UEFA Europa League

Racing Genk vs SC Freiburg, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
Racing Genk
  • 24': Zakaria El Ouahdi
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
SC Freiburg

    About

    Racing Genk are hosting SC Freiburg at Cegeka Arena, Genk, Belgium, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Daan Heymans (Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Noah Atubolu (SC Freiburg). Assisted by Josue Kongolo.
    • 3': Corner, Genk. Conceded by Johan Manzambi.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 6': Foul by Josue Kongolo (Genk).
    • 6': Igor Matanovic (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (Genk).
    • 7': Niklas Beste (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tobias Lawal (Genk). Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross.
    • 8': Offside, SC Freiburg. Johan Manzambi is caught offside.
    • 8': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Johan Manzambi (SC Freiburg) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 10': VAR Decision: No Goal Genk 0-0 SC Freiburg.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Matte Smets (Genk) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 14': Foul by Igor Matanovic (SC Freiburg).
    • 14': Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Johan Manzambi (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Aaron Bibout (Genk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Adedeji-Sternberg.
    • 20': Corner, Genk. Conceded by Johan Manzambi.
    • 21': Corner, Genk. Conceded by Igor Matanovic.
    • 24': Goal! Genk 1, SC Freiburg 0. Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Heynen with a through ball.
    • 26': Foul by Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (Genk).
    • 26': Philipp Treu (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Adedeji-Sternberg.
    • 29': Handball by Christian Günter (SC Freiburg).
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Bryan Heynen (Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Karetsas.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Daan Heymans (Genk) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Heynen.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Daan Heymans (Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 33': Offside, SC Freiburg. Niklas Beste is caught offside.
    • 33': Corner, Genk. Conceded by Bruno Ogbus.
    • 34': Foul by Josue Kongolo (Genk).
    • 34': Johan Manzambi (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zakaria El Ouahdi.
    • 35': Offside, Genk. Bryan Heynen is caught offside.
    • 36': Corner, Genk. Conceded by Bruno Ogbus.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Aaron Bibout (Genk) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Konstantinos Karetsas following a corner.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Yuito Suzuki (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 37': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Josue Kongolo.
    • 39': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Bryan Heynen.
    • 41': Foul by Patrick Osterhage (SC Freiburg).
    • 41': Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Noah Adedeji-Sternberg following a set piece situation.
    • 42': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Joris Kayembe.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (Genk) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zakaria El Ouahdi.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Noah Atubolu (SC Freiburg). Assisted by Daan Heymans.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Genk 1, SC Freiburg 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Genk 1, SC Freiburg 0.
    • 48': Foul by Daan Heymans (Genk).
    • 48': Johan Manzambi (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Zakaria El Ouahdi.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Patrick Osterhage (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Foul by Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg).
    • 50': Joris Kayembe (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 52': Bruno Ogbus (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Aaron Bibout (Genk).
    • 53': Foul by Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (Genk).
    • 53': Johan Manzambi (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Offside, Genk. Konstantinos Karetsas is caught offside.
    • 57': Bryan Heynen (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Yuito Suzuki (SC Freiburg).
    • 59': Foul by Ibrahima Bangoura (Genk).
    • 59': Niklas Beste (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Niklas Beste (SC Freiburg).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Cyriaque Irié replaces Niklas Beste because of an injury.
    • 63': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Derry Scherhant replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
    • 64': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Aaron Bibout.
    • 66': Foul by Cyriaque Irié (SC Freiburg).
    • 66': Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Noah Adedeji-Sternberg.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Bryan Heynen (Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Noah Adedeji-Sternberg.
    • 70': Foul by Igor Matanovic (SC Freiburg).
    • 70': Ibrahima Bangoura (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Lucas Höler replaces Yuito Suzuki.
    • 72': Bryan Heynen (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Cyriaque Irié (SC Freiburg).
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daan Heymans.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Bryan Heynen (Genk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Adedeji-Sternberg.
    • 74': Foul by Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk).
    • 74': Johan Manzambi (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Josue Kongolo (Genk).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Substitution, Genk. Mujaid Sadick replaces Josue Kongolo because of an injury.
    • 77': Substitution, Genk. Yaimar Medina replaces Joris Kayembe.
    • 77': Substitution, Genk. Yira Sor replaces Noah Adedeji-Sternberg.
    • 78': Foul by Aaron Bibout (Genk).
    • 78': Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Ibrahima Bangoura.
    • 80': Foul by Bruno Ogbus (SC Freiburg).
    • 80': Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Bruno Ogbus (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Foul by Ibrahima Bangoura (Genk).
    • 81': Igor Matanovic (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Cyriaque Irié (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Yaimar Medina (Genk).
    • 83': Substitution, Genk. Robin Mirisola replaces Aaron Bibout.
    • 84': Derry Scherhant (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Bryan Heynen (Genk).
    • 87': Foul by Bryan Heynen (Genk).
    • 87': Johan Manzambi (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk).
    • 90'+2': Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Johan Manzambi (SC Freiburg).
    • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Yira Sor (Genk).
    • 90'+5': Philipp Treu (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Igor Matanovic (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tobias Lawal (Genk). Assisted by Johan Manzambi.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Genk 1, SC Freiburg 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Genk 1, SC Freiburg 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 2
    50.5 Possession 49.5
    5 SHOTS 17
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    323 Accurate Passes 326
    398 Passes 396
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    18 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    38 Long Balls 54
    19 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    14 Effective Tackles 13
    30 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    16 Interceptions 13
    24 Effective Clearances 31
    24 Clearances 31

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Cegeka Arena
    Location: Genk, Belgium
    Attendance: 15,550

    Line-Ups

    GENK Racing Genk (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    26 Tobias Lawal (GK)
    6 Matte Smets
    44 Josué Ndenge
    21 Ibrahima Bangoura
    18 Joris Kayembe
    77 Zakaria El Ouahdi
    38 Daan Heymans
    8 Bryan Heynen
    32 Noah Adedeji-Sternberg
    20 Konstantinos Karetsas
    23 Aaron Bibout
    Racing Genk Substitutes:
    Junya Ito, Nikolas Sattlberger, Ayumu Yokoyama, Yira Sor, Mujaid Sadick, Adrian Palacios, Jusef Erabi, Jarne Steuckers, Ken Nkuba Tshiend, Yaimar Medina, Robin Mirisola, Hendrik van Crombrugge.

    SCF SC Freiburg (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Noah Atubolu (GK)
    43 Ifechukwu Ogbus Yellow Card
    28 Matthias Ginter
    30 Christian Günter
    29 Philipp Treu
    14 Yuito Suzuki
    44 Johan Manzambi
    6 Patrick Osterhage
    31 Igor Matanovic
    32 Vincenzo Grifo
    19 Niklas Beste
    SC Freiburg Substitutes:
    Lukas Kübler, Philipp Lienhart, Karl Steinmann, Derry Scherhant, Anthony Jung, Nicolas Höfler, Jordy Makengo, Florian Müller, Lucas Höler, Cyriaque Irié, Jannik Huth, Rouven Tarnutzer.

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