GENK. Genk and Cercle Brugge draw 1-1. T. Arokodare scored the first goal (18′) for Genk. K. Olaigbe settled the score (78′). Genk was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser who was helped by Rien Vanyzere and Michele Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.73 degrees Celsius or 69.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 13 Total 10
- 5 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 96 Attack 124
- 42 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 16
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Genk had a superior ball possession 60% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Cercle Brugge to win the encounter.
Genk shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Genk didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge received 4 yellow cards (Jesper Daland, Abu Francis, Hannes Van Der Bruggen and Christiaan Ravych).
Also, Cercle Brugge didn’t end the match with 11 players after Boris Popovic (Cercle Brugge) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (74′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Genk has 47 points like Gent and Cercle Brugge to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge will has 47 points like Genk and Gent to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
Genk – Formation
Genk
85'
18'
Genk started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Wouter Vrancken decided to play with the following team: M. Vandevoordt , Mujaid Sadick , C. Cuesta , Mark McKenzie , Z. El Ouahdi , Matías Galarza , Patrik Hrosovsky , Joris Kayembe , Bilal El Khannouss , Anouar Ait El Hadj and Tolu Arokodare .
The home team had on the bench: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Alieu Fadera , Andi Zeqiri, Eduard Sobol, Christian Akpan, Noah Adedeji-Sternberg, Thomas Claes, Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, Konstantinos Karetsas and Christopher Bonsu Baah .
Substitutions
Genk made 2 changes: Anouar Ait El Hadj for Christopher Bonsu Baah (67′) and Mujaid Sadick for Alieu Fadera (85′).
Player of the match: Tolu Arokodare
The player that probably impressed the most for Genk was Tolu Arokodare.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (35% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 13 duels out of 19.
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
17'
74'
Cercle Brugge started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Miron Muslić played with: Warleson , H. Siquet , Edgaras Utkus , Jesper Daland , Christiaan Ravych , Leonardo Lopes , Hannes Van Der Bruggen , A. Minda , Félix Lemaréchal , Felipe Augusto and K. Denkey .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Boris Popovic , M. Efekele, Abu Francis , K. Olaigbe , Maxime Delanghe, Nils De Wilde , J. Lietaert, Sébastien Bruzzese and Abdoul Kader Ouattara.
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 4 changes: Félix Lemaréchal for K. Olaigbe (46′), Christiaan Ravych for Boris Popovic (46′), Felipe Augusto for Abu Francis (79′) and A. Minda for Nils De Wilde (86′).
Player of the match: K. Olaigbe
The most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was K. Olaigbe.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was sensational also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
