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Genk defeats Kortrijk in a thrilling match at Cegeka Arena
Genk triumphed over Kortrijk with a 4-2 victory in an exciting match played at the Cegeka Arena in Genk, Belgium, corresponding to matchday 17 of the Jupiler Pro League. The game, played on December 7th, 2024, was marked by Genk’s dominance in possession (73%) and their clinical finishing.
The match started with an early goal from Dewaele for Kortrijk in the 4th minute, but Genk responded strongly. Hrosovsky scored a brace (41st and 47th minutes) to turn the game around. Cuesta and Sadick received yellow cards for Genk in the first half, while Lagae received one for Kortrijk. Adedeji-Sternberg added another goal for Genk in the 68th minute. Kortrijk tried to fight back with two late goals, one from Ambrose (90th minute), assisted by Alebiosu, but the comeback was not possible. Nacho also received a yellow card for Kortrijk. The match ended with a 4-2 win for Genk.
Despite Genk’s dominance in possession and shots on target (6 out of 12), Kortrijk showed their danger with 14 shots, although most of them were off target (8 out of 14). Genk committed 11 fouls and received 2 yellow cards, while Kortrijk committed 10 fouls and also received 2 yellow cards.
Substitutions genk: at minute 40 J. Kayembe came in and C. Cuesta went out., at minute 46 I. Bangoura came in and N. Sattlberger went out., at minute 82 Oh Hyeon-Gyu came in and T. Arokodare went out., at minute 82 K. Nkuba came in and J. Steuckers went out.
Substitutions kortrijk: at minute 66 A. Sissako came in and B. Dejaegere went out., at minute 66 D. De Neve came in and G. Dewaele went out., at minute 77 R. Alebiosu came in and N. Mehssatou Sepulveda went out., at minute 77 T. Ambrose came in and Nacho went out., at minute 87 M. Bruno came in and A. Kadri went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Genk
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Kortrijk
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