2008 Belgian Cup final

2008 Belgian Cup final
Event2007–08 Belgian Cup
Date18 May 2008
VenueKing Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
RefereeSerge Gumienny
Attendance50,000

The 2008 Belgian Cup final, named Cofidis Cup after the sponsor, was played on Sunday, 18 May 2008 between Gent and Anderlecht, won by Anderlecht. It is the 53rd Belgian Cup Final.

Road to the Final

Gent Round Anderlecht
Tienen [D2]
H
2–0
Marić 7'
Thijs 47'
Round Six Hamme [D2]
H
2–1
Legear 31'
Mpenza 71'
Mons [D1]
A
1–0 (AET)
Vermuth 122' Round Seven Waasland [D2]
H
2–0
Akın 60'
Boussoufa 62'
Kortrijk [D2]
A
1–5
Ruiz 72' Quarter Finals
First Leg
Dender [D1]
H
3–0
Vlček 1', 46'
Mpenza 87'
Kortrijk [D2]
H
4–0
Marić 12', 20'
Mutavdžić 82'
Ljubijankič 93'
Quarter Finals
Second Leg
Dender [D1]
A
1–1
Goor 17'
Standard Liège [D1]
A
2–2
Azofeifa 70'
Ruiz 90'
Semi-finals
First Leg
Germinal Beerschot [D1]
H
1–0
Dheedene 87' (OG)
Standard Liège [D1]
H
4–0
Foley 45+2'
Ruiz 68'
Moia 70'
Vermuth 82'
Semi-finals
Second Leg
Germinal Beerschot [D1]
A
1–1
Vlček 54'

Match details

Gent2–3Anderlecht
Foley 7'
Olufadé 34'
Polák 8'
Boussoufa 70'
Gillet 71'
Attendance: 50,000
Gent
Anderlecht
GENT:
GK 29 Bojan Jorgacević
RB 17 Roberto Rosales
CB 27 Jonas De Roeck  86'
CB 3 Marko Šuler
LB 24 Aleksandar Mutavdžić
CM 8 Bernd Thijs  12'
CM 28 Miloš Marić  89'
CM 99 Khalilou Fadiga  75'
RW 15 Adékambi Olufadé  75'
CF 18 Dominic Foley (c)
LW 20 Bryan Ruiz
Substitutes:
MF 11 Gil Vermuth  75'
FW 30 Zlatan Ljubijankič  75'
MF 10 Randall Azofeifa  86'
Manager:
Trond Sollied
ANDERLECHT:
GK 13 Silvio Proto
RB 27 Marcin Wasilewski  64'
CB 26 Nicolás Pareja
CB 6 Jelle Van Damme
LB 3 Olivier Deschacht (c)  75'
DM 5 Lucas Biglia
AM 30 Guillaume Gillet
CM 8 Jan Polák
RW 7 Stanislav Vlček  46'
LW 11 Mbark Boussoufa  83'
CF 29 Nicolás Frutos  91'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Daniel Zítka
MF 14 Bart Goor  91'
LW 36 Jonathan Legear
RW 12 Thomas Chatelle  46'
MF 10 Ahmed Hassan  73'  64'
Manager:
Ariel Jacobs
Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions

References