Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Thursday, 22 January 2026 23:43 / Updated on Thursday, 22 January 2026 23:43
The game was delayed by at least 50 minutes. Kick-off was scheduled for 10:00 p.m., but chaos in the away fans' section prevented the game from playing at the scheduled time.
Problems at Utrecht – Genk! The start of the game in the Europa League, postponed by 50 minutes
According to information published in the Dutch media, several Genk fans entered the stadium without tickets.
The two cities are separated by about 130 kilometers, and a large number of fans of the Belgian team made the trip to Utrecht.
The Dutch police later intervened and forcibly evacuated the guest sector.
Genk's supporters would not have cooperated with the security check, which is why the police entered the stand and ordered the evacuation.
Because of this, the game in Utrecht did not start on time and was delayed by a total of 50 minutes.
Before the game, Genk had 10 points and a strong chance of qualifying for the knockout stages, while Utrecht were bottom of the group with just one point.
The starting teams in Utrecht – Genk
Utrecht (4-3-3): Brouwer – Vesterlund-Nielsen, Didden, Eerdhuijzen, Murkin – Engwanda, de Wit, Bozdogan – M. Rodriguez, Haller, Cathline
Coach: Ron Jones
Genk (4-4-2): Lawal – El Ouahdi, Sadick, Smets, Medina – Karetsas, Heynen, Heymans, Sor – Ito, Bibout
Coach: Nicky Hayen
Ranking in the main Europa League group
