UEFA Europa League

FC Midtjylland vs Racing Genk, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

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FC Midtjylland
  • 17': Cho Gue-Sung
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1 - 0
Racing Genk

    About

    FC Midtjylland are hosting Racing Genk at MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark, 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.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hendrik Van Crombrugge (Genk). Assisted by Aral Simsir.
    • 1': Foul by Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland).
    • 1': Yaimar Medina (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Daan Heymans (Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zakaria El Ouahdi.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Yaimar Medina (Genk) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zakaria El Ouahdi.
    • 5': Corner, Genk. Conceded by Ousmane Diao.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Patrik Hrosovsky (Genk) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Patrik Hrosovsky (Genk) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Konstantinos Karetsas with a cross.
    • 10': Corner, Genk. Conceded by Mads Bech.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 11': Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Adrian Palacios (Genk).
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aral Simsir.
    • 15': Foul by Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Genk).
    • 15': Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Bryan Heynen (Genk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland).
    • 17': Attempt saved. Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hendrik Van Crombrugge (Genk). Assisted by Aral Simsir.
    • 17': Goal! FC Midtjylland 1, Genk 0. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
    • 18': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Matte Smets.
    • 19': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Matte Smets.
    • 20': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Adrian Palacios.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hendrik Van Crombrugge (Genk).
    • 23': Foul by Victor Bak Jensen (FC Midtjylland).
    • 23': Patrik Hrosovsky (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Bryan Heynen (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland).
    • 25': Foul by Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland).
    • 25': Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Foul by Yaimar Medina (Genk).
    • 27': Yaimar Medina (Genk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Aral Simsir with a cross.
    • 31': Bryan Heynen (Genk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland).
    • 31': Foul by Patrik Hrosovsky (Genk).
    • 31': Victor Bak Jensen (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hendrik Van Crombrugge (Genk).
    • 33': Foul by Victor Bak Jensen (FC Midtjylland).
    • 33': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Bryan Heynen (Genk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland).
    • 35': Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Yaimar Medina (Genk).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aral Simsir.
    • 40': Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Patrik Hrosovsky (Genk).
    • 41': Foul by Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland).
    • 41': Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Mujaid Sadick (Genk).
    • 43': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Júnior Brumado is caught offside.
    • 43': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Yaimar Medina.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Midtjylland 1, Genk 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Midtjylland 1, Genk 0.
    • 47': Bryan Heynen (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland).
    • 47': Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Foul by Victor Bak Jensen (FC Midtjylland).
    • 48': Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Yaimar Medina.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darío Osorio.
    • 53': Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Yaimar Medina (Genk).
    • 54': Foul by Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Genk).
    • 54': Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Genk).
    • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Mikel Gogorza replaces Aral Simsir because of an injury.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Genk) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Daan Heymans.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Yaimar Medina (Genk) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Corner, Genk. Conceded by Valdemar Byskov.
    • 61': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Yaimar Medina.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 63': Foul by Daan Heymans (Genk).
    • 63': Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Victor Bak Jensen (FC Midtjylland).
    • 64': Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Mikel Gogorza (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valdemar Byskov.
    • 66': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Pedro Bravo replaces Valdemar Byskov.
    • 68': Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland).
    • 68': Mujaid Sadick (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland).
    • 69': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Genk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hendrik Van Crombrugge (Genk).
    • 71': Substitution, Genk. Jarne Steuckers replaces Yaimar Medina.
    • 71': Substitution, Genk. Yira Sor replaces Konstantinos Karetsas.
    • 71': Substitution, Genk. Robin Mirisola replaces Daan Heymans.
    • 73': Foul by Bryan Heynen (Genk).
    • 73': Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland).
    • 74': Robin Mirisola (Genk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Foul by Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Genk).
    • 75': Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland).
    • 78': Patrik Hrosovsky (Genk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Adrian Palacios (Genk) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Bryan Heynen.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Bryan Heynen (Genk) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jarne Steuckers with a through ball.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland).
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland).
    • 81': Patrik Hrosovsky (Genk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Robin Mirisola (Genk) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 81': Corner, Genk. Conceded by Pedro Bravo.
    • 84': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Denil Castillo replaces Júnior Brumado.
    • 84': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Kevin Mbabu replaces Darío Osorio.
    • 84': Substitution, Genk. Jusef Erabi replaces Oh Hyeon-Gyu.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hendrik Van Crombrugge (Genk). Assisted by Mikel Gogorza.
    • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Patrik Hrosovsky (Genk).
    • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Bak Jensen (FC Midtjylland).
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Mikel Gogorza (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Philip Billing.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Genk. Conceded by Ousmane Diao.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk).
    • 90'+3': Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Handball by Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Midtjylland 1, Genk 0.
    • 90'+5': Bryan Heynen (Genk) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Mujaid Sadick (Genk) is shown the yellow card.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Midtjylland 1, Genk 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 18
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 4
    50.8 Possession 49.2
    11 SHOTS 14
    4 ON GOAL 7
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    287 Accurate Passes 272
    368 Passes 353
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    21 Crosses 17
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    53 Long Balls 51
    24 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    16 Effective Tackles 14
    19 Tackles 23
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 8
    33 Effective Clearances 52
    33 Clearances 52

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: MCH Arena
    Location: Herning, Denmark
    Attendance: 9,820

    UEFA Europa League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lyon 6 +10 15
    2 FC Midtjylland 6 +8 15
    3 Aston Villa 6 +6 15
    4 Real Betis 6 +7 14
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MID FC Midtjylland (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    16 Elias Ólafsson (GK)
    3 Han-Beom Lee
    22 Mads Bech Sørensen
    4 Ousmane Diao
    8 Philip Billing
    20 Valdemar Byskov
    10 Cho Gue-Sung
    55 Viktor Bak
    11 Darío Osorio
    58 Aral Simsir
    74 Júnior Brumado Yellow Card
    FC Midtjylland Substitutes:
    Alamara Djabi, Daniel Silva, Kevin Mbabu, Denil Castillo, Paulo Victor, Jonas Lössl, Mark Ugboh, Friday Etim, Martin Erlic, Mikel Gogorza, Pedro Bravo.

    GENK Racing Genk (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Hendrik van Crombrugge (GK)
    6 Matte Smets
    3 Mujaid Sadick Yellow Card
    34 Adrian Palacios
    77 Zakaria El Ouahdi
    38 Daan Heymans
    17 Patrik Hrosovský
    8 Bryan Heynen Yellow Card
    9 Oh Hyun-Gyu
    19 Yaimar Medina Yellow Card
    20 Konstantinos Karetsas
    Racing Genk Substitutes:
    Yira Sor, Aaron Bibout, Robin Mirisola, Brent Stevens, Josué Ndenge, Ibrahima Bangoura, Jarne Steuckers, Nikolas Sattlberger, Tobias Lawal, Ayumu Yokoyama, Jusef Erabi.

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