Racing Genk recorded a much-needed home win against Malmö FF on Thursday evening. After an early deficit, the Limburgers showed resilience, which immediately gave the feeling within the group of players that this could be a turning point.
Racing Genk managed to win again at home on Thursday evening. The Limburgers beat Malmö FF 2-1. They fell behind early but made up for everything with a penalty goal from Daan Heymans and a gem from Kos Karetsas.
Such a turnaround gave the group a lot of confidence. “This is good for the team and it can be a turning point,” Matte Smets said after the match. “We have now shown that we can turn a deficit into a victory and we must continue to build on that.”
A turning point that Genk must seize
Goal scorer Karetsas spoke with even more conviction. “This must be a turning point. We have no option. We have to go to Dender positive and with high expectations,” the attacker told us.
Genk still has a chance to reach the Champions’ Play-offs, but it is not great. Although things are going well in Europe, points are urgently needed in the Jupiler Pro League.
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Against Dender they get another chance to get the three points. According to midfielder Daan Heymans, there is now a positive atmosphere after the victory. “We just have to take that positive feeling with us to Sunday. Now it is important to bring the quality that we have to bring as a group of players.”
