Genk shape up for big win as dem dey show where pepper dey! Last night at Cegeka Arena, Genk don scatter Lech Poznan for Europa League playoff like say dem wan shatter dem dreams. First leg wey dem run last week for Poland, Genk don carry the matter enter the second leg with serious swagger.
Dem start the match like say dem no get time to waste, before dem know wetin dey happen, dem don net four goals before halftime. Talk about effective football! Na the Belgian boys, Genk, wey show no mercy as dem dey look for chance to secure dem spot for the league phase after dem miss am for four years.
Lech Poznan find road to recovery no easy. Dem come dis match with plenty pressure on top dem head after dem get 5-1 flogging for di first leg. Na serious wahala o! Coach Niels Frederiksen don gather hin boys, but e clear say dem no dey ready to face Genk chop again.
As match dey go, fans dey rejoice as shots fly left and right. Although Lech manage push demself small, their goalie Bartosz Mrozek dey face plenty pressure for di back. E dey save some serious shots but no fit hold some wey enter. If dem wan survive, dem need bigger miracle than wey happen for Christmas!
Referee Davide Massa don blow full time with scoreline wey read Genk 5, Lech Poznan 1. E fit be say dis na di golden moment wey Genk dey wait for, but wetin go happen next? If dem fit carry this form enter di league phase, dem go make big noise.
On di other side, Lech suppose pick demself up fast-fast or dem go find demself for Conference League again. No be dem wey win di league title last season? Dis season no dey smile for dem, but make we see how dem go use this chance take chook back dem head.
Na di same old story once again for Europa League — any small mistake fit cost you. Di competition don dey hot, and e good say fans fit see great football wey dey sweet like palm wine for dem small corner!
So, as di second leg dey loom, people dey ask: How far Lech go fit take collect back dem dignity? And how Genk go maintain di winning run wey don get dem feeling like kings? We go watch as di drama dey unfold. Stay tuned!
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