Friendly League

15 De Abril
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Suat Kaya started the match with the kick off. Hector Fidencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Suat Kaya in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yang Zhan Xiao in the 10th minute of play forced Genk's goalkeeper Jannes Van Leempoel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maximiliano Celio hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Jannes Van Leempoel made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Yang Zhan Xiao sent off a good shot on target. If Suat Kaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Suat Kaya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Suat Kaya's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hector Fidencio was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. The Genk fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Genk's Suat Kaya looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Suat Kaya took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hector Fidencio. Hector Fidencio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 34 minutes into the match, Genk's goalkeeper Jannes Van Leempoel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yang Zhan Xiao. Hector Fidencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Klemensson in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute of the match Genk got a corner. Unión De Santa Fe's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Diego Deswarte ran over to the corner to take the kick. 43 minutes into the match, Genk's goalkeeper Jannes Van Leempoel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Birsel Keskinel. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Birsel Keskinel made a kick off. Jannes Van Leempoel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Birsel Keskinel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jannes Van Leempoel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Moise in the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Suat Kaya in the 57th minute of play forced Unión De Santa Fe's goalkeeper Hector Fidencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hector Fidencio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Suat Kaya in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birsel Keskinel in the 61st minute of play forced Genk's goalkeeper Jannes Van Leempoel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Suat Kaya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jannes Van Leempoel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from René Orlando, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Suat Kaya in the 72nd minute of play forced Unión De Santa Fe's goalkeeper Hector Fidencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the game, Genk's Suat Kaya nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hector Fidencio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Genk made a substitution. Vergil Rupov replaced 邵泉林. Suat Kaya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hector Fidencio having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Genk's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Moise came free, but Jannes Van Leempoel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Genk's Jannes Van Leempoel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Birsel Keskinel in the 79th minute of play. Suat Kaya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Hector Fidencio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Genk's goal looked a bit too open when Birsel Keskinel came free, but Jannes Van Leempoel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Paskal Ayarza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jannes Van Leempoel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Hector Fidencio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Genk's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.