2017 Belgian Cup final

2017 Belgian Cup final
Event2016–17 Belgian Cup
After extra time
Zulte Waregem won 4–2 on penalties
Date18 March 2017
VenueKing Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Man of the MatchSammy Bossut
RefereeSébastien Delferière
Attendance35,000
2016
2018

The 2017 Belgian Cup final, named Croky Cup after the sponsor, was the 62nd Belgian Cup final and took place on 18 March 2017 between Oostende and Zulte Waregem. Oostende qualified for the final for the first time in its history, while Zulte Waregem already played two finals, winning against Mouscron in 2006 but losing against Lokeren in 2014. In a spectacular match, Oostende twice took the lead but Zulte Waregem returned to force 2–2 after 90 minutes. During the extra-time, both teams scored once more. Zulte Waregem finally won 4–2 on penalties and thereby qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League Group stage.

Route to the final

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Oostende Zulte Waregem
Opponent Result Legs Scorers Round Opponent Result Legs Scorers
Antwerp (II) 2–0 2–0 away Berrier, Musona Sixth round Capellen (IV) 2–1 2–1 away Vetokele, Leye
Tubize (II) 4–3 (a.e.t.) 4–3 away Cyriac (2), Pedersen, Siani (pen.) Seventh round ASV Geel (III) 2–1 (a.e.t.) 2–1 away Derijck (pen.), Meïté
Gent 1–0 1–0 home Cyriac Quarter-finals Sint-Truiden 2–0 2–0 home Leye, Madu
Genk 2–1 1–1 home; 1–0 away Vandendriessche; Musona Semi-finals Eupen 3–0 1–0 home; 2–0 away Coopman; Hämäläinen, Marrone

Match

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Summary

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Harsh fouls by Michiel Jonckheere and Timothy Derijck in the opening minutes set the tone, with neither team intending to give away any opportunities. After the initial ten minutes, Oostende started to take the initiative, with Franck Berrier missing the target on a cross from Brecht Capon and Knowledge Musona nearly taking advantage of a mistake by Sammy Bossut. With nearly twenty minutes played, Marvin Baudry slipped, allowing Landry Dimata to run away with the ball and shoot it into the far corner to open the scoring for Oostende.

Zulte Waregem quickly responded as William Dutoit could only deflect a free-kick by Brian Hämäläinen against the post, which gave Derijck an easy tap in to score the equaliser. Oostende responded immediately, with Musona hitting the cross bar from 20 meters. The game was now flowing up and down with many chances on both sides of the pitch. Before half time spectators witnessed a header by Dimata, a save by Dutoit on another Hämäläinen free-kick and a shot from Musona, but the score remained 1–1 going into the break.

The second half started immediately where the first half had left off. Henrik Dalsgaard missed a header for Zulte Waregem, but following an attacking combination, Dimata scored his second of the night, back-heeling the cross from Adam Marušić into the net to give Oostende the lead again with 54 minutes played. Oostende pushed and when Franck Berrier and Musona ripped open the Zulte Waregem defence it looked like Oostende was going to score again soon. Zulte Waregem manager Francky Dury brought in Coopman and Guèye to turn the tide and when Marušić' header back to Dutoit fell short, Coopman exploited the mistake to score the equalizer a few minutes past the hour mark.

Even at 2–2 both teams kept attacking, with first Onur Kaya missing a huge opportunity for Zulte Wargem followed by Sammy Bossut having to throw himself in the line of fire three times to deny Oostende a third goal. In the added time, both teams had an excellent opportunity to score the winning goal, as both Dimata and Mbaye Leye failed to score from a header.

During the first half of extra-time, both teams seemed to have used up most of their energy, with some players suffering cramps and others barely able to run. Out of the blue, Guèye headed in a free-kick in the second half of extra-time with less than ten minutes to play, forcing Oostende to hunt for the late equalizer but failing to create big chances until Dalsgaard touched the ball with his hand in the penalty area, forcing referee Sébastien Delferière to award a penalty to Oostende, which Musona converted to set the final score to 3–3.

During the penalty shoot-out, Sammy Bossut saved the penalty kicks from both Fernando Canesin and Musona, allowing Hämäläinen to score the winning goal, thereby handing Zulte Waregem their second cup victory.[1]

Details

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Oostende3–3 (a.e.t.)Zulte Waregem
Dimata 19', 54'
Musona 116' (pen.)
report Derijck 25'
Coopman 64'
Guèye 111'
Penalties
Siani soccer ball with check mark
Canesin soccer ball with red X
Marušić soccer ball with check mark
Musona soccer ball with red X
2–4 soccer ball with check mark Derijck
soccer ball with check mark Mühren
soccer ball with check mark Meïté
soccer ball with check mark Hämäläinen
Oostende
Zulte Waregem
GK 28 France William Dutoit
RB 27 Belgium Brecht Capon
CB 18 Czech Republic David Rozehnal
CB 31 Belgium Bruno Godeau
LB 77 Montenegro Adam Marušić
MF 7 Cameroon Sébastien Siani
MF 20 Belgium Michiel Jonckheere Yellow card 1' downward-facing red arrow 71'
MF 10 France Franck Berrier downward-facing red arrow 87'
RW 26 France Kévin Vandendriessche
CF 19 Belgium Landry Dimata downward-facing red arrow 97'
LW 11 Zimbabwe Knowledge Musona Yellow card 120'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Belgium Silvio Proto
DF 4 France Fabien Antunes
DF 6 Belgium Mathias Bossaerts
FW 8 Belgium Yassine El Ghanassy upward-facing green arrow 87'
MF 15 South Africa Andile Jali
FW 17 Nigeria Joseph Akpala upward-facing green arrow 97'
FW 55 Brazil Fernando Canesin upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Belgium Yves Vanderhaeghe
GK 1 Belgium Sammy Bossut
RW 14 Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard
CB 6 Belgium Timothy Derijck Yellow card 11'
CB 3 Republic of the Congo Marvin Baudry
LB 31 Denmark Brian Hämäläinen
CM 8 Denmark Lukas Lerager
CM 23 Belgium Christophe Lepoint downward-facing red arrow 57'
CM 17 France Soualiho Meïté
RW 29 Belgium Alessandro Cordaro downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 9 Senegal Mbaye Leye
LW 10 Belgium Onur Kaya downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
DF 4 Italy Luca Marrone
FW 7 Nigeria Aliko Bala
DF 15 Nigeria Kingsley Madu
FW 19 Senegal Babacar Guèye upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 21 Netherlands Robert Mühren Yellow card 112' upward-facing green arrow 83'
GK 22 Belgium Kenny Steppe
MF 43 Belgium Sander Coopman upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Belgium Francky Dury

Match rules

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

References

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  1. ^ "Zulte Waregem wint Beker van België na knotsgekke finale" [Zulte Waregem wins Belgian Cup following crazy final]. sporza.be. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
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