Title fever has put Genk to a sick bed, and now they are also losing points against Cercle Brugge Jupiler Pro League 2022/2023

He would kick the better team in a choppy first half. Genk didn’t move around to play football, especially since Tresor lost possession.

The home team pressed hard and they stayed on the counter. And successfully, in half an hour Ueda still shot at the post, 5 minutes before the end of the first half he hit the target.

After Genk carelessly lost the ball, Gboho opted for a quick counter-attack. He played well with Ueda, and the Japanese did not hesitate and calmly pushed the ball into the Vandevoort goal.

1-0 was also immediately the result of the first half.

Wouter Franken clearly put his team on edge during the break. Genk came out of the dressing room better and showed enthusiasm. Cercle pushed back and used the space on the flanks.

10 minutes later, Paintsil turned that dominance into a goal. The Ghanaian sprinted to 16 to circle, slowed down a bit and then cleverly slotted the ball into the corner. Warleson and Cercle’s defense was completely taken aback by the accurate ball.

After that, Genk tried to push forward to get the three points after all. She had few more chances, but were crushed by the Samata and Sur attackers.

But Genk has systematically lost its grip on the game. In the end, it was the home team that had the best chances together. Ueda made a superb run away from the defender, but then headed the ball wide of the post.

After that, both teams could no longer threaten, although there was still a scary moment for Genk. Munoz gave a powerful charge into the back of Deman. He went down, but did not receive a penalty from referee Lardott. Also, the video assistant referee did not see any obvious error.

The final score remained 1-1 after 99 minutes. A draw is a logical outcome, though it doesn’t help Genk much in the title fight.