“Carlos Forbs fires Club Brugge into an early lead with a left-footed strike from outside the box after Genk failed to clear their lines.”
Pivotal“Han-beom Lee heads home from a set piece just six minutes after the second goal, effectively ending the contest.”
Pivotal“Brandon Mechele heads in from close range following another corner, completing the rout and putting Brugge 3-0 up inside 11 second-half minutes.”
Club Brugge
Genk
Outstanding performance
Club Brugge•DefenderClub Brugge were patient early on, taking the lead through Carlos Forbs' outside-the-box strike in the 15th minute before largely controlling proceedings without running away with it. The floodgates opened after the break, with Nicolò Tresoldi, Han-beom Lee and Brandon Mechele all scoring within an 11-minute burst to turn a narrow lead into a comprehensive rout. Brugge's dominance was reflected across the stat sheet - 59% possession, 16 shots to Genk's 14 but with a far superior 5 shots on target, and a striking 6-2 corner advantage that directly produced two of their three goals. Genk, despite creating two big chances of their own, missed both and never recovered from Rafiu Durosinmi's early yellow card and the concession of a soft set-piece goal, leaving them to reflect on a night where they matched Brugge for raw attacking numbers but were nowhere near as clinical.
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Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Attempt missed. Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Félix Lemaréchal (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mamadou Diakhon.
Substitution, Genk. Milan Roganovic replaces Kevin Amaro.
Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Bryan Heynen.
Substitution, Club Brugge. Mamadou Diakhon replaces Jan Virgili.
Substitution, Club Brugge. Tian Nai Koren replaces Carlos Forbs.
Attempt blocked. Romeo Vermant (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Félix Lemaréchal.
Attempt missed. Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Amaro with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Joris Kayembe (Genk) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafiu Durosinmi.
Attempt missed. Daan Heymans (Genk) left footed shot from outside the box.
Substitution, Club Brugge. Félix Lemaréchal replaces Hugo Vetlesen.
Substitution, Club Brugge. Romeo Vermant replaces Nicolò Tresoldi.
Attempt missed. Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk) right footed shot from outside the box.
Substitution, Genk. Daan Heymans replaces Benjamin Tahirovic.
Substitution, Genk. Ayumu Yokoyama replaces Noah Adedeji-Sternberg.
Joris Kayembe (Genk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge).
Foul by Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge).
Josue Kongolo (Genk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kevin Amaro (Genk).
Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Bryan Heynen (Genk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafiu Durosinmi.
Corner, Genk. Conceded by Freddie Potts.
Benjamin TahirovićYellow CardBenjamin Tahirovic (Genk) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Benjamin Tahirovic (Genk).
Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Club Brugge. Jorne Spileers replaces Kyriani Sabbe.
Attempt missed. Aaron Bibout (Genk) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Amaro with a cross.
Substitution, Genk. Jerry Afriyie replaces Junya Ito.
Substitution, Genk. Aaron Bibout replaces Jeppe Erenbjerg.
assist: Joaquin Seys
Goal! Club Brugge 3, Genk 0. Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge) header from very close range following a corner.
Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Junya Ito.
Attempt blocked. Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafiu Durosinmi.
Corner, Genk. Conceded by Brandon Mechele.
Attempt missed. Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Adedeji-Sternberg.
Benjamin Tahirovic (Genk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge).
assist: Joaquin Seys
Goal! Club Brugge 2, Genk 0. Lee Han-Beom (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
Foul by Matte Smets (Genk).
Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Vetlesen.
Offside, Club Brugge. Nicolò Tresoldi is caught offside.
VAR Checking: Club Brugge Goal (Nicolò Tresoldi).
Goal! Club Brugge 2, Genk 0. Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Freddie Potts.
Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Matte Smets.
Rafiu DurosinmiYellow CardRafiu Durosinmi (Genk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk).
Freddie Potts (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Genk. Kevin Amaro is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Second Half begins Club Brugge 1, Genk 0.
Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
First Half ends, Club Brugge 1, Genk 0.
Attempt missed. Josue Kongolo (Genk) header from the right side of the six yard box following a set piece situation.
Carlos ForbsYellow CardCarlos Forbs (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt saved. Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yann Sommer (Club Brugge). Assisted by Rafiu Durosinmi.
Foul by Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge).
Josue Kongolo (Genk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Offside, Club Brugge. Nicolò Tresoldi is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Kyriani Sabbe (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Lucca Brughmans.
Attempt missed. Bryan Heynen (Genk) right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Freddie Potts (Club Brugge).
Foul by Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk).
Lee Han-Beom (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Kevin Amaro (Genk) left footed shot from outside the box following a fast break.
Foul by Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk).
Lee Han-Beom (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Jan Virgili (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquin Seys.
Joris Kayembe (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge).
Foul by Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk).
Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt saved. Jan Virgili (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lucca Brughmans (Genk). Assisted by Joaquin Seys.
Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Kevin Amaro.
Attempt missed. Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk) header from the centre of the box.
Attempt saved. Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucca Brughmans (Genk). Assisted by Brandon Mechele.
Offside, Genk. Rafiu Durosinmi is caught offside.
Foul by Bryan Heynen (Genk).
Freddie Potts (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
Foul by Bryan Heynen (Genk).
Kyriani Sabbe (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (Genk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
assist: Hans Vanaken
Goal! Club Brugge 1, Genk 0. Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt blocked. Bryan Heynen (Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk).
Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Bryan Heynen.
Attempt blocked. Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Benjamin Tahirovic (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge).
Attempt missed. Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hugo Vetlesen with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Joris Kayembe.
Attempt saved. Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Attempt missed. Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafiu Durosinmi.
Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Junya Ito (Genk).
Jan Virgili (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
First Half begins.
Club Brugge welcome Genk to Jan Breydel Stadion riding a hot streak and sitting fourth, while Genk look to arrest a stuttering season from eighth. History and current form both point strongly in the hosts' favour.
