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Hard-Fought Draw at Cegeka Arena Between Genk and RAAL La Louvière
Genk and RAAL La Louvière played to a draw in a match filled with drama at the Cegeka Arena. RAAL La Louvière surprised early on with a goal from J. Liongola in the 8th minute, following a well-constructed play. Genk, completely dominating possession with 81%, took time to respond, but finally found the equalizer in the 41st minute thanks to D. Heymans.
The second half was intense. Genk continued to press, generating 16 total shots, 6 of them on target, but the RAAL La Louvière defense remained solid. The match was interrupted by several yellow cards, three for RAAL La Louvière and one for Genk, reflecting the intensity with which the match was played. A goal from Genk in the 90th minute was disallowed by VAR due to an offside, thwarting the home side’s aspirations for victory. Despite their dominance and superiority in corner kicks (9 against 3), Genk could not break the tie against a RAAL La Louvière that knew how to defend tooth and nail. The match ended with a scoreline that reflects RAAL La Louvière’s effectiveness in capitalizing on their limited opportunities and Genk’s frustration at not converting their dominance into goals.
Substitutions genk: at minute 58 R. Mirisola came in and Oh Hyeon-Gyu went out., at minute 58 N. Sattlberger came in and P. Hrosovsky went out., at minute 71 Y. Sor came in and N. Adedeji-Sternberg went out., at minute 87 D. Heymans came in and J. Erabi went out.
Substitutions raal la louvière: at minute 64 O. Mendy came in and M. Guindo went out., at minute 70 J. Afriyie came in and P. M. Fall went out., at minute 71 T. Lutonda came in and D. Benavides went out., at minute 87 J. Ito came in and M. Maisonneuve went out., at minute 88 O. Maes came in and M. Pau went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Genk
Titulares:
RAAL La Louvière
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