The visitors started the match eagerly in the Cegeka Arena. Dewaele, the only newcomer in the Kerels starting eleven, headed a corner kick from Kadri into the goal after four minutes, 0-1. Genk-coach Fink opted for a new field formation with three central defenders, and that turned out to be an adjustment. Cuesta, who returned to the starting line-up, escaped a red card halfway through the first half after a charge on Ferri.
Genk had a lot of ball possession, but could hardly create any danger from it. We had to wait for a flash at the front from Tolu, and it came after forty minutes. The Nigerian attacked goalkeeper Vandenberghe, and Hrosovsky easily tapped the rebound into the goal, 1-1.
The spell turned out to be broken Genkwhich immediately went over the visitors after the break. Two minutes into the second half, Kortrijk captain Silva sent a cross from El Ouahdi straight into the feet of Hrosovsky, who rammed his second of the afternoon into the goal, 2-1. Kortrijk took its chance, but a busy Messaoudi did not have his sights set.
Was on the other side Genk quite efficient. The fast Adedeji-Sternberg, who was celebrating his starting debut, combined on the left with Tolu and then finished neatly, 3-1. A deserving Kortrijk was only able to respond in injury time with a striking header from Ambrose. That’s it. Final score: 3-2.
