When the conditions were right for Genk advance to the group stage of the Champions Leagueeverything came crashing down after facing an energetic Napkins from Switzerland.
The 1-1 result as a visitor left Genk with a great chance to continue advancing as a local.
In Belgium, things couldn’t start better for the team from Carlos Cuesta y Daniel Muñoz, who celebrated at minute 3, the early expulsion of a rival.
With one more man on the pitch, Genk took the lead at minute 28 through Mike Tresor Thank you.
However, the Swiss would react quickly and level the match at minute 35 thanks to Timothe Cognat.
In the second half, the Colombian team found the advantage again, thanks to Toluwalase Arokodare’s score, however, Servette would equalize thanks to Chris Bedia.
With the global tie 3-3 and after extra time, the game would be defined from the eleven steps, where the Belgians would show their bad aim.
Patrick Hrosovsky and Arokodare missed their penalties, while in the Swiss the effectiveness was 100%.
Despite the fact that Carlos Cuesta scored for Genk, the club was eliminated early from the European club competition.
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2023-08-03 02:30:39
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