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Charleroi Stuns Genk at Cegeka Arena
In a match held at the Cegeka Arena, Charleroi secured an important away victory against Genk. Despite Genk’s overwhelming ball possession (68% vs. 32%), Charleroi capitalized on their opportunities. In the 16th minute, A. Scheidler opened the scoring for Charleroi with a goal following an assist from L. Blum. Despite Genk’s attempts to equalize, Charleroi remained solid in defense. Genk dominated in total shots (15 vs. 9) and shots on target (4 vs 2) but failed to convert their chances. The match was also marked by intense play, with a total of 22 fouls and two yellow cards shown to Charleroi (E. Camara and L. Blum). Genk did not receive any yellow cards. Charleroi takes home three valuable points from Genk, surprising with their effectiveness and defensive solidity.
Substitutions charleroi: at minute 21 J. Romsaas came in and P. Pflucke went out., at minute 44 P. Guiagon came in and M. Nzita went out., at minute 69 L. Blum came in and K. Van Den Kerkhof went out., at minute 69 J. Gaudin came in and M. Boukamir went out., at minute 69 A. Bernier came in and F. Szymczak went out.
Substitutions genk: at minute 62 Oh Hyeon-Gyu came in and R. Mirisola went out., at minute 62 J. Ito came in and P. Hrosovsky went out., at minute 62 I. Bangoura came in and J. Erabi went out., at minute 78 J. Kayembe came in and Y. Medina went out., at minute 89 N. Adedeji-Sternberg came in and A. Palacios went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Genk
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Charleroi
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