Antwerp players targeted Joseph Paintsil, who not only got a nasty kick from Vincent Janssen at the Bosuil.
In the last minutes, the Ghanaian striker was also struck hard by defender Coulibaly. Paintsil later complained of rib discomfort.
Joseph Paintsil played full throttle in Genk's 3-2 defeat to Royal Antwerp.
Vincent Janssen scored the first goal for the home side with a right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal in the 5th minute. Arbnor Muja assisted Vincent Janssen's goal.
In the 11th minute, Michel-Ange Balikwisha made it 2-0 with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
Michel-Ange Balikwisha extended Royal Antwerp's lead to 3-0 with a right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Toby Alderweireld assisted Michel-Ange Balikwisha's goal with a through ball. The goal was awarded following VAR Review.
Andi Zeqiri scored in the 45th and Daniel Muñoz scored in added time for the away side.