GENK. Genk was in the end too strong for RFC Seraing. P. Onuachu was the key of the match after he scored in the 42nd, 44th and 49th minute. P. Onuachu (42′), P. Onuachu (44′) and P. Onuachu (49′ pen).
P. Onuachu missed 1 penalty (33′) for Genk.
The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot who had the assistance of Florian Lemaire and Lennert Becquet. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Genk – Formation
Genk
80'
70'
42', 49', 49'
The manager John van den Brom decided to play with the following team: M. Vandevoordt, J. Lucumí, M. McKenzie, G. Arteaga, D. Muñoz, B. Heynen, B. Toma, K. Thorstvedt, P. Onuachu, J. Ito and J. Paintsil.
The home team had on the bench: M. Trésor, L. Oyen, J. Geusens, A. Németh, Á. Preciado, T. Leysen, I. Ugbo and Mujaid Sadick.
RFC Seraing – Formation
RFC Seraing
On the other side, Jordi Condom Aulí played with: G. Dietsch, B. Boulenger, G. Kilota, F. Sambu, Y. Nadrani, M. Poaty, I. Cissé, A. Jallow, Y. Maziz, G. Mikautadze and M. Mouandilmadji.
They had on the bench: M. Cachbach, T. Galjé, W. Faye, F. D’Onofrio, A. Bernier, D. Del Fabro and T. Pierrot.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 12 Total 5
- 8 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 108 Attack 104
- 51 Dangerous attack 24
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 2 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Genk was in firm control of the ball 55% while RFC Seraing was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Genk was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Genk won the match.
Genk shot 11 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, RFC Seraing shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Genk received 3 yellow cards (B. Heynen, J. Ito and D. Munoz). On the other side, RFC Seraing received 2 yellow cards (I. Cisse and W. Faye).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Genk will have 17 points like AS Eupen and Antwerp to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, RFC Seraing will stay with 9 points like Zulte-Waregem to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Genk will play away against AS Eupen on the 3rd of October with a 10-1 head to head record in favor of Genk (3 draws).
RFC Seraing will host Zulte-Waregem on the 3rd of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Genk – RFC Seraing – 3-0
- Gent – Cercle Brugge – 2-1
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Antwerp – 1-2
- Sporting Charleroi – Mechelen – 0-2
- KV Oostende – Anderlecht – 2-2
