Oh Hyeon-kyu scored double for Genk

Oh Hyeon-kyu is a super sub. Genk won 4-0 against Gent in the first leg of the 2024-2025 Belgian Jupiler Pro League Champions Playoff at the Segeka Arena in Genk, Belgium.

Oh  was substituted in the 25th minute of the second half. As usual, Tolu Arokodare was out and Oh  took over and took charge of the end of the game.

The given time of 20 minutes was enough to score two goals. First, he scored in the 43rd minute of the second half. Patrick Hroshevsky failed to properly catch the ball coming from the right to the center and it went out. Oh H, who was in the path of the ball, fired a nonstop right-footed shot and scored.

The team play was well completed in the second half of the extra time. Oh  successfully penetrated the ball that Hroshevsky passed behind the defense and finished it off with his foot.

Oh , who scored multiple goals, has reached 9 league goals. He has scored 12 goals, including 3 goals in the Belgian Cup. Oh who was recently called up to the national team but did not have a chance to show off his skills in the matches against Oman on the 20th and Jordan on the 25th, once again showed off his ‘one-shot, one-kill’ finishing ability in Genk.

It took Oh only 692 minutes to score 12 goals in Genk, including 431 minutes in the regular league and 261 minutes in the cup. That’s about 1 goal per 57.7 minutes. He is continuing his amazing finishing ability trend.

This match was the first postseason match. Belgian football has adopted a unique competition format that seems to be a mix of playoffs and a split system. After 30 rounds of the regular league, a total of 16 participating teams are divided into three groups and play in the playoffs. The top 6 teams will participate in the ‘Champions Playoffs’, where the regular season points are halved and the points earned from the 10 playoff games are added together to determine the final ranking of the top teams.

Genk secured a spot in the UEFA Europa League next season by winning the regular season. If they win the playoffs, they will participate in the UEFA Champions League (UCL). The charm of the split system is that it is a series of head-to-head matches between only the top teams. However, Genk, which was an absolute powerhouse in the regular season, took a big step toward winning the championship by winning the first game of the playoffs. Oh personally contributed to the team, increasing the possibility of participating in the European competition next season. Oh also expressed his desire to participate in the UCL next season and face his former team Celtic.