UEFA Europa League

FT Friday, December 9, 2016
Racing Genk DWWLL 2
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Sassuolo LLLDW 0
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Mapei Stadium · 1,154 att.

Match Report

Genk defeat Sassuolo to take top spot in Europa League Group F

Belgian side Genk beat Sassuolo 2-0 on Friday to leapfrog Athletic Bilbao and claim top spot in Group F of the Europa League.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
1
46.1
Possession
53.9
19
SHOTS
8
3
ON GOAL
1
0.2
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
333
Accurate Passes
410
438
Passes
511
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.2
73
Long Balls
84
35
Accurate Long Balls
48
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
8
Blocked Shots
2
22
Effective Tackles
16
26
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
17
19
Clearances
17

Head to Head

GENK leads series 1-0

Lineups

SAS · 4-3-3

  1. 79Gianluca PegoloG
  2. 28Paolo CannavaroCD-L
  3. 5Luca AnteiCD-R
  4. 15Francesco AcerbiLB
  5. 20Pol LirolaRB
  6. 7Simone MissiroliCM
  7. 98Claud AdjapongLM
  8. 22Luca MazzitelliRM
  9. 10Alessandro MatriF
  10. 90Antonino RagusaLF
  11. 31Simone CaputoRF

GENK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Nordin JackersG
  2. 2Jakub BrabecCD-L
  3. 6Sebastian DewaestCD-R
  4. 5Sandy WalshLB
  5. 41Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 77Mbwana SamattaAM
  7. 28Bryan HeynenLM
  8. 25Wilfred NdidiRM
  9. 7Nikolaos KarelisF
  10. 14Leandro TrossardAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Sassuolo. Lorenzo Pellegrini replaces Simone Missiroli.
  2. 45' Substitution, Sassuolo. Federico Ricci replaces Antonino Ragusa.
  3. 58' Goal! Sassuolo 0, KRC Genk 1. Bryan Heynen (KRC Genk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mbwana Aly Samatta.
  4. 74' Substitution, Sassuolo. Francesco Magnanelli replaces Simone Caputo.
  5. 80' Goal! Sassuolo 0, KRC Genk 2. Leandro Trossard (KRC Genk) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikolaos Karelis.
  6. 82' Substitution, KRC Genk. Thomas Buffel replaces Leon Bailey.
  7. 89' Substitution, KRC Genk. Bennard Kumordzi replaces Bryan Heynen.
  8. 90'+1' Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 90'+3' Substitution, KRC Genk. Paolo Sabak replaces Nikolaos Karelis.

UEFA Europa League News

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