GENK. Club Brugge II was finally too strong for KRC Genk II with the goal of Lenn De Smet (12′), Romeo Vermant (45′) and Alejandro Granados (82′). KRC Genk II lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim De Keyzer who was helped by Lennert Becquet and . The 4th official was Jordy Vermeire. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.72 degrees Celsius or 71.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

KRC Genk II was in firm control of the ball 58% while Club Brugge II was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

KRC Genk II was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Club Brugge II was able to find the solution to win this match.​

KRC Genk II shot 15 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge II shot 10 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

KRC Genk II received 4 yellow cards (Thomas Claes, Alfred Caicedo, Josue Ndenge Kongolo and Kamiel Van De Perre). Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge II received 3 yellow cards (Alejandro Granados, Sem Audoor and Shion Homma).

Standings

After playing this match, KRC Genk II stays with 6 points to occupy the 5th place in the table. On the other side, Club Brugge II has 6 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, KRC Genk II will host Zulte-Waregem on the 15th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Club Brugge II will play away agasint Liège on the 15th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

KRC Genk II – Formation

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

The manager Jelle Coen decided to play with the following team: Mike Penders (6.5), Alfred Caicedo (6.5), Brad Manguelle (6.4), Josue Ndenge Kongolo (6.9), Faissal Al Mazyani (6.5), Kamiel Van De Perre (7.6), Thomas Claes (6.4), Kelvin John (6.6), Konstantinos Karetsas (6.7), Adnane Abid (7.0) and Victory Beniangba (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Vic Chambaere, Deniz Arabaci (6.6), Robin Mirisola (6.5), Nolan Martens (6.7), Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (6.9), Ibrahima Sory Bangoura and Cédric Nuozzi.

KRC Genk II could not rely on the presence of Deniz Arabaci (injured).

Substitutions

KRC Genk II made 5 changes: Alfred Caicedo for Nolan Martens (46′), Victory Beniangba for Robin Mirisola (46′), Faissal Al Mazyani for Deniz Arabaci (68′), Konstantinos Karetsas for Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (66′) and Adnane Abid for Cédric Nuozzi (82′).

Best player: Kamiel Van De Perre​

The player that probably impressed the most for KRC Genk II was Kamiel Van De Perre.

His rating is (7.6) with 46 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Club Brugge II – Formation

Club Brugge II started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Nicky Hayen played with: Nick Shinton (6.8), Denzel De Roeve (8.0), Jano Willems (6.9), Amine Et-Taibi (7.7), Joaquin Seys (6.6), Mohamed Boukammiri (7.6), Liam De Smet (7.5), Sem Audoor (6.7), Shion Homma (7.1), Lenn De Smet (7.2) and Romeo Vermant (8.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alejandro Granados (6.6), Benjamin Farras (6.5), Henri Maton, William Simba, Laurens Goemaere, Daniel Perez and Jessi Silva.

Club Brugge II could not rely on the presence of Jessi Silva (injured) and Alejandro Granados (injured).

Substitutions

Club Brugge II made 3 changes: Sem Audoor for Alejandro Granados (60′), Mohamed Boukammiri for Laurens Goemaere (81′) and Shion Homma for Benjamin Thoresen Faraas (81′).

Best player: Romeo Vermant​

The most impressive player for Club Brugge II was Romeo Vermant.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 16 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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

• RFC Seraing – Zulte-Waregem – 0-5
• KRC Genk II – Club Brugge II – 0-3