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Genk cruises to victory over Cercle Brugge in thrilling match
Genk secured a comfortable 3-1 win over Cercle Brugge at the Cegeka Arena in Genk, Belgium, in a Jupiler Pro League matchday 25 encounter. The match, officiated by Kevin van Damme, saw Genk dominate possession (63%) and shots on target (6 to 4).
Thibo Somers gave Cercle Brugge an early lead in the 10th minute, but Genk responded quickly. Jarne Steuckers converted a penalty in the 18th minute, following a VAR review that overturned a previous penalty decision. Hyun-gyu Oh further extended Genk’s lead with a goal in the 40th minute. Cercle Brugge, who finished the game with 10 men after Maxime Delanghe’s red card in the 82nd minute (following a VAR review that upgraded a yellow card), were unable to stage a comeback despite their efforts. Cercle Brugge committed significantly more fouls (9 to 2).
Substitutions cercle brugge: at minute 46 Edgaras Utkus came in and Lucas Perrin went out., at minute 46 Felipe Augusto came in and Alan Minda went out., at minute 76 Abu Francis came in and Nils De Wilde went out., at minute 76 Erick Nunes came in and Flávio Nazinho went out., at minute 84 Hannes Van Der Bruggen came in and Warleson went out.
Substitutions genk: at minute 68 Noah Adedeji-Sternberg came in and Christopher Baah went out., at minute 69 Patrik Hrošovský came in and Ibrahima Sory Bangoura went out., at minute 69 Hyun-gyu Oh came in and Tolu Arokodare went out., at minute 84 Zakaria El Ouahdi came in and Joris Kayembe Ditu went out., at minute 90 Jarne Steuckers came in and Konstantinos Karetsas went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Genk
Titulares:
Cercle Brugge
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