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2024 Belgian Cup final

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The 2024 Belgian Cup Final, named Croky Cup after the sponsor, will be the 69th Belgian Cup final and is scheduled to be played on 9 May 2024. Union SG qualified on 28 February for its third ever Cup final, 110 years after last reaching it in 1914. One day later, current cup holders Antwerp became their opponent, qualifying for its sixth final. Antwerp would be the first club to defend its title since Club Brugge won the 1996 Belgian Cup final after having already won the 1995 Belgian Cup final.

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Route to the final

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Pre-match

Going into the match, both teams were struggling: Antwerp had a difficult season as defending league and cup champions and despite playing in the UEFA Champions League during the season, the club had ups and downs throughout the season and was currently only in 6th in the league, which would mean they were not going to qualify for European football. Meanwhile, Union SG had dominated the regular season, but had been struggling since the playoffs (starting with four losses) and had dropped from first to third place, with three matches to go however, they could still win the title.

The winner of the match qualifies for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League Play-off round. If Union SG were to win but also finish in the top two of the league, they would instead qualify for the qualifying rounds of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, with the ticket for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League Play-off round, in that case, being passed along to the third-place finisher in the league.

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Match

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Summary

Both teams started the match in no-risk mode, with lots of duels for the ball, but without any major chances. Union SG had most possession (about 75%). First excitement came when Jurgen Ekkelenkamp hit the outside of the post from a long range kick over the ground from outside of the penalty area, about midway through the first half. In the added time of the first half, Zeno Van Den Bosch headed-on a corner kick which ended up with Kōki Machida who reacted fasted to open the scoring. During the second half Antwerp tried to equalize, but no chances came from it until 10 minutes from time when Christian Burgess lost the ball to Ekkelenkamp whose shot went straight at Anthony Moris. It would turn out to be the only big chance for Antwerp, after that on multiple occasions Union SG came close to extending the lead on counter-attacks, with both Cameron Puertas and Mohamed Amoura missing big chances in the final minutes to leave the score at 1–0.

Details

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Referee: Erik Lambrechts
Union SG
Antwerp
GK49Luxembourg Anthony MorisYellow card 90+1'
LB5Argentina Kevin Mac Allister
CB16England Christian BurgessYellow card 68'
CB28Japan Kōki Machida
CB21Belgium Alessio Castro-MontesYellow card 90'
RB24Belgium Charles Vanhoutte
MF23Spain Cameron Puertas
MF4Norway Mathias Rasmussendownward-facing red arrow 84'
MF10Madagascar Loïc Lapoussindownward-facing red arrow 81'
CF47Algeria Mohamed AmouraYellow card 24'downward-facing red arrow 90+6'
CF29Sweden Gustaf Nilssondownward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutes:
FW7Belgium Elton Kabangu
MF8Ivory Coast Jean Thierry Lazareupward-facing green arrow 90+6'
FW11Germany Henok Teklab
GK12Austria Heinz Lindner
FW13Ecuador Kevin Rodríguezupward-facing green arrow 81'
DF26England Ross Sykesupward-facing green arrow 81'
DF27Democratic Republic of the Congo Noah Sadikiupward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Germany Alexander Blessin
GK91Belgium Senne Lammens
RB2Belgium Ritchie De Laetdownward-facing red arrow 73'
CB23Belgium Toby Alderweireld
CB33Belgium Zeno Van Den BoschYellow card 88'
LB5Netherlands Owen Wijndaldownward-facing red arrow 86'
RW7Netherlands Gyrano Kerkdownward-facing red arrow 73'
MF27Belgium Mandela Keita
MF24Netherlands Jurgen Ekkelenkampdownward-facing red arrow 86'
LW6Belgium Eliot MatazoYellow card 30'downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW10Belgium Michel-Ange Balikwisha
FW18Netherlands Vincent JanssenYellow card 55'
Substitutes:
MF8Nigeria Alhassan Yusufupward-facing green arrow 73'
FW9Nigeria George Ilenikhenaupward-facing green arrow 86'
FW19Nigeria Chidera Ejukeupward-facing green arrow 73'
DF34Belgium Jelle Batailleupward-facing green arrow 73'
DF44France Soumaïla Coulibalyupward-facing green arrow 86'
FW60Nigeria Victor Udoh
GK81Belgium Niels Devalckeneer
Manager:
Netherlands Mark van Bommel

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.
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