Genk prevails over AS Eupen 3-1

EUPEN. Genk defeats AS Eupen 3-1.

December 11, 2023

EUPEN. Genk defeats AS Eupen 3-1. Genk got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Yira Collins Sor (45′) and Joseph Paintsil (56′). AS Eupen tried to recover with a goal from Regan Charles-Cook (65′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (90′ + 2′) scored by Tolu Arokodare for Genk.

The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Bourdeaud’hui with the help of Romain Devillers and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Lothar D’hondt. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.19 degrees Celsius or 46.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Timeline

Victor Pálsson(VAR_CARD)

26'

45'

Yira Sor (goal)Bryan Heynen

Kevin Möhwald- sub ->Miloš Pantović

46'

53'

Alieu Fadera- Yellow

56'

Regan Charles-Cook- sub ->Isaac Christie-Davies

59'

Regan Charles-Cook(goal)Kevin Möhwald

65'

Nathan Bitumazala- sub ->Alfred Finnbogason

75'

Aleksandr Filin- sub ->Jan Král

75'

80'

C. Cuesta- Yellow

81'

Tolu Arokodare- sub ->Yira Collins Sor

81'

Christopher Bonsu Baah - sub ->Joseph Paintsil

81'

Matías Galarza- sub ->Bilal El Khannouss

Jérôme Déom- sub ->Brandon Baiye

88'

90'

Tolu Arokodare(goal)Christopher Baah

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, AS Eupen stays with 15 points to hold in the 13th place. On the other side, Genk will has 28 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will play away against Westerlo on the 16th of December with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Westerlo (4 draws).

Genk will host Kortrijk on the 16th of December with a 17-10 head to head statistic in favor of Genk (8 draws).

AS Eupen – Formation

AS Eupen

G. Słonina 24.United States

7.1

Victor Pálsson 4.Iceland

6.7

Jan Kral 21.Czech Republic

6.3

75'

Rune Paeshuyse 28.Belgium

6.6

Jason Davidson 3.Australia

6.8

Brandon Baiye 6.Belgium

6.4

88'

Gary Magnée 15.Belgium

7.5

Milos Pantovic 19.Serbia

6.7

46'

Isaac Christie-Davies 23.Wales

6.4

59'

Isaac Nuhu 7.Ghana

6.7

Alfred Finnbogason 27.Iceland

7.3

75'

Substitutes

Tom Roufosse 99.Belgium

Yentl Van Genechten 2.Belgium

Aleksandr Filin 25.Russia

6.8

75'

Kevin Möhwald 8.Germany

7.5

46'

Nathan Bitumazala 11.France

6.4

75'

Jérôme Déom 14.Belgium

88'

Regan Charles-Cook 10.England

7.3

59'

65'

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

The manager Florian Kohfeldt decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Słonina (7.1), Rune Paeshuyse (6.6), Victor Pálsson (6.7), Jan Král (6.3), Gary Magnee (7.5), Isaac Christie-Davies (6.4), Brandon Baiye (6.4), Miloš Pantović (6.7), Jason Davidson (6.8), Alfred Finnbogason (7.3) and Isaac Nuhu (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Yentl Van Genechten, Kevin Möhwald (7.5), Regan Charles-Cook (7.3), Nathan Bitumazala (6.4), Jerome Deom, Oleksandr Filin (6.8) and Tom Roufosse.

AS Eupen could not rely on the presence of Kevin Möhwald (injured).

Substitutions

AS Eupen made 5 changes: Alfred Finnbogason for Nathan Bitumazala (75′), Miloš Pantović for Kevin Möhwald (46′), Isaac Christie-Davies for Regan Charles-Cook (59′), Jan Král for Oleksandr Filin (75′) and Brandon Baiye for Jerome Deom (88′).

Player of the match: Kevin Möhwald

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AS Eupen was Kevin Möhwald.

His rating is 7.5 with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.

His performance was amazing also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Genk – Formation

Genk

M. Vandevoordt 26.Belgium

7.1

Mujaid Sadick 3.Spain

7.5

Gerardo Arteaga 5.Mexico

7.3

Daniel Muñoz 23.Colombia

7.5

C. Cuesta 46.Colombia

7.0

80'

Alieu Fadera 7.Gambia

7.5

53'

Bryan Heynen 8.Belgium

7.5

Bilal El Khannouss 10.Morocco

8.2

81'

Patrik Hrosovsky 17.Slovakia

6.4

Joseph Paintsil 28.Ghana

8.5

81'

56'

Yira Sor 14.Nigeria

7.0

81'

45'

Substitutes

Mike Penders 41.Belgium

Joris Kayembe 18.Belgium

Anouar Ait El Hadj 19.Belgium

Matías Galarza 25.Argentina

6.8

81'

Andi Zeqiri 9.Switzerland

Christopher Bonsu Baah 90.Ghana

7.1

81'

Tolu Arokodare 99.Nigeria

7.5

81'

90'

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

Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt (7.1), Daniel Muñoz (7.5), Carlos Cuesta (7.0), Mujaid Sadick (7.5), Gerardo Arteaga (7.3), Bryan Heynen (7.5), Patrik Hrosovsky (6.4), Joseph Paintsil (8.5), Bilal El Khannouss (8.2), Alieu Fadera (7.5) and Yira Collins Sor (7.0).

They had on the bench: Andi Zeqiri, Joris Kayembe, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Alejandro Galarza (6.8), Mike Penders, Christopher Baah (7.1) and Tolu Arokodare (7.5).

Substitutions

Genk made 3 changes: Yira Collins Sor for Tolu Arokodare (81′), Bilal El Khannouss for Alejandro Galarza (81′) and Joseph Paintsil for Christopher Baah (81′).

Player of the match: Joseph Paintsil

The most impressive player for Genk was Joseph Paintsil.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 25 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.