Thorsten Fink had no difficulty in admitting that Club Brugge had taken a deserved victory. “Club Brugge is in top form, which they brought back from the Champions League. But it could have ended differently if we had converted our penalty.”
The Genk coach was proud of the loss and also complimented the opponent for the excellent performances in Europe, “which are positive for Belgian football. We knew we were facing the team that is currently the strongest in the country. But we are still in the lead and the season is still long.”
“Yet, with a four-point lead, it forced us to place a little more emphasis on control. From there we wanted to strike. However, we showed too little sharpness in the last third of the field. Until that clever switch, from which we won a penalty. Unfortunately, it didn’t fly in and we conceded two more goals from stationary phases.”
Fink had no problem with Arokodare claiming the penalty. “He is on the list with Jarne Steuckers. If he doesn’t feel 100 percent, it’s up to Tolu. He recently also scored convincingly from the spot in a practice match (to Roda JC, ed.). But this one didn’t go in. Now, you can say that Club Brugge also missed a penalty at the beginning of the match. Because Tzolis’s chance was that big.”
Sadick suspended against Anderlecht
Mujaid Sadick picked up his fifth yellow card of the season before halftime. He will miss the home match against Anderlecht on Sunday. Christopher Bonsu Baah, who did not consider himself fit enough to play on Friday and again on Saturday, finally dropped out of Jan Breydel yesterday after the warm-up. The kick at the knee that he took a few weeks ago continues to cause him problems.
An additional check-up showed that Yira Sor did not sustain a serious injury. But an infection will keep him sidelined until after the short winter break.
