The Antwerp of Mark van Bommel, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Gyrano Kerk, Vincent Janssen and Owen Wijndal lost to Union in the Belgian cup final. In a sold-out King Baudouin Stadium it was 1-0 for the people of Brussels. A goal from Koki Machida at the end of the first half was enough to beat the cup holder. For Van Bommel it means that he says goodbye to Antwerp without a prize.
Antwerp and Union did not provide a memorable opening phase at Heysel. Both teams started the game cautiously and got the cup final off to a slow start. Antwerp was waiting for the counter-attack and hit the post from distance via Ekkelenkamp, but the match really exploded for the first time just before the break, when the Japanese gave Machida Union the lead in the 46th minute. Like a devil from a box, the defender appeared in the right place during a corner kick and tapped the opening goal against the ropes.
Antwerp opened the second half with the hunt for the equalizer, but did not get further than a few corner kicks and a deflection. While The Great Old continued to search fruitlessly for opportunities, Union also barely got to Antwerp’s goal. Ekkelenkamp caused excitement around the hour mark by going down in the box after contact with a defender, but the referee did not point to the spot. Thanks to the same Ekkelenkamp, Antwerp later had another great chance to equalize, but the midfielder did not punish Christian Burgess’ mistake. The defending champion did not score in the final phase either.
And so Van Bommel, Ekkelenkamp, Kerk, Janssen and Wijndal missed out on the Croky Cup. The cup went to Union again for the first time since 1914. In all competitions it has been 89 years since the people of Brussels won a prize, after the last national title in 1935.
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90’+7′
End of second half
90’+6′
Mohamed Amoura is replaced by Lazare Amani
90+1′
Six minutes are added. Six minutes for Van Bommel to keep the hope of prolonging the cup alive.
90’+1′
Yellow card for Anthony Moris
90′
Yellow card for Alessio Castro-Montes
88′
Union doesn’t decide! Puertas goes for his own success and Lammens steps up.
88′
Yellow card for Zeno Van Den Bosch
86′
Owen Wijndal is replaced by Soumaïla Coulibaly
86′
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is replaced by George Ilenikhena
84′
Mathias Rasmussen is replaced by Noah Sadiki
81′
Gustaf Nilsson is replaced by Kevin Rodríguez
81′
Loic Lapoussin is replaced by Ross Sykes
80′
What an opportunity for Ekkelenkamp after Burgess gets tricked on the back line! Ultimately, the corner is just too difficult for the Dutchman, allowing goalkeeper Moris to save the day. In the second instance, Ekkelenkamp is prevented from scoring by Rasmussen.
73′
Eliot Matazo is replaced by Alhassan Yusuf
73′
Ritchie De Laet is replaced by Jelle Bataille
73′
Gyrano Church is replaced by Chidera Ejuke
70′
Time is slowly running out for Antwerp. The team hoped for a penalty after Ekkelenkamp hit the grass, but the referee rightly did not agree.
68′
Yellow card for Christian Burgess
55′
Yellow card for Vincent Janssen
47′
We remember it from the Dutch cup final, but now it is also happening in Belgium. The match is temporarily stopped because Antwerp fans set off fireworks en masse.
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