they were 5-3 in minute 90+5, but what followed is SF

Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Monday, March 23, 2026, 8:53 p.m. / Updated Monday, March 23, 2026, 8:53 p.m.
RAAL La Louviere and Genk provided one of the most beautiful matches of the weekend. The two drew, score 5-5, in a match of stage #30 of the Jupiler Pro League, and the evolution of the score was a shocking one.
Entering overtime, Genk had a two-goal lead, but the penultimate team managed to score twice in extra time and equalize.
RAAL La Louviere – Genk 5-5 was the match of the weekend: the visitors had a two-goal lead in the 90th+5th minute
The match started with a goal scored very quickly. Genk opened the scoring in the 6th minute through Heymans. At a wrong rejection at a corner, the Genk midfielder was alert and scored.
In the 15th minute, the guests doubled their advantage through Mirisola. The Genk forward pinched the ball from the goalkeeper and scored with an empty net.
Then followed a good period of play by those from RAAL. The hosts reduced the difference through Okou in the 37th minute, and Afriyie equalized in the 43rd minute. Until the break, Genk scored once more through Ito. The Japanese set the halftime score 2-3.
Immediately after the break, Genk went two goals apart again: El Ouahdi scored from Heymans' pass. The lead lasted 18 minutes and in the 68th minute Tawal scored an own goal and RAAL came within one goal again. Genk scored once more through Bibout in the 86th minute and thought they had settled the tie. It was the third time in the game that the visitors had a two-goal lead.
In extra time, Genk hit the crossbar once more, but then the hosts' show followed. In the 90+5th minute, Nsingi shot from a distance at the goal, and the Genk goalkeeper dropped the ball in the goal. The visitors put the ball in midfield and RAAL started to run after the equaliser. Just over a minute Faye met Gillot's cross perfectly and headed home to salvage a point.
At the end of stage 30, Genk ranked 7th with 42 points. RAAL is second to last in the Juiler Pro League with 31 points, far behind last placed Dender




