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
- 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
Standings
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
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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 , Stefan Knežević , Damien Marcq , Joris Kayembe Ditu , Ken Nkuba , Adem Zorgane , Marco Ilaimaharitra , Jackson Tchatchoua , Youssouph Badji , Isaac Mbenza and Vakoun Issouf Bayo .
The home team had on the bench: Stelios Andreou , 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 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
Genk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt , Ángelo Preciado , Mujaid Sadick , Mark McKenzie , Gerardo Arteaga , Patrik Hrošovský , Bryan Heynen , Joseph Paintsil , Bilal El Khannouss , Mike Trésor and Mbwana Ally Samatta .
These were the players on the bench: Tolu Arokodare , Yira Collins Sor, Nicolás Castro, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Tobe Leysen, Aziz Ouattara Mohammed , Luca Oyen 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 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.
- Zulte-Waregem – Cercle Brugge – 2-3
- Sporting Charleroi – Genk – 2-2
- Sint-Truiden – Antwerp – 0-1
- Kortrijk – Union Saint-Gilloise – 2-4
- OH Leuven – Standard Liège – 3-2
- Gent – KV Oostende – 1-2
- Anderlecht – Mechelen – 2-3
- Club Brugge – AS Eupen – 7-0
