Genk vs West Ham 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

Racing Genk

4': Joseph Paintsil
87': Tomás Soucek (OG)

FT
2 - 2

West Ham United

59': Saïd Benrahma
82': Saïd Benrahma

West Ham draw with Genk after late Tomas Soucek own goal

West Ham United dropped points for the first time in this season's Europa League campaign as a late own goal by Tomas Soucek in a 2-2 draw at Genk.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
4': Goal! KRC Genk 1, West Ham United 0. Joseph Paintsil (KRC Genk) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junya Ito with a through ball.
15': Declan Rice (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, KRC Genk 1, West Ham United 0.
55': Kristian Thorstvedt (KRC Genk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Substitution, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen replaces Michail Antonio.
58': Substitution, West Ham United. Tomas Soucek replaces Mark Noble.
58': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Arthur Masuaku.
59': Goal! KRC Genk 1, West Ham United 1. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal.
67': Craig Dawson (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Joseph Paintsil (KRC Genk) is shown the yellow card.
69': Jhon Lucumí (KRC Genk) is shown the yellow card.
71': Gerardo Arteaga (KRC Genk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Goal! KRC Genk 1, West Ham United 2. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell.
85': Substitution, West Ham United. Alex Král replaces Manuel Lanzini.
87': Substitution, KRC Genk. Iké Ugbo replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
87': Substitution, KRC Genk. Ángelo Preciado replaces Daniel Muñoz.
87': Own Goal by Tomas Soucek, West Ham United. KRC Genk 2, West Ham United 2.
90'+4': Substitution, KRC Genk. Luca Oyen replaces Joseph Paintsil.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Cegeka Arena
Location: Genk, Belgium
Attendance: 12,239

UEFA Europa League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

WHU		GENK
8	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	4
50.2	Possession	49.8
15	SHOTS	14
7	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
415	Accurate Passes	409
483	Passes	482
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	5
20	Crosses	12
0.4	Cross %	0.4
39	Long Balls	59
19	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	1
10	Effective Tackles	9
14	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	10
3	Effective Clearances	20
3	Clearances	20

Line-Ups

Racing Genk (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
26	Maarten Vandevoordt (GK)
33	Jhon Lucumí
3	Mujaid Sadick
5	Gerardo Arteaga
23	Daniel Muñoz
8	Bryan Heynen
17	Patrik Hrosovský
42	Kristian Thorstvedt
18	Paul Onuachu
28	Joseph Paintsil
7	Junya Ito

Substitutes:

Ike Ugbo, Carel Eiting, Mark McKenzie, Mike Trésor, Luca Oyen, Tobe Leysen, Bastien Toma, Théo Bongonda, Vic Chambaere, Ángelo Preciado.

West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Alphonse Areola (GK)
23	Issa Diop
15	Craig Dawson
3	Aaron Cresswell
5	Vladimír Coufal
10	Manuel Lanzini
41	Declan Rice
16	Mark Noble
9	Michail Antonio
26	Arthur Masuaku
22	Saïd Benrahma

Substitutes:

Darren Randolph, Ryan Fredericks, Alex Král, Angelo Ogbonna, Jamal Baptiste, Daniel Chesters, Jarrod Bowen, Ben Johnson, Tomás Soucek, Kurt Zouma, Lukasz Fabianski, Pablo Fornals.

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