Midfielder Junya Ito scored his third goal of the season in Genk’s 4 – 0 win over Royal Antwerp in the Jupiler Pro League Playoff 1, and confirmed the club’s qualification for next season’s Champions League.

Ito, who has started in all seven playoff matches so far, scored the team’s third goal from a left wing cross from Leandro Trossard in the 57th minute.

The win ensured that Genk will not finish any lower than second, and thus secured the club’s participation in the Champions League next season.

Genk’s next match is against second place Club Brugge on 12 May. If they win this game, they will be crowned this season’s league champion.

Belgian Jupiler Pro League Playoff Group 1

Genk 4 – 0 Royal Antwerp

(Ruslan Malinovskyi 25′, Mbwana Samatta 55′, Junya Ito 57′, Bryan Heynen (P) 90′)

# Team M W D L P 1 Genk 7 6 0 1 50 2 Club Brugge 6 4 1 1 41 3 Royal Antwerp 7 4 1 2 38 4 Standard 5 2 0 3 33 5 Anderlecht 5 0 1 4 27 6 Gent 6 0 1 5 26

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Source: Yahoo

Image: Genk website