Genk steals a 2-1 win against Union Saint-Gilloise

BRUSSELS. Genk beat Union Saint-Gilloise to win 2-1. A goal from M. Samatta was decisive in the 90min.

By
David Brown
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Genk steals a 2-1 win against Union Saint-Gilloise

BRUSSELS. Genk conquered Union Saint-Gilloise to win 2-1. A goal from M. Samatta was decisive in the 90min. It was Genk to strike first with a goal of J. Paintsil at the 15′. Then it was a goal in the 74′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Samatta gave the win to Genk in the 90′ minute with a goal. Union Saint-Gilloise lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stade Joseph Mariën stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser who was helped by Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Bert Put. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Union Saint-Gilloise

1 - 2

Team 1

Genk

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 11 Total 15
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 113 Attack 92
  • 55 Dangerous attack 41
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Union Saint-Gilloise had a strong ball possession 57% while Genk was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Union Saint-Gilloise had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Genk managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Union Saint-Gilloise shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Genk shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Union Saint-Gilloise received 4 yellow cards (T. Teuma, I. Kandouss, S. Van Der Heyden and C. Burgess). Regarding the opposition, Genk received 3 yellow cards (P. Onuachu, D. Munoz and M. A. Galarza).

Match Timeline

15'
20'
37'
46'
52'
56'
Cameron Puertas- sub ->J. Rodriguez
58'
Dennis Eckert Ayensa- sub ->V. Boniface
58'
63'
Loïc Lapoussin(goal)T. Teuma
74'
79'
79'
Matías Galarza- sub ->P. Hrosovsky
81'
83'
Matías Galarza- Yellow
83'
Gustaf Nilsson- sub ->D. Vanzeir
83'
90'
Christian Burgess- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
44
6
Antwerp
47
6
Cercle Brugge
36
6
Genk
46
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Westerlo
30
6
Standard Liège
30
6
Club Brugge
36
6
OH Leuven
48
34
Sporting Charleroi
48
34
Anderlecht
46
34
Sint-Truiden
42
34
Mechelen
40
34
Kortrijk
31
34
AS Eupen
28
34
Zulte-Waregem
27
34
KV Oostende
27
34
RFC Seraing
20
34

After this match, Union Saint-Gilloise will stay with 13 points like Standard Liège to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Genk will have 19 points like Club Brugge to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise will play away with AS Eupen on the 18th of September with a 6-3 head to head in favor of AS Eupen (3 draws).

Genk will host Gent on the 18th of September with a 21-17 head to head in favor of Genk (10 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
6.4
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.3
90'
D
Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium
6.5
83'
D
Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco
7.3
56'
M
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
6.6
20'
M
José Rodríguez 4.Spain
6.8
58'
M
Teddy Teuma 10.Malta
7.4
52'
M
Senne Lynen  20.Belgium
7.3
M
Loïc Lapoussin 94.France
7.7
Goals74'
F
Dante Vanzeir 13.Belgium
6.7
83'
F
Victor Boniface  7.Nigeria
6.4
58'
Substitutes
G
L. Pirard 21.Belgium
D
Viktor Boone 3.Belgium
D
Oussama El Azzouzi 6.Morocco
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
6.4
58'
F
Dennis Eckert Ayensa 9.Germany
6.2
58'
F
Simon Adingra 11.Ivory Coast
7.1
20'
F
Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden
6.2
83'

Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Karel Geraerts decided to play with the following team: Anthony Moris (6.4), Ismael Kandouss (7.3), Christian Burgess (7.3), Siebe Van Der Heyden (6.5), Bart Nieuwkoop (6.6), Senne Lynen (7.3), José Rodríguez (6.8), Teddy Teuma (7.4), Loic Lapoussin (7.7), Dante Vanzeir (6.7) and Victor Okoh Boniface (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Cameron Puertas (6.4), Dennis Eckert Ayensa (6.2), V. Boone, Simon Adingra (7.1), L. Pirard, Gustaf Nilsson (6.2) and O. El Azzouzi.

Union Saint-Gilloise could not rely on the presence of S. Adingra (injured).

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 4 changes: B. Nieuwkoop for S. Adingra (20′), J. Rodriguez for C. Puertas (58′), V. Boniface for D. Eckert Ayensa (58′) and D. Vanzeir for G. Nilsson (83′).

Best player: Loic Lapoussin​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Loic Lapoussin.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 65 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Genk – Formation

Genk
G
M. Vandevoordt 26.Belgium
6.7
D
C. Cuesta 46.Colombia
7.3
D
Mark McKenzie 2.United States
6.9
D
Gerardo Arteaga 5.Mexico
6.9
D
Daniel Muñoz 23.Colombia
7.0
81'
M
Patrik Hrosovsky 17.Slovakia
6.8
79'
M
Bryan Heynen  8.Belgium
6.6
M
Mike Trésor 11.Belgium
7.4
M
Bilal El Khannouss 34.Morocco
6.7
79'
M
Joseph Paintsil 28.Ghana
7.3
37' Goals15'
F
Paul Onuachu 18.Nigeria
6.7
63' 46'
Substitutes
G
T. Leysen 40.Belgium
D
Angelo Preciado  77.Ecuador
6.7
79'
M
Matías Galarza 25.Argentina
6.4
79' 83'
M
Nicolás Castro 10.Argentina
6.6
37'
F
Ally Samatta 7.Tanzania
7.1
63' Goals90'
F
A. Németh 35.Hungary
F
Matisse Didden 27.Belgium

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

Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt (6.7), Daniel Muñoz (7.0), Carlos Cuesta (7.3), Mark McKenzie (6.9), Gerardo Arteaga (6.9), Bryan Heynen (6.6), Patrik Hrošovský (6.8), Joseph Paintsil (7.3), Bilal El Khannouss (6.7), Mike Trésor (7.4) and Paul Onuachu (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: T. Leysen, Alejandro Galarza (6.4), Mbwana Ally Samatta (7.1), A. Németh, Nicolás Castro (6.6), M. Didden and Ángelo Preciado (6.7).

Genk could not rely on the presence of N. Castro (injured).

Substitutions

Genk made 4 changes: J. Paintsil for N. Castro (37′), P. Onuachu for M. Samatta (63′), B. El Khannous for A. Preciado (79′) and P. Hrosovsky for M. A. Galarza (79′).

Best player: Mike Trésor​

The player that probably impressed the most for Genk was Mike Trésor even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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