KRC Genk won the Limburg derby against STVV (3-2) on Sunday afternoon. The Truienaars had to continue with ten after fifteen minutes of play. At half time it was already 3-1 in favor of Genk, but after the break things went a little smoother. Ex-Canaries Smets and Steuckers were convincing for Genk.
KRC Genk and STVV compete against each other in the Limburg derby on Sunday afternoon. A must win game for fans of both clubs. At Genk, Bangoura came into the team for Sattlberger, who was not fit. Felice Mazzu picked the eleven against Ghent for the Canaries.
The Limburg derby has certainly been known for its spectacle in recent editions. The two clubs did not find their way in the first ten minutes, but the promised sight did not take long to arrive…
After about fifteen minutes of play, Tolu could only walk towards the goal, but was brought down by Taniguchi. First Visser gave the STVV defender a yellow card and a penalty for the home team. But after a VAR review, Tanoguchi was shown a red card, and it turned out that the mistake happened just outside the box.
Genk took full advantage of the red card and three minutes later it was already a prize. After a great move by Hrosovksy, Bonsu Baah was able to move forward on the side. He passed to Tolu who scored his seventh goal of the season. And suddenly things went very fast in Limburg…
The calculation was possible in half an hour Jarne Steuckers (ex-STVV) doubled the lead on the advice of, yes, Matte Smets (ex-STVV). A few minutes later Bertaccini He blasted the section away with a stunning striker’s goal. Just before half time El Ouahdi go further by quickly passing the leather past Kokubo. Mazzu had a lot of mental work to do at halftime.
But it is clear that the STVV coach did a good job at half time. After the break, Bertaccini, against the flow of the game, was able to put the 3-2 on the scoreboard with a smart header. The game went back and forth, but in the end the home team took full control of the game again.
STVV launched a final attack, but could not score more. There was much more enthusiasm in the first half than in the second half. In the last minute Brahimi his second yellow after a stupid foul on Hrosovsky. STVV finished with 9 players.
In this way, Genk throws out the case against KV Kortrijk and strengthens its main position. The club is alone in the lead with 25 points. STVV is losing a game for the first time since game day three. The Canaries are 14th in the rankings.
2024-10-21 00:30:00
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