English:
Heymans’ Early Brace Leads Genk to Victory Over Dender in Thrilling Encounter
DENDERLEEUW, Belgium – In a vibrant match held at the Dender Football Complex, Genk triumphed over Dender in a game marked by intensity and physical play. From the opening whistle, Genk demonstrated their determination, with D. Heymans shining by scoring two early goals in the 3rd and 8th minutes, both assisted by J. Ito and K. Karetsas, respectively.
Dender, despite having more ball possession (51%), struggled to find their rhythm and saw a glimmer of hope with B. Nsimba’s goal in the 58th minute. However, Genk’s defense remained firm and frustrated Dender’s attempts to equalize. The match was filled with yellow cards, especially for Dender, who accumulated four cautions. Genk also received a yellow card in added time. Although Dender outnumbered Genk in shots (22 to 8) and corners (8 to 2), Genk’s effectiveness in key moments secured their victory. The refereeing of Nicolas Laforge was tested in a match with many fouls and high tension.
Substitutions dender: at minute 46 M. Sambu came in and L. De Fougerolles went out., at minute 46 D. Toshevski came in and A. Jahanbakhsh went out., at minute 71 M. Viltard came in and M. S. Dion went out., at minute 81 L. Marijnissen came in and M. Berte went out., at minute 88 R. Kvet came in and N. Rodes went out.
Substitutions genk: at minute 65 J. Ito came in and Y. Sor went out., at minute 65 K. Karetsas came in and I. Bangoura went out., at minute 77 Y. Sor came in and J. Kongolo went out., at minute 82 D. Heymans came in and N. Sattlberger went out., at minute 83 A. Bibout came in and Oh Hyeon-Gyu went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Dender
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Genk
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