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Lech Poznan Stuns Genk in Europa League Clash
Lech Poznan secured a significant victory at the Cegeka Arena against Genk in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League play-offs. Despite Genk’s dominance in possession (64% to 36%), Lech Poznan proved more effective in front of goal.
The match began with a goal from J. Ito for Genk in the 31st minute, but Lech Poznan responded quickly. K. Lisman equalized in the 43rd minute, assisted by B. Fiabema. In the second half, L. Bengtsson put Lech Poznan ahead in the 56th minute, sealing the victory for the Polish team.
The match was marked by intensity, with a total of 26 fouls committed between the two teams. W. Monka of Lech Poznan and J. Ito of Genk received yellow cards. Genk had more scoring opportunities with 12 total shots, but only 4 were on target, while Lech Poznan was more accurate with 2 shots on target out of 8 attempts. Genk also dominated in corners, with 8 compared to Lech Poznan’s 4.
Substitutions lech poznan: at minute 46 A. Kozubal came in and G. Thordarson went out., at minute 46 L. Palma came in and L. Bengtsson went out., at minute 60 M. Skrzypczak came in and A. Douglas went out., at minute 61 B. Fiabema came in and F. Szymczak went out., at minute 70 P. Rodriguez came in and B. Baranski went out.
Substitutions genk: at minute 67 J. Ito came in and J. Steuckers went out., at minute 67 P. Hrosovsky came in and B. Heynen went out., at minute 67 N. Adedeji-Sternberg came in and Y. Sor went out., at minute 78 Y. Medina came in and J. Kayembe went out., at minute 90 Oh Hyeon-Gyu came in and R. Mirisola went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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