Racing Genk has finally won again after 3 defeats and 1 draw. Genk took a 3-0 lead thanks to 2 goals from Gouden Stier Onuachu, the comeback of Zulte Waregem started too late.
Racing Genk – Zulte Waregem in a nutshell:
- Man of the Match: With 2 goals, Paul Onuachu guided his team to victory again. The Nigerian top scorer not only scores goals, but also works very hard for the team.
- Key moment: After a lackluster 1st half, a glasses score seems to become the logical half-time score, until Onuachu strikes again. The Nigerian broke the spell for the home team and ensured that Zulte Waregem was behind in the dressing room.
- Striking statistic: For the first time since December 19, Racing Genk was able to win again in its own Luminus Arena. The home team also immediately ended a series of 4 games without a win.
View the goals from Genk – Zulte Waregem (3-2):
Onuachu puts Genk ahead just before half time
After a paltry 1 in 12, Racing Genk went looking for a much-needed victory against Zulte Waregem tonight. The visitors could not count on their coach Franck Dury, who is in quarantine as a precaution.
The home team immediately monopolized the ball and came close to the opening goal for the first time after 10 minutes. After a smart run, Thorstvedt found Toma in the sixteen, but the low slider of the Swiss was a prey for Bostyn.
Genk continued on his élan and a well-crafted corner kick from Heynen landed on Onuachu’s head. The Nigerian top scorer tried to nod the ball in at the 1st post, but aimed into the side net.
Zulte Waregem slowly restored the balance, but putting Vukovic to the test was not an option. A spectacle score therefore seemed the logical half-time score, until Muñoz after a handsome one-two with Ito Onuachu presented the 1-0 on a tray. Genk retired with a lead.
Hakjes van Ito continue to score Genk goals:
Bruno’s penalty goal makes Genk shiver unnecessarily at the end
Although Zulte Waregem came out of the dressing room more eagerly, the visitors soon faced a double deficit. Heynen painted the ball through a corner kick to the head of Golden Bull Onuachu, who made his 22nd of the season.
The visitors did not give in and after a spectacular bicycle kick by Marcq, Vukovic had to conjure up a great parade. Not much later it was hit on the other side. Uronen first hit the post, after which Ito put the 3-0 on the board.
Game played that seemed, but De Bock’s 3-1 gave the visitors some hope. That hope was stirred up when Bruno suddenly made it 3-2 from the spot 2 minutes before the end.
Genk entered the final minutes shivering, but Zulte Waregem no longer tinkered with a real final offensive. The Limburgers thus book their 1st victory in 5 games and jump to the 2nd place in the rankings again.
Goalkeeper Vukovic makes a great save on a spectacular bicycle kick from Marcq:
Van den Brom: “In the end it became unnecessarily exciting”
John van den Brom (trainer Racing Genk): “I am very happy with this victory. In the end it became unnecessarily exciting, of course, but beyond those last 10 minutes I saw a nice team. So we have a deserved victory here, I think. The whole team fought today. and that is also very important. “
Davy De fauw (assistant trainer Zulte Waregem): “I thought it was especially difficult in the first fifteen minutes. We were also very restless and could not keep up with the ball. The goals we conceded also fall at very bad moments. But the boys kept fighting until the end and then it is just a shame that we can no longer make that third goal. “
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