The 2022 Belgian Cup final, named Croky Cup after the sponsor, was the 67th Belgian Cup final. On 2 March 2022, Gent qualified for their 6th final, losing 2 and winning 3. Anderlecht qualified one day later, reaching their fourteenth final, having won nine times before, the last time of which occurred in 2008, when they also faced Gent in the 2008 Belgian Cup Final. After a tense 0–0 draw after extra time, Gent won 4–3 on penalties.[1]
From a personnel perspective, both clubs seemingly started in full force, as they saw several players return from injury just in time for the final. Gent recuperated captain Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, who previously played for Anderlecht, while at Anderlecht both Sergio Gómez and Yari Verschaeren were able to start the match, while Majeed Ashimeru started on the bench as he was not deemed ready for a full match yet. Just before the match however, Gent suffered a set back as striker Laurent Depoitre got injured and was unable to play.
Looking at the results going into the match, Gent had reached the last 16 of the UEFA Europa Conference League and ended the regular season scoring 25 out of 27 points, nevertheless, despite their strong run and comeback in the league standings, they had only finished 5th, thus missing out on the Champions' Playoffs on the final matchday. Their winning streak did however include a 1-0 victory over Anderlecht in the third week of March. Anderlecht from their side had been relieved to just reach the Champions' Playoffs after finishing third in the league. The winner of the final would be assured of a place in the play-off round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League. In case of a loss, Gent would only be able to reach European football through winning Play-Off II and the European competition play-offs (although the latter might be canceled in case Anderlecht would qualify for the UEFA Champions League through finishing 1st or 2nd in the league). Anderlecht knew a loss in the cup final would mean they would need to finish top three in the league to be certain of European football, in case they dropped to fourth, they would however need to win the European competition play-offs.
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Even without their targetman Laurent Depoitre, who dropped out during the warmup, Gent started strongly as Hendrik Van Crombrugge only narrowly reached the header by Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui in the opening minutes, after which they took control of the match. While Anderlecht was suffering, they did create a big chance, with the deviation of Yari Verschaeren rolling straight into Davy Roef. It would be their only real dangerous opportunity of the first half, with other minor chances coming through an overhead kick by Lior Refaelov, a volley by Verschaeren and a blocked shot by Kristoffer Olsson. On the other side of the pitch, Gent remained much more threatening. Tarik Tissoudali dribbled his way around Lisandro Magallán, but the latter was able to stay close, not allowing Tissoudali a clean shot on goal. Then, sloppy defending by Michael Amir Murillo gave Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe an opportunity to shoot but his attempt went just wide. Five minutes before the break, Roman Bezus seemingly opened the score, but his header on a cross by Joseph Okumu was disallowed for offside.
In the second half Gent immediately continued where it left off, through a header from Julien De Sart and a blistering shot from Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, but they did not manage to score. Anderlecht manager Vincent Kompany tried to turn things around by bringing in Francis Amuzu, Majeed Ashimeru and Benito Raman around the hour mark to allow a more direct style of play, which indeed restored the balance of play, but did not result in any chances created. The game became more fierce, with both Ashimeru and Andrew Hjulsager having to leave the pitch injured after being substituted on earlier in the second half, and play was often stopped due to players receiving treatment. On top of this, an environmental activist had tied himself to one of the goalposts, causing a further few minutes of pause. All of this resulted in a dull second half after the initial chances.
As such, it came as a surprise when at the start of extra time the game burst open again, Núrio Fortuna missing a huge chance for Gent, heading wide, while just after that Matisse Samoise could only narrowly intercept Anouar Ait El Hadj who had broken through for Anderlecht. At that point it seemed the Anderlecht players were more energetic while Gent needed willpower to keep up, they could only breathe a sigh of relief when Christian Kouamé recklessly shot over the bar. The final chance of the match was for Gent however, as Darko Lemajić hit the underside of the bar from close range in minute 116, but the game stayed goalless. In the penalty kick sequence, Davy Roef became the hero for Gent, saving the penalty kicks by Josh Cullen and Michael Amir Murillo, while Van Crombrugge had only been able to keep out the effort of Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui, allowing Gent to take their first trophy since their league title in 2015, while Anderlecht continued its period without silverware, last winning the 2017 Belgian Super Cup.
^"AA Gent verdiende Cupwinnaar tegen teleurstellend Anderlecht na penaltyserie (4-3) en fysieke slijtageslag". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 18 April 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2022 Belgian Cup final news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2022 Belgian Cup final named Croky Cup after the sponsor was the 67th Belgian Cup final On 2 March 2022 Gent qualified for their 6th final losing 2 and winning 3 Anderlecht qualified one day later reaching their fourteenth final having won nine times before the last time of which occurred in 2008 when they also faced Gent in the 2008 Belgian Cup Final After a tense 0 0 draw after extra time Gent won 4 3 on penalties 1 2022 Belgian Cup finalEvent2021 22 Belgian CupGent Anderlecht0 0After extra timeGent won 4 3 on penaltiesDate18 April 2022VenueKing Baudouin Stadium BrusselsRefereeLawrence Visser 20212023 Contents 1 Route to the final 2 Pre match 3 Match 3 1 Summary 3 2 Details 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksRoute to the final editSee also 2021 22 Belgian Cup Gent AnderlechtOpponent Result Legs Scorers Round Opponent Result Legs ScorersBelisia IV 4 0 4 0 home Odjidja Ofoe Okumu Mboyo Chakvetadze Sixth round La Louviere IV 7 1 7 1 away Zirkzee 2 Hoedt 2 Refaelov 2 RamanLommel II 2 0 2 0 away De Sart 2 Seventh round Seraing I 3 3 3 3 away a e t 4 3 p Kouame 2 RefaelovStandard Liege I 3 1 3 1 home Kums Tissoudali 2 Quarter finals Kortrijk I 3 0 3 0 home Kouame 2 GomezClub Brugge I 3 1 0 1 home 3 0 away none Odjidja Ofoe Castro Montes Depoitre Semi finals Eupen I 5 3 2 2 away 3 1 home Refaelov 2 Murillo Magallan KouamePre match editFrom a personnel perspective both clubs seemingly started in full force as they saw several players return from injury just in time for the final Gent recuperated captain Vadis Odjidja Ofoe who previously played for Anderlecht while at Anderlecht both Sergio Gomez and Yari Verschaeren were able to start the match while Majeed Ashimeru started on the bench as he was not deemed ready for a full match yet Just before the match however Gent suffered a set back as striker Laurent Depoitre got injured and was unable to play Looking at the results going into the match Gent had reached the last 16 of the UEFA Europa Conference League and ended the regular season scoring 25 out of 27 points nevertheless despite their strong run and comeback in the league standings they had only finished 5th thus missing out on the Champions Playoffs on the final matchday Their winning streak did however include a 1 0 victory over Anderlecht in the third week of March Anderlecht from their side had been relieved to just reach the Champions Playoffs after finishing third in the league The winner of the final would be assured of a place in the play off round of the 2022 23 UEFA Europa League In case of a loss Gent would only be able to reach European football through winning Play Off II and the European competition play offs although the latter might be canceled in case Anderlecht would qualify for the UEFA Champions League through finishing 1st or 2nd in the league Anderlecht knew a loss in the cup final would mean they would need to finish top three in the league to be certain of European football in case they dropped to fourth they would however need to win the European competition play offs Match editSummary edit Even without their targetman Laurent Depoitre who dropped out during the warmup Gent started strongly as Hendrik Van Crombrugge only narrowly reached the header by Michael Ngadeu Ngadjui in the opening minutes after which they took control of the match While Anderlecht was suffering they did create a big chance with the deviation of Yari Verschaeren rolling straight into Davy Roef It would be their only real dangerous opportunity of the first half with other minor chances coming through an overhead kick by Lior Refaelov a volley by Verschaeren and a blocked shot by Kristoffer Olsson On the other side of the pitch Gent remained much more threatening Tarik Tissoudali dribbled his way around Lisandro Magallan but the latter was able to stay close not allowing Tissoudali a clean shot on goal Then sloppy defending by Michael Amir Murillo gave Vadis Odjidja Ofoe an opportunity to shoot but his attempt went just wide Five minutes before the break Roman Bezus seemingly opened the score but his header on a cross by Joseph Okumu was disallowed for offside In the second half Gent immediately continued where it left off through a header from Julien De Sart and a blistering shot from Vadis Odjidja Ofoe but they did not manage to score Anderlecht manager Vincent Kompany tried to turn things around by bringing in Francis Amuzu Majeed Ashimeru and Benito Raman around the hour mark to allow a more direct style of play which indeed restored the balance of play but did not result in any chances created The game became more fierce with both Ashimeru and Andrew Hjulsager having to leave the pitch injured after being substituted on earlier in the second half and play was often stopped due to players receiving treatment On top of this an environmental activist had tied himself to one of the goalposts causing a further few minutes of pause All of this resulted in a dull second half after the initial chances As such it came as a surprise when at the start of extra time the game burst open again Nurio Fortuna missing a huge chance for Gent heading wide while just after that Matisse Samoise could only narrowly intercept Anouar Ait El Hadj who had broken through for Anderlecht At that point it seemed the Anderlecht players were more energetic while Gent needed willpower to keep up they could only breathe a sigh of relief when Christian Kouame recklessly shot over the bar The final chance of the match was for Gent however as Darko Lemajic hit the underside of the bar from close range in minute 116 but the game stayed goalless In the penalty kick sequence Davy Roef became the hero for Gent saving the penalty kicks by Josh Cullen and Michael Amir Murillo while Van Crombrugge had only been able to keep out the effort of Michael Ngadeu Ngadjui allowing Gent to take their first trophy since their league title in 2015 while Anderlecht continued its period without silverware last winning the 2017 Belgian Super Cup Details edit 18 April 202215 00 CESTGent0 0 a e t AnderlechtReportPenaltiesDe Sart nbsp Hanche Olsen nbsp Castro Montes nbsp Lemajic nbsp Ngadeu Ngadjui nbsp 4 3 nbsp Gomez nbsp Raman nbsp Kana nbsp Cullen nbsp MurilloKing Baudouin Stadium BrusselsReferee Lawrence Visser nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Gent nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp AnderlechtGK 33 nbsp Davy RoefCB 20 nbsp Jordan TorunarighaCB 5 nbsp Michael Ngadeu NgadjuiCB 2 nbsp Joseph OkumuMF 18 nbsp Matisse Samoise nbsp 106 MF 24 nbsp Sven Kums nbsp 106 MF 8 nbsp Vadis Odjidja Ofoe nbsp 69 MF 13 nbsp Julien De SartMF 14 nbsp Alessio Castro MontesCF 9 nbsp Roman Bezus nbsp 88 CF 34 nbsp Tarik Tissoudali nbsp 91 Substitutes GK 1 nbsp Sinan BolatMF 6 nbsp Elisha Owusu nbsp 106 nbsp 114 FW 11 nbsp Darko Lemajic nbsp 88 MF 17 nbsp Andrew Hjulsager nbsp 69 nbsp 90 2 DF 21 nbsp Andreas Hanche Olsen nbsp 106 FW 23 nbsp Yonas Malede nbsp 91 DF 25 nbsp Nurio Fortuna nbsp 90 2 Manager nbsp Hein Vanhaezebrouck GK 30 nbsp Hendrik Van CrombruggeRB 62 nbsp Michael Amir Murillo nbsp 90 4 CB 2 nbsp Lisandro Magallan nbsp 95 CB 4 nbsp Wesley HoedtLB 17 nbsp Sergio GomezMF 10 nbsp Yari Verschaeren nbsp 58 MF 20 nbsp Kristoffer Olsson nbsp 33 nbsp 58 MF 8 nbsp Josh CullenMF 11 nbsp Lior Refaelov nbsp 91 CF 99 nbsp Christian Kouame nbsp 118 CF 23 nbsp Joshua Zirkzee nbsp 58 Substitutes MF 7 nbsp Francis Amuzu nbsp 58 FW 9 nbsp Benito Raman nbsp 58 DF 14 nbsp Bohdan MykhaylichenkoGK 16 nbsp Bart VerbruggenMF 18 nbsp Majeed Ashimeru nbsp 58 nbsp 76 MF 46 nbsp Anouar Ait El Hadj nbsp 91 DF 55 nbsp Marco Kana nbsp 76 Manager nbsp Vincent KompanyAssistant referees Rien Vanzyere Thibaud Nijssen Fourth official Christof DierickMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions Notes editReferences edit AA Gent verdiende Cupwinnaar tegen teleurstellend Anderlecht na penaltyserie 4 3 en fysieke slijtageslag Het Laatste Nieuws in Dutch 18 April 2022 Retrieved 22 February 2024 External links editOfficial website in French and Dutch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2022 Belgian Cup final amp oldid 1211624474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
