This is the moment an emotional Oh Hyeon-gyu sat inside the tunnel area at Ibrox Stadium last night, to reflect on scoring the winner against Rangers.
The former Celtic striker struck low and hard across Jack Butland after beating the offside trap towards the midway point of the second half.
Oh celebrated wildly, as he removed both his jersey and GPS heart rate monitor in a display of passion in front of the travelling Genk fans.
It looked like it wasn't going to be the South Korean's night after Butland had earlier saved his spot kick before half-time to keep the score level at Ibrox.
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That shortly followed after Mohamed Diomande was sent off for the hosts, as Russell Martin's side were reduced to 10 men.
Oh wasn't the only Genk player to squander big opportunities for the visitors, as manager Thorsten Fink rued the missed gilt-edged scoring chances.
He urged the South Korean internationalist, who saw a €28m move to Bundesliga giants Stuttgart collapse on the final day of the summer transfer window earlier this month, to show more composure in the final third.
And the forward delivered on 55 minutes as he broke the deadlock, which proved to be the winner in the Europa League matchday one encounter in Glasgow.
After the match, Oh was clearly emotional, with Genk sharing footage of the 24-year-old sitting down on the floor, close to the tunnel at Ibrox, directly below an LED Rangers badge on the wall.
As he held his head in his hands, taking in what had been a big night for him, his manager crouched down to embrace him and share words of encouragement.
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In the candid video, posted on social media, Fink can be heard saying: "It's a hard period for you but you keep fighting, it's good.
"You stayed on the pitch and you scored. I'm happy for you man."
Oh then addressed the camera in his face. He added: "This is my job. It's tough as a striker.
"Misses, there were too much, but I just kept going. I believe in our team.
"To do this, I'm very happy today. Very happy."
Genk bought Oh from Celtic last year for around £4m.
“At half-time I spoke to him,” said Fink post-match. “I said, ‘When you shoot, stay calm. I know with your quality that you will score’. The best sportsmen in the world, like tennis players for instance, only think about the bad ball they played in their last point for five seconds. Then they focus on their next point.
“So I told him to focus on the next situation. He did it and he was very happy that he scored, especially for him because it was in Scotland. It was a special situation for him.”
