Ghana winger Joseph Paintsil scores to earn a point for Genk in a 6-goal thriller with St. Truiden

Published on: 24 September 2023

Ghana international, Joseph Paintsil scored for KRC Genk on Sunday when the team locked horns with St. Triuden.

The highly-rated winger started in the flanks for his team in the home match against the Round 8 opponent of the 2023/24 Belgian Pro League season.

In the game played early in the day, St. Truiden had a bright start to the match and scored three goals in the first half to take a commanding lead into the first-half break.

Striker Aboubakary who led the lines for the visitors scored all goals in the space of 10 minutes after the half-hour mark.

After recess, KRC Genk found their rhythm and fortunately got the better of St. Truiden.

The hosts started the comeback with a first equaliser from Bilal El Khannouss in the 58^th minute.

Later in the 71^st minute, Toluwalase Emmanuel Arokodare also scored to make it 3-2.

After piling pressure on the visitors in the last 10 minutes, a strike from Ghana’s Joseph Paintsil in the 86^th minute saw Genk restoring parity and forcing the game to end in a 3-3 draw.