Zulte-Waregem tops KRC Genk II after recovering from a 2-1 deficit

GENK. Zulte-Waregem found a way to reverse the scoreline against KRC Genk II.

September 16, 2023

GENK. Zulte-Waregem found a way to reverse the score against KRC Genk II. Zulte-Waregem took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

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 Stan Teuben with the assistance of Frans Ozinga and Mark Janssen. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.

Match Statistics

KRC Genk II

2 - 4

Zulte-Waregem

40 Ball Possession 60

Shots

11 Total 22
4 On Target 10
5 Off Target 8
2 Shots blocked 4

85 Attack 111
44 Dangerous attack 108
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 11
4 Off Sides 3

Fouls

13 Total 15
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Zulte-Waregem had a strong ball possession 60% while KRC Genk II was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Zulte-Waregem was more aggressive with 108 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zulte-Waregem won the match.

KRC Genk II shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Zulte-Waregem shot 22 times, 10 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

KRC Genk II received 1 yellow card (Deniz Arabaci). Regarding the opposition, Zulte-Waregem didn’t receive any yellow card.

(KRC Genk II) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (27′).

Match Timeline

22'

Christian Brüls(goal)

27'

Victory Beniangba(goal)

37'

Victory Beniangba(goal)

44'

Ibrahima Sory Bangoura- sub ->Noah Adedeji-Sternberg

46'

P. Diop- sub ->Ruud Vormer

55'

Robbe Decostere(goal)

46'

Alioune Ndour- sub ->Christian Brüls

Adnane Abid- sub ->Konstantinos Karetsas

61'

Robin Mirisola- sub ->Victory Beniangba

66'

73'

Joel Bagan- sub ->Andres Labie

73'

Dylan Demuynck- sub ->Robbe Decostere

86'

Alessandro Ciranni- sub ->Pape Diop

Deniz Arabaci- Yellow

87'

89'

Dylan Demuynck(goal)

90'

Alioune Ndour(goal)Timothy Derijck

Cédric Nuozzi- sub ->Thomas Claes

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, KRC Genk II will stay with 7 points like Patro Eisden and Club Brugge II to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Zulte-Waregem will have 10 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

KRC Genk II – Formation

KRC Genk II

Mike Penders 41.Belgium

7.1

Deniz Arabaci 57.Belgium

6.6

87'

Kamiel Van De Perre 58.Belgium

7.0

Faissal Al Mazyani 63.Morocco

6.7

Josue Kongolo 72.Belgium

6.6

27'

Brad Manguelle 76.Belgium

6.7

Noah Adedeji-Sternberg 67.Belgium

7.0

46'

Thomas Claes 68.Belgium

6.6

90'

Kelvin John 20.Tanzania

6.3

Konstantinos Karetsas 78.Belgium

6.6

61'

Victory Beniangba 79.Nigeria

8.7

66'

37', 44'

Substitutes

Vic Chambaere 30.Belgium

Nolan Martens 64.Belgium

Christian Akpan 65.Nigeria

Ibrahima Sory Bangoura 70.Guinea

6.6

46'

Adnane Abid 48.Belgium

61'

Robin Mirisola 59.Belgium

66'

Cédric Nuozzi 74.Belgium

90'

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

The manager Jelle Coen decided to play with the following team: Mike Penders (7.1), Faissal Al Mazyani (6.7), Brad Manguelle (6.7), Josue Ndenge Kongolo (6.6), Deniz Arabaci (6.6), Thomas Claes (6.6), Kamiel Van De Perre (7.0), Kelvin John (6.3), Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (7.0), Konstantinos Karetsas (6.6) and Victory Beniangba (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Vic Chambaere, Adnane Abid, Robin Mirisola, Nolan Martens, Christian Akpan, Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (6.6) and Cédric Nuozzi.

Substitutions

KRC Genk II made 4 changes: Thomas Claes for Cédric Nuozzi (90′), Konstantinos Karetsas for Adnane Abid (61′), Noah Adedeji-Sternberg for Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (46′) and Victory Beniangba for Robin Mirisola (66′).

Best player: Victory Beniangba

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for KRC Genk II was Victory Beniangba.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 17 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem

Louis Bostyn 1.Belgium

6.7

Timothy Derijck 4.Belgium

6.6

Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium

7.8

73'

55'

Lukas Willen 31.Belgium

7.2

Andres Labie 47.Belgium

6.6

73'

Abdoulaye Traoré 10.Ivory Coast

6.9

Christian Brüls 12.Belgium

7.3

46'

22'

Nicolas Rommens 20.Belgium

7.0

Ruud Vormer 25.Netherlands

6.3

46'

Jelle Vossen 9.Belgium

6.9

Zinho Gano 93.Guinea-Bissau

6.7

Substitutes

Ennio van der Gouw 23.Netherlands

Alessandro Ciranni 14.Belgium

86'

Joel Bagan 33.England

73'

P. Diop 17.Senegal

7.2

46'

Igor Savić 21.Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dylan Demuynck 59.Belgium

73'

89'

Alioune Ndour 7.Senegal

6.9

46'

90'

Zulte-Waregem started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Frederik D’Hollander played with: Louis Bostyn (6.7), Robbe Decostere (7.8), Timothy Derijck (6.6), Andres Labie (6.6), Lukas Willen (7.2), Christian Brüls (7.3), Nicolas Rommens (7.0), Ruud Vormer (6.3), Abdoulaye Traore (6.9), Jelle Vossen (6.9) and Zinho Gano (6.7).

They had on the bench: Alioune Ndour (6.9), Alessandro Ciranni, Pape Diop (7.2), Igor Savić, Ennio Van Der Gouw, Joel Bagan and Dylan Demuynck.

Zulte-Waregem could not rely on the presence of Alessandro Ciranni (injured).

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 5 changes: Robbe Decostere for Dylan Demuynck (73′), Andres Labie for Joel Bagan (73′), Pape Diop for Alessandro Ciranni (86′), Christian Brüls for Alioune Ndour (46′) and Ruud Vormer for Pape Diop (46′).