The 'Genk' player who took on the goalkeeper role nearly created a surprise.

2025-02-15 12:47 © AFP

On Friday, the match in the Belgian league between Standard Liege and Genk provided fans with quite a bit of emotion.

At the end of the match, with Genk leading 2-0, a penalty kick was awarded to the opposing team, and to make matters worse, goalkeeper Mike Penders was sent off.

With no substitutions left for Genk, defender Bryan Heynen was forced to take over as goalkeeper, and he performed a miracle by saving the opponent's shot.

However, the referee noticed the "new goalkeeper's" foul and ordered Standard Liege's player to retake the penalty. This time, Dennis Eckert Ayensa did not miss and managed to reduce the deficit in the final seconds of the match – 2:1.

Crazy ending in the Belgian league: Genk’s goalkeeper sent off in stoppage time, Midfielder Bryan Heynen steps in and saves the penalty— Only for a retake to be ordered and scored
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