Genk 2, Dender 1

GENK EDGES DENDER IN BELGIAN FIRST DIVISION A OPENER DENDERLEEUW, Belgium (Interstat) — Visiting Genk opened its Belgian First Division A campaign with a 2-1 victory over Dender on Sunday, overcoming an early deficit with two quick goals and a disciplined defensive performance at the DENDER Football Complex. The match, which defied a pregame statistical projection of a draw, was decided in a frantic opening sequence. Against the run of early play, the home side struck first. Dender forward Bruny Nsimba found substitute Daan Heymans in the third minute, and Heymans finished clinically to give the hosts a surprising early… Read more...