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2021 Belgian Cup final

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2021 Belgian Cup final
Event2020–21 Belgian Cup
25 April 2021
VenueKing Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
RefereeBram Van Driessche
Attendance0[note 1]
2020
2022

The 2021 Belgian Cup final, named Croky Cup after the sponsor, was the 66th Belgian Cup final. On 13 March 2021, Standard Liège qualified for their 18th final, losing 9 and winning 8. Genk qualified one day later, reaching their sixth final, winning all but one, namely their latest appearance when they lost the 2018 Belgian Cup Final to Standard Liège. It took place on 25 April 2021 and was won by Genk.

Route to the final

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Standard Liège Genk
Opponent Result Legs Scorers Round Opponent Result Legs Scorers
Seraing (II) 4–1 4–1 away Bokadi, Jans, Klauss, Muleka Sixth round Tessenderlo (III) 5–0 FF [1] 5–0 FF away
Kortrijk (I) 1–1 1–1 away (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) Laifis Seventh round Sint-Truiden (I) 1–0 1–0 home Onuachu
Club Brugge (I) 1–0 1–0 home Muleka Quarter-finals Mechelen (I) 4–1 4–1 home Thorstvedt (2), Muñoz, Bongonda
Eupen (I) 1–0 1–0 away Amallah Semi-finals Anderlecht (I) 2–1 2–1 away Onuachu, Miazga (o.g.)


Match

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Summary

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In an empty King Baudouin Stadium, both teams started the match eagerly. Genk came close to an early goal, with a shot by Kristian Thorstvedt hitting the post and a first serious warning for Standard Liège. Standard Liège, who had been relying on their fighting spirit throughout the season, lacked sharpness and creativity in the final third of the pitch. At the back, however, they did manage to keep control of the ball and kept Genk at bay after the initial challenge by Thorstvedt. During the 1st half, Théo Bongonda and poacher Paul Onuachu were firmly in the defense's grip.

At the start of the second half, the game split open, when Hugo Siquet lost the ball, Genk immediately sent it to Junya Itō, who left Arnaud Bodart without a chance with a crossed shot. The goal gave Genk confidence and the Limburg team gradually took more and more control of the match. Although Genk was the better team, they still had to watch their backs. The Genk defense had a hard time dealing with the excellent substitute Jackson Muleka, who had the equalizer at his feet, but his shot was a miss. As the game progressed, Standard was forced to take more risks, allowing more space for Genk. Ten minutes before the end of the game, Bongonda took advantage of this to slide in the 0-2. Muleka immediately brought the excitement back with a strong header, but Genk survived the final offensive, winning their 5th Belgian Cup and being assured of European football for the coming season.

Details

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Standard Liège1–2Genk
  • Muleka 83'
Report
Standard Liège
Genk
GK 16 Belgium Arnaud Bodart
RB 41 Belgium Hugo Siquet
CB 5 France Moussa Sissako Red card 90+2'
CB 34 Cyprus Konstantinos Laifis
LB 24 France Nicolas Gavory Yellow card 63'
MF 19 Morocco Selim Amallah Yellow card 87'
MF 28 Belgium Samuel Bastien downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina Gojko Cimirot downward-facing red arrow 66'
MF 26 Belgium Nicolas Raskin Yellow card 71'
CF 14 Brazil Klauss
MF 32 Belgium Michel-Ange Balikwisha downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutes:
MF 10 Morocco Mehdi Carcela Yellow card 81' upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo Jackson Muleka Yellow card 65' upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 22 Belgium Maxime Lestienne upward-facing green arrow 75'
GK 1 Belgium Jean-François Gillet
DF 6 Belgium Noë Dussenne
MF 15 Israel Eden Shamir
DF 21 Cameroon Collins Fai
DF 33 Belgium Damjan Pavlovic
Manager:
Senegal Mbaye Leye
GK 26 Belgium Maarten Vandevoordt
RB 23 Colombia Daniel Muñoz Yellow card 56'
CB 46 Colombia Carlos Cuesta
CB 33 Colombia Jhon Lucumí
LB 5 Mexico Gerardo Arteaga
MF 7 Japan Junya Itō
MF 17 Slovakia Patrik Hrošovský Yellow card 90'
MF 42 Norway Kristian Thorstvedt downward-facing red arrow 87'
MF 8 Belgium Bryan Heynen
CF 10 Belgium Théo Bongonda
CF 18 Nigeria Paul Onuachu
Substitutes:
DF 2 United States Mark McKenzie upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 9 Nigeria Cyriel Dessers
MF 14 Switzerland Bastien Toma
DF 21 Finland Jere Uronen
MF 24 Belgium Luca Oyen
GK 40 Belgium Tobe Leysen
DF 77 Ecuador Ángelo Preciado
Manager:
Netherlands John van den Brom

Assistant referees:
Kevin Monteny
Yves De Neve
Fourth official:
Jan Boterberg

Match rules

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

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium.

References

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  1. ^ "Ook geen bekerwedstrijden voor amateurclubs Rupel Boom en Thes" [No cup matches for amateur clubs Rupel Boom and Thes as well]. sporza.be. 19 January 2021.
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