English:
Genk Edges Out Anderlecht in Thrilling Lotto Park Encounter
Brussels, April 6, 2025 – Genk emerged victorious in a captivating match against Anderlecht in the second round of the Jupiler Pro League Championship Round, played at Brussels’ Lotto Park. The match, officiated by Eric Lambrechts, ended with a 2-1 scoreline in favor of the visiting team.
Genk controlled possession (53%) and registered more shots (12, 5 on target) than Anderlecht (10 shots, 4 on target). Despite this, Anderlecht took the lead through a goal by C. S. Huerta Valera in the 78th minute, assisted by T. Leoni. Prior to this, J. Kayembe had put Genk ahead in the 32nd minute with an assist from N. Adedeji-Sternberg. Genk sealed the win with a goal from Z. El Ouahdi in the 84th minute, assisted by Y. Sor.
The match was a tense affair, with a total of 22 fouls (11 each) and 4 yellow cards, 2 for Anderlecht (L. Dendoncker and M. Ashimeru) and 2 for Genk (N. Sattlberger and M. Sadick). Despite the defeat, Anderlecht put up a strong fight and made it a challenging game for Genk.
Substitutions anderlecht: at minute 46 M. Ashimeru came in and Y. Verschaeren went out., at minute 66 S. Edozie came in and N. Angulo went out., at minute 66 L. Vazquez came in and T. Hazard went out., at minute 75 T. Leoni came in and Adryelson went out., at minute 89 N. De Cat came in and J. Simic went out.
Substitutions genk: at minute 76 Y. Sor came in and N. Adedeji-Sternberg went out., at minute 76 P. Hrosovsky came in and K. Karetsas went out., at minute 76 Oh Hyeon-Gyu came in and T. Arokodare went out., at minute 90 K. Nkuba came in and C. Bonsu Baah went out., at minute 90 I. Bangoura came in and N. Sattlberger went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Anderlecht
Genk
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