Revengeful and decisive chick
Quite a symbol, the man who is launching this dream Brussels evening is none other than Loïc Lapoussinhe who had been put in the closet at the start of the season. Taking advantage of the nonchalance of Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, trapped by the Unionists’ high pressure, the Malagasy player found the net with a precise shot into the side net (1-0, 4th).
If Genk monopolizes the ball throughout the first period, the Union absolutely does not allow itself to be dominated by deploying the intense game which has been its hallmark in recent years. And even when the Limburgers put their noses to the window, with an attempt from Patrik Hrošovský saved by Anthony Moris, Lapoussin once again made the difference. The Unionist piston does a superb job of sneaking into the area and directing a cross towards Promise Davidwho makes the break with a shot of his helmet under the bar (45th + 1).
David in a state of grace
Completely transformed in front of goal compared to recent weeks, the Union takes charge of definitively killing its opponent after the break. Taking advantage of Lapoussin’s recovery, Franjo Ivanović stumbles upon Hendrik Van Crombrugge, but sees Noah Sadiki follow well behind to find the nets (3-0, 48th).
Racing has already lost the match, but is not yet at the end of its ordeal. Found in midfield by a long ball from Ross Sykes, Promise David manages to free himself from the pressure of several Genkois to go solo towards the goal and add a little more to the score (4-0, 64th). Satisfied, the people of Brussels take care of calmly managing the end of the meeting. While he had only won one championship match since August 16, number 10 achieved a major blow against the leader and finally regained confidence after a long period of doubts.
The compositions:
Union Saint-Gilloise : Moris – Sykes, Burgess, Machida – Mac Allister (Niang, 82e), Vanhoutte (van de Perre, 86e), Sadiki, Lazare (Boufal, 66e), Lapoussin – Ivanovic (Khalaili, 82e), David (Fuseini, 62e)
KRC Genk : Van Crombrugge – El Ouahdi, Sadick, Smets, Kayembe – Bangoura (Karetsas, 59th), Heynen – Steuckers, Hrošovský, Baah (Adedeji-Sternberg, 82nd) – Tolu (Oh, 82nd)
