Paul Onuachu was among the goal scorers as Genk silenced Zulte Waregem 6-2 in Sunday’s Belgium elite division encounter.
Having failed to find the net in his last three league outings, the Nigeria international rediscovered his scoring form against Essevee in the eight-goal thriller.
The Smurfs went to the Elindus Arena on the back of their 6-0 drubbing of Sint-Eloois-Winkel in a Belgian Cup fixture.
Just 13 minutes into the game, John van den Brom’s men took the lead through Japan international Junya Ito, who drilled a close-range shot past goalkeeper Sammy Bossut after he was set up by Colombian defender Daniel Munoz.