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Anderlecht and Genk Draw in Tense Clash at Lotto Park
Bruxelles (Brussel) – Anderlecht and Genk played to a 1-1 draw in a tense match at Lotto Park, part of the Jupiler Pro League’s 7th round. The game was heavily influenced by an early red card to T. Degreef in the 30th minute, forcing Anderlecht to adjust their strategy.
Anderlecht, with only 30% possession, capitalized on their chances. L. Vazquez put the home side ahead in the 57th minute, assisted by K. Sardella. Genk, who dominated possession with 70%, didn’t give up and relentlessly pursued the equalizer.
The equalizing goal came in the 79th minute, scored by J. Erabi, assisted by J. Kayembe, leveling the score. The match was tough, with numerous fouls (15 by Anderlecht and 6 by Genk) and cards. C. S. Huerta Valera, T. Hazard for Anderlecht, and K. Karetsas, Y. Medina, and J. Erabi for Genk, received yellow cards. Anderlecht finished with ten men after the straight red card to Degreef. Despite being a man down, Anderlecht resisted Genk’s attacks.
Genk dominated the statistics with 17 shots (2 on target and 9 off target) and 7 corners, compared to Anderlecht’s 9 shots (3 on target and 4 off target) and 3 corners. The referee, Lothar D’hondt, had his work cut out for him controlling this high-intensity match.
Substitutions anderlecht: at minute 34 C. S. Huerta Valera came in and M. N’Diaye went out., at minute 70 K. Sardella came in and A. Maamar went out., at minute 70 N. De Cat came in and M. Stroeykens went out., at minute 84 L. Vazquez came in and I. Kanate went out.
Substitutions genk: at minute 72 K. Karetsas came in and J. Erabi went out., at minute 72 I. Bangoura came in and P. Hrosovsky went out., at minute 81 J. Ito came in and N. Adedeji-Sternberg went out., at minute 81 J. Kayembe came in and Y. Medina went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Anderlecht
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Genk
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