Genk vs West Ham 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
2 - 2
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
Venue: Cegeka Arena
Location: Genk, Belgium
Attendance: 12,239
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 |
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 |
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 |
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