Oh Hyun-kyu's 9th goal of the season... Genk beats Basel to win the 3rd Europa League

Sports|
|
By Lee Jong-Ho
|

National striker Oh Hyun-kyu (Genk) led the team to an exhilarating 1-point victory by scoring the 9th goal of the season in the Europa League.

On the 28th (Korea time), Oh Hyun-kyu started in the home game against FC Basel (Switzerland) in the 5th round of the 2025-2026 European Football Federation (UEFA) Europa League Phase 5 at the Segeca Arena in Genk, Belgium, and scored the first goal with a powerful left-footed shot from inside the penalty box for 14 minutes in the first half. Oh Hyun-kyu's 9th goal of the season.

He scored a goal against Ghent in the 14th round of the league on the 10th, then returned to his team after an A match against Bolivia and Ghana.

Genk escaped for one more goal with a mid-range shot from Konstantinos Carezas in extra time in the first half. In the second half of the 12th minute, he gave Philippe O'Telle a full goal, but they held the victory without any additional runs.

Oh Hyun-kyu spent 75 minutes until he was replaced by 30 minutes in the second half.

On that day, Genk, who won the 3rd Europa League victory (10 points, 3 wins, 1 win, 1 loss), was in 9th place. Basel with 2 wins and 3 losses (6 points) remained in 24th place.

National team defender Seol Yeong-woo's Zvezda (Serbia) won 1v0 in the Europa League home game against FC Steaua (Romania) on the same day.

On this day, Seol Young-woo, who was selected as the right pullback and spent full time, helped the team score the final goal.

Seol Yeong-woo made a sharp cross from the right flank in the second half of the 5th minute, and Bruno Duarte connected with a header goal.

Zvezda finished 22nd with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses (7 points) in the Europa League, and Steaua remained in 31st place with 1 win and 4 losses (3 points).

Celtic's Yang Hyun-joon also scored his second goal of the season by starting a match against Feyenoord (Netherlands) in the Europa League.

On this day, after being selected after about a month, he scored a valuable equalizing goal in the 31st minute of the first half.

Celtic beat Feyenoord 3v1 thanks to Yang Hyun-joon's goal.

Celtic finished 21st in the Europa League with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses (5 points).

Feyenoord remained in 30th place among 36 teams with 1 win and 4 losses (3 points). Feyenoord's Hwang In-beom died due to injury.

Original reporting by Lee Jong-Ho for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

Watch · Seoul Economic Daily

More →
2:32

AI KEY

Preview
Korean Corporate Intelligence HubKOSPI · KOSDAQ · 12 sectors

A live, cap-weighted view of every KOSPI and KOSDAQ sector, with same-day Korean reporting distilled by company — built for foreign investors, correspondents and analysts who need to scan Korea before the next session.

Korea Company Atlas

Preview
Market Ontology · The Feedback LoopKFTC 2025 · 92 groups · 121,954 articles

An English ontology of the Korean market — how companies, the media, the government and the National Assembly move each other in a loop. Korea's named controlling persons and designated business groups are a mechanism, not a risk to be priced blind.

SIGNAL

Pre-register
English Edition · Capital MarketsM&A · IPO · PE · Fund Flows

Pre-register for SIGNAL English Edition — a premium subscription bringing Korean capital markets coverage (M&A, IPOs, private equity, fund flows) to global institutional investors. First access to the 50% introductory rate.