Sporting Charleroi and Genk draw 2-2 on Sunday

CHARLEROI. Sporting Charleroi bounces back against Genk with a goal on the M. McKenzie 2' and a goal on the A. Samatta  31'.

By
John Ross
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Sporting Charleroi and Genk draw 2-2 on Sunday

CHARLEROI. Sporting Charleroi bounces back against Genk with a goal on the M. McKenzie 2′ and a goal on the A. Samatta  31′.

The match was played at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi stadium in Charleroi on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche with the help of Yves De Neve and Nicolas Maszowez. The 4th official was Arthur Denil. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sporting Charleroi

2 - 2

Team 1

Genk

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 13 Total 4
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 94 Attack 131
  • 52 Dangerous attack 54
  • 0 Ball safe​ 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Genk was in firm control of the ball 55% while Sporting Charleroi was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Genk was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Genk to win the contest​.

Sporting Charleroi shot 13 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Genk shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Sporting Charleroi received 3 yellow cards (K. Nkuba, S. Knežević and Dillon Sheppard). Regarding the opposition, Genk received 1 yellow card (Mujaid Sadick).

Match Timeline

2'
Mark McKenzie(goal)Mike Trésor
Isaac Mbenza(goal)K. Nkuba
3'
31'
Mbwana Samatta(goal)Joseph Paintsil 
Ken Tshiend- Yellow
39'
Stefan Knezevic- Yellow
45'
46'
Mujaid Sadick- Yellow
Ken Tshiend(goal)Isaac Mbenza
51'
Damien Marcq- Yellow
67'
68'
A. Outtara Mohammed- sub ->Bilal El Khannouss
75'
Toluwalase Arokodare- sub ->Ally Samatta 
Stelios Andreou- sub ->Joris Kayembe
77'
85'
Luca Oyen- sub ->Mike Trésor
N. Štulić- sub ->Y. Badji
85'
Daan Heymans- sub ->Dillon Sheppard
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
41
5
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
5
Antwerp
46
5
Cercle Brugge
33
5
Genk
45
5
Westerlo
30
5
Standard Liège
30
5
Club Brugge
33
5
OH Leuven
48
34
Sporting Charleroi
48
34
Anderlecht
46
34
Sint-Truiden
42
34
Mechelen
40
34
Kortrijk
31
34
AS Eupen
28
34
Zulte-Waregem
27
34
KV Oostende
27
34
RFC Seraing
20
34

After this match, Sporting Charleroi will have 48 points like OH Leuven to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Genk will have 75 points like Union Saint-Gilloise to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Genk will host Antwerp on the 4th of June with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Genk (4 draws).

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi
G
Hervé Koffi 16.Burkina Faso
6.2
D
Joris Kayembe Ditu 12.Belgium
7.3
77'
D
Stefan Knezevic 3.Switzerland
6.1
45'
D
Damien Marcq 25.France
6.7
90' 67'
M
Marco Ilaimaharitra 26.Madagascar
6.8
M
Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria
7.1
M
Jackson Tchatchoua 38.Belgium
7.5
M
Ken Tshiend 28.Belgium
8.2
39' Goals51'
F
Isaac Mbenza 7.Belgium
8.1
Goals3'
F
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 9.Côte d'Ivoire
6.6
F
Youssouph Badji 10.Senegal
7.0
85'
Substitutes
G
Martin Delavalée 55.Belgium
D
Jonas Bager 2.Denmark
D
Stelios Andreou 21.Cyprus
6.2
77'
M
Ryota Morioka 44.Japan
M
Daan Heymans 18.Belgium
90'
M
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 99.Iran
F
N. Štulić 19.Serbia
85'

Sporting Charleroi started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: Hervé Koffi (6.2), Stefan Knežević (6.1), Damien Marcq (6.7), Joris Kayembe Ditu (7.3), Ken Nkuba (8.2), Adem Zorgane (7.1), Marco Ilaimaharitra (6.8), Jackson Tchatchoua (7.5), Youssouph Badji (7.0), Isaac Mbenza (8.1) and Vakoun Issouf Bayo (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Stelios Andreou (6.2), Nikola Štulić, Ryota Morioka, Jonas Bager, Martin Delavalée, Daan Heymans and Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh.

Sporting Charleroi could not rely on the presence of Stelios Andreou (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 3 changes: Joris Kayembe for Stelios Andreou (77′), Y. Badji for N. Štulić (85′) and Dillon Sheppard for Daan Heymans (90′).

Best player: Ken Nkuba​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Charleroi was Ken Nkuba.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 25 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Genk – Formation

Genk
G
Maarten Vandevoordt 26.Belgium
7.0
D
Mark McKenzie 2.USA
7.6
Goals2'
D
Angelo Preciado 77.Ecuador
7.1
D
Gerardo Arteaga 5.Mexico
6.3
D
Mujaid Sadick 3.Spain
6.7
46'
M
Patrik Hrošovský 17.Slovakia
6.1
M
Bryan Heynen 8.Belgium
6.8
M
Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye 11.Burundi
7.6
85'
M
Bilal El Khannous 34.Belgium
6.8
68'
M
Joseph Paintsil 28.Ghana
6.8
F
Mbwana Samatta 7.Tanzania
7.3
75' Goals31'
Substitutes
G
Tobe Leysen 40.Belgium
D
Rasmus Carstensen 22.Denmark
M
Nicolás Castro 10.Argentina
M
Anouar El Hadj 19.Belgium
M
A. Outtara Mohammed 4.Côte d'Ivoire
6.6
68'
M
Luca Oyen 24.Belgium
6.1
85'
F
Toluwalase Arokodare 99.Nigeria
6.6
75'
F
Yira Sor 14.Nigeria

Genk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt (7.0), Ángelo Preciado (7.1), Mujaid Sadick (6.7), Mark McKenzie (7.6), Gerardo Arteaga (6.3), Patrik Hrošovský (6.1), Bryan Heynen (6.8), Joseph Paintsil (6.8), Bilal El Khannouss (6.8), Mike Trésor (7.6) and Mbwana Ally Samatta (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Tolu Arokodare (6.6), Yira Collins Sor, Nicolás Castro, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Tobe Leysen, Aziz Ouattara Mohammed (6.6), Luca Oyen (6.1) and Rasmus Carstensen.

Substitutions

Genk made 3 changes: Bilal El Khannouss for A. Outtara Mohammed (68′), Ally Samatta  for Toluwalase Arokodare (75′) and Mike Trésor for Luca Oyen (85′).

Best player: Mark McKenzie​

The player that probably impressed the most for Genk was Mark McKenzie.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 76 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​