Genk 2-1 Westerlo: result and report
Pro League · Saturday 15 August 2015
Result
Genk 2-1 Westerlo
Pro League · Saturday 15 August 2015, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Genk 2-1 Westerlo: match report
Genk won against Westerlo 2-1 in the Pro League on Saturday 15 August 2015. The half-time score was 1-1.
Yoni Buyens opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Genk's goals came from Yoni Buyens (11') and Thomas Buffel (51'). Westerlo scored through Frederic Gounongbe (38').
Discipline: Genk received 1 yellow card; Westerlo received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Genk were 10th on 4 points from 3 and Westerlo 7th on 5 points from 3. Genk went on to finish that season 4th with 67 points, and Westerlo 14th with 34.
Genk lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Westerlo in a 4-2-3-1.
Going into the match Genk's last five read D-L-W and Westerlo's W-D-D.
Key events
- 6'Yellow card · Frederic Gounongbe
- 11'Goal · Yoni Buyens
- 38'Goal · Frederic Gounongbe
- 47'Yellow card · D. Tshimanga
- 51'Goal · Thomas Buffel
Team news
Genk line-up (4-2-3-1)
László Köteles, Derrick Katuku Tshimanga, Sébastien Dewaest, Christian Kabasele, Timothy Castagne, Julien Gorius, Siebe Schrijvers, Bryan Heynen, Yoni Buyens, Igor De Camargo, Thomas Buffel
Westerlo line-up (4-2-3-1)
Koen Van Langendonck, Mitch Apau, Filip Daems, Nikola Petković, Kenneth Schuermans, Khaleem Hyland, Maxime Annys, Nils Schouterden, Benjamin De Ceulaer, Frederic Gounongbe, Mohammed Aoulad