In these days of winter offensive, football players are put to the test. But snow can also be synonymous with spectacle.
For those who are lucky enough to have a tolerant climate, Pro League clubs having decided to go on training abroad can congratulate themselves on having escaped the cold wave which is hitting our country. It is not for nothing that our football is greatly affected by snowfall: training conditions are precarious and access to the stadium is made dangerous.
But it must be admitted: seeing professional matches played under heavy snow has a magical side. And when we think of snowy meetings, that of December 18 between Lierse and Genk immediately resurfaces.
Sonck disgusts Courtois
With the icy pitch, the ball and the red lines for the occasion, the match had all the ingredients of a good old winter fight. But above all it is a goal which takes the meeting into another dimension.
Thibaut Courtois still remembers this goal perfectly. For his very first full season among professionals, the one who was still only the young hope of Genk had undoubtedly conceded the best goal of his career.
Wesley Sonck’s bicycle on a cross from the right was completely unexpected, giving us a real gem. Unsurprisingly, Courtois was already moaning after having to turn around. He will console himself with the championship title at the end of the season, the very first of his career.
