U21 League

Tiszaligeti Stadion
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maarten Belmans started the match with the kick off. If Roland Varga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ottó Szántó stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maarten Belmans's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Patrik Almási could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Sergio Coomans made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dyllan Vandenberge in the 9th minute of play forced Szolnoki MÁV's goalkeeper Ottó Szántó to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Maarten Belmans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ottó Szántó was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. In the 14thth minute of the game Maarten Belmans who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Szolnoki MÁV's Ottó Szántó was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 15th play minutes Maarten Belmans shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Ottó Szántó and just under the crossbar into goal. The supporters of Szolnoki MÁV booed when Genk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dyllen Van der Roost didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Szolnoki MÁV getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Milán Kocsis hit a great ball. Ottó Szántó showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dyllan Vandenberge in the 23rd minute of the match. Ottó Szántó took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maarten Belmans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Maarten Belmans put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Ottó Szántó. 31 minutes into the match, Szolnoki MÁV's goal looked a bit too open when Bernt Cesters came free, but Ottó Szántó reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ottó Szántó didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maarten Belmans went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. 37 minutes into the game, Maarten Belmans cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Ottó Szántó was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Szolnoki MÁV booed when Genk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joris Verdonk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tibor Vadas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Genk fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when Genk's Maarten Belmans 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 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Szolnoki MÁV players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Genk were winning 0-6.

Genk's Charly Tombuer was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 53rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Bernt Cesters could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Ottó Szántó made a huge save. The supporters of Genk booed when Szolnoki MÁV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milán Kocsis didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Pierre-Alexandre Maenhout had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 73 minutes into the match, Szolnoki MÁV's goal looked a bit too open when Maarten Belmans came free, but Ottó Szántó reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th match minute, Szolnoki MÁV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lajos Káposztás to maneuver through the defense. After 75th play minutes Maarten Belmans shot 0-8, a short shot which went by Ottó Szántó and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dyllan Vandenberge in the 81st minute of play forced Szolnoki MÁV's goalkeeper Ottó Szántó to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ottó Szántó was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dyllan Vandenberge showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 84 minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Dyllen Van der Roost hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th match minute, Genk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pierre-Alexandre Maenhout to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Genk had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.