, O. Strunz, F. Feldhofer, M. Grull, F. Stojkovic and P. Gartler).
After this match, Genk will stay with 5 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Rapid Vienna will have 3 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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21'21'
M. Moormann
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29'29'
R. Ljubicic
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42'42'
M. Ullmann
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46'46'
C. Cuesta
J. Ito
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46'46'
J. Lucumi
M. Sadick
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46'46'
P. Onuachu
I. Ugbo
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46'46'
K. Kitagawa
C. Knasmullner
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46'46'
O. Strunz
E. Kara
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50'50'
P. Onuachu
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54'54'
O. Strunz
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55'55'
F. Feldhofer
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69'69'
S. Jukleroed
G. Arteaga
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75'75'
M. Grull
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75'75'
S. Grahovac
R. Ljubicic
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75'75'
J. Auer
M. Grull
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76'76'
F. Stojkovic
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80'80'
L. Oyen
A. Preciado
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89'89'
M. Dijakovic
M. Ullmann
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90'90'
C. Cuesta
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90'90'
P. Gartler
Next match
Genk: Formation and Lineups
Genk started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager John van den Brom chose to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt , Ángelo Preciado , Mujaid Sadick , Mark McKenzie , Gerardo Arteaga , Kristian Thorstvedt , Patrik Hrošovský , Joseph Paintsil , Theo Bongonda , Ike Ugbo and Junya Ito .
Genk could not rely on the presence of P. Onuachu (injured).
Substitutes
Genk made 5 changes: J. Ito for C. Cuesta (46′), M. Sadick for J. Lucumi (46′), I. Ugbo for P. Onuachu (46′), G. Arteaga for S. Jukleroed (69′) and A. Preciado for L. Oyen (80′).
Top player: Mark McKenzie
The player who no doubt impressed Genk the most was Mark McKenzie.
His rating is with 84 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
Rapid Vienna: Formation and Lineups
Rapid Vienna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Ferdinand Feldhofer played with: Paul Gartler , Filip Stojković , Emanuel Aiwu , Martin Moormann , Maximilian Ullmann , Dejan Petrović , Robert Ljubičić , Thorsten Schick , Christoph Knasmüllner , Marco Grüll and Ercan Kara .
Rapid Vienna could not rely on the presence of O. Strunz (injured).
Substitutes
Rapid Vienna made 5 changes: C. Knasmullner for K. Kitagawa (46′), E. Kara for O. Strunz (46′), R. Ljubicic for S. Grahovac (75′), M. Grull for J. Auer (75′) and M. Ullmann for M. Dijakovic (89′).
Top player: Robert Ljubičić
The player who no doubt impressed Rapid Vienna the most was Robert Ljubičić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
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