Lech Poznań - KRC Genk 1:2

Genk took control of the match very early and forced Lech’s keeper to stay very cautious. Samatta’s and Malinovskyi’s shots were successfully stopped by Buric who had a lot of work in the opening minutes of the game. In the 13^th minute, Lech had their first scoring chance but Gajos’s shot from outside the box was off target. A couple of minutes later, De Marco converted Amaral’s cross into a header on target but the goalkeeper intervened in time.

In the 19^th minute, Genk scored the first goal. Ndongala crossed the ball into the box from the left flank and Samatta placed it in the back of the net with his head. A few moments later, Buric had to intervene once more in a one-on-one situation with Trossard. Lech responded with Vujadinovic’s attempt which, although on target, was blocked by Genk’s defensive line. The Belgians had another scoring chance shortly afterward when they were given a free kick but Pozuelo’s shot was slightly imprecise. Lech had a few more goal-scoring opportunities in the first half but their attempts were either off target or blocked by Genk’s defenders. Genk set the score to 2:0 shortly before halftime when Trossard converted a free kick into an impressive goal.

In the 50^th minute, Lech managed to score themselves following a set piece. Vujadinovic’s header hit the post but Cywka recovered the ball and sent it flying into the back of the net from outside the box. Tiba attempted to do the same a few moments later but his shot was off target. For the next 20 minutes, the two teams fought for the ball in the midfield. Lech was determined to equalize but they lacked accuracy and most of their attempts weren’t on target.

In the 72^nd minute, Jozwiak and De Marco built a great team offensive action but the midfielder’s finish was blocked by Genk’s defensive line. The Belgians responded with a dangerous shot from Zhegrovy that was successfully stopped by Buric. Neither of the teams had any more goal-scoring opportunities thus the match ended with a 2:1 win for KRC Genk who advanced to the Europa League playoffs.

Lech Poznań - KRC Genk 1:2 (0:2)

Goals: Tomasz Cywka (50') - Mbwana Samatta (19'), Leandro Trossard (45')

Yellow cards: Kamil Jóźwiak (38') - Ruslan Malinowskiy (67')

Lech Poznań: Jasmin Burić - Rafał Janicki, Thomas Rogne (29' Maciej Orłowski), Nikola Vujadinović - Kamil Jóźwiak, Pedro Tiba, Tomasz Cywka, Vernon De Marco - Maciej Gajos (78' Darko Jevtić), Joao Amaral - Christian Gytkjaer (73' Paweł Tomczyk)

KRC Genk: Daniel Vuković - Joakim Maehle, Sebastien Dewaest, Joseph Aidoo, Jere Uronen - Ruslan Malinovskyi (74' Ibrahima Seck), Alejandro Pozuelo (60' Jakub Piotrowski), Sander Berge - Leandro Trossard (61' Edon Zhegrova), Mbwana Samatta, Dieumerci Ndongala