Genk conquers Anderlecht 1-0 with a late goal scored by I. Ugbo

GENK. Genk snatched a late win Anderlecht 1-0 after I. Ugbo scored a goal from 87minute.

Genk conquers Anderlecht 1-0 with a late goal scored by I. Ugbo

GENK. Genk snatched a late win Anderlecht 1-0 after I. Ugbo scored a goal from 87minute.

The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Genk started with a aggressive line-up. On the other side, Anderlecht adopted for a conservative formation (4-4-2).

Genk – Formation

John van den Brom decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt, Daniel Muñoz, Carlos Cuesta, Jhon Lucumi, Gerardo Arteaga, Bryan Heynen, Kristian Thorstvedt, Carel Eiting, Junya Ito, Paul Onuachu and Theo Bongonda.

The home team had on the bench: L. Oyen, Ike Ugbo, C. Dessers, Patrik Hrošovský, Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye, M. McKenzie, Mujaid Sadick, T. Leysen and B. Toma.

Anderlecht – Formation

On the other side, Vincent van den Brom played with: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Michael Murillo, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Wesley Hoedt, Sergio Gómez, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Josh Cullen, Kristoffer Olsson, Lior Refaelov, Benito Raman and Joshua Zirkzee.

They had on the bench: Isaac Kiese Thelin, Christian Kouamé, K. Sardella, Francis Amuzu, Y. Verschaeren, Majeed Ashimeru, M. Kana, B. Verbruggen and C. Coosemans.

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 12 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 0
  • 6 Off Target 9
  • 3 Shots blocked 7
  • 97 Attack 111
  • 56 Dangerous attack 60
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Genk was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Anderlecht that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Match Timeline

42'
46'
66'
66'
67'
Francis Amuzu- sub ->B. Raman
69'
72'
82'
Patrik Hrosovsky- sub ->B. Heynen
82'
84'
Francis Amuzu- Yellow
85'
85'
Majeed Ashimeru- sub ->A. Ait El Hadj
87'
90'
Mark McKenzie- sub ->J. Ito
90'

After this match, Genk will have 10 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Anderlecht will stay with 7 points to stay in the 14th place.

In the next match in the Pro League, Genk will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 11th of September with a 0-0 head to head record. Anderlecht will host Mechelen on the 12th of September with a 12-5 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (9 draw).