LIVE: Somers puts Cercle 3-1 against Racing Genk!

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After ten minutes of extra time, Laforge finally blows the whistle. Wouter Vrancken has some patching up to do during half time.

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Goal by Thibo Somers (Kévin Denkey)
Lemaréchal advances and then yields to Denkey on the right. The top scorer’s shot fails, but it is a perfect cross for Somers. The captain kicks the ball high into the goal at the second post.

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El Ouahdi is now dangerous in the box and takes a swing, Warleson has to make the save. Genk gets another corner, but is not dangerous on it.

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El Ouahdi pushes through centrally, but then the attack stalls again.

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Kayembe wants to cross on the left, but far too low to be dangerous.

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We get 8 minutes of injury time.

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Van der Bruggen advances and then takes a shot just before the sixteen, his shot goes over by a meter or two.

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Van der Bruggen pumps a free kick from the halfway line into the sixteen, Ravych goes under the ball that rolls over the back line.

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Lemaréchal wants to take a shot on the left, but his shot is blocked.

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Lopes da Silva threatens to escape on the left, but Sadick is well in between with his tackle on the ball.

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Tolu goes deep on the left, but then runs with the ball over the back line. The striker hasn’t gotten much done yet today.

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To replace Malamine Efekele
Submerged Alan Minda

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Efekele stayed down for a while and needs care. The Frenchman limps to the side and cannot continue.

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Efekele is sent deep, but he arrives too late to keep the ball in.

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El Khannouss and Tolu will not appear in the play at Genk for the time being, will they take their team by the hand?

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Siquet goes behind the free kick after Cuesta’s mistake, but Somers cannot reach the back line.

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Yellow card for Carlos Cuesta
Cuesta loses the ball and wants to put it right, but arrives too late. He gets a yellow card.

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Racing Genk is now shaken and is gradually losing control. That only plays into Cercle’s hands.

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Lemaréchal and Efekele have not yet been able to score this season, they are the tenth and eleventh different goalscorers for Cercle this season.

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Goal

Goal by Malamine Efekele (Kévin Denkey)
El Hadj gives the ball away and that creates another chance for Cercle. Denkey can cross on the left, the ball deviates and ends up with Efekele. He can no longer miss a meter or two in front of the goal. Cercle is ahead!

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Lemaréchal wants a corner, but doesn’t get it. He makes a dismissive gesture, ref Laforge calls him to the mat

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Racing Genk is not affected after the equalizer and moves forward.

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Yellow card for Hugo Siquet
Siquet tackles Kayembe from behind and gets a yellow card for it.

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The VAR has approved the goal.

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The VAR is checking the goal…
The VAR is looking at Cercle’s equalizer. It takes a very long time, but the goal is approved.

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Goal

Goal by Felix Lemarechal (Thibo Somers)
Somers heads back from the back line to Lemaréchal. The Frenchman scores the equalizer with a volley. The flag was immediately flagged for Somers’ offside.

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Goal

Goal by Anouar Ait El Hadj (Zakaria El Ouahdi)
El Hadj receives the ball as a gift from Daland after a cross from El Ouahdi and does not hesitate. He kicks the ball into the top corner with the outside right. Genk quickly takes the lead.

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Efekele reaches the back line, but Vandevoort has no problems with his cross

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Somers plays Denkey in the box and the top scorer takes a shot. McKenzie puts his foot in between and the ball goes over the back line, but Cercle does not get a corner.

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El Ouadhi needs some time to recover after a collision, but can continue.

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Denkey is immediately found in the box, but he runs with the ball over the back line.

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Cercle Brugge – KRC Genk: 0-0 Prior to
Despite his heavy collision and substitution against Club Brugge, Tolu is still in the starting line-up at Racing Genk. At Cercle, Ravych Popovic refers to the bank.
Cercle Brugge (Cercle Brugge - KRC Genk)

Cercle Bruges:
Warleson – Jesper Daland – Felix Lemarechal – Malamine Efekele – Kévin Denkey – Abu Francis – Leonardo Da Silva Lopes – Hannes Van der Bruggen – Thibo Somers – Hugo Siquet – Christiaan Ravych

Bank:
Boris Popovic – Felipe Augusto – Alan Minda – Senna Miangue – Kazeem Olaigbe – Maxime Delanghe – Jonas Lietaert – Abdoul Ouattara

KRC Genk (Cercle Brugge - KRC Genk)

KRC Genk:
Mark McKenzie – Mujaid Sadick Aliu – Bilal El Khannouss – Patrik Hrosovský – Joris Kayembe – Anouar Ait El Hadj – Matias Galarza – Maarten Vandevoordt – Carlos Cuesta – Zakaria El Ouahdi – Toluwalase Arokodare

Bank:
Matthias Pieklak – Ken Nkuba – Noah Adedeji-Sternberg – Ibrahima Sory Bangoura – Konstantinos Karetsas – Hendrik Van Crombrugge – Alieu Fadera – Andi Zeqiri – Eduard Sobol – Kongolo Josue Ndenge – Christopher Bonsu Baah

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