Mbwana Samatta was in action as Genk compounded Cercle Brugge woes with a 1-0 win on Saturday.
Following their 4-1 loss to Liverpool on Wednesday, Felice Mazzu's men returned to winning ways by handing their visitors their 11th defeat in the Belgian First Division A this season.
Sebastien Dewaest's early goal in the eighth minute separated both teams at the Luminus Arena as Genk moved to sixth in the league table.
Samatta was in action for 80 minutes while Nigeria's Paul Onuachu played for the entire duration but his compatriot Stephen Odey watched on as an unused substitute.