The 2015 Belgian Cup final, named Cofidis Cup after the sponsor, was the 60th Belgian Cup final and took place on 22 March 2015 between Club Brugge and Anderlecht. It was the first time the two giants of Belgian football met in the final since the 1993–94 Belgian Cup. The match finished in a dramatic way as Anderlecht looked to have taken the game to overtime through a last minute equalizer by Aleksandar Mitrović, cancelling out the earlier goal by Tom De Sutter, however in added time Lior Refaelov struck goal from outside the penalty area.
Route to the final
Club BruggeAnderlechtOpponentResultLegsRoundOpponentResultLegsAalst (II)6–16–1 awaySixth roundPatro Eisden Maasmechelen (II)5–3 5–3 away Kortrijk3–03–0 awaySeventh roundKRC Mechelen (II)4–14–1 homeKV Mechelen3–20–0 away; 3–2 homeQuarter-finalsZulte Waregem7–23–0 away; 4–2 homeCercle Brugge8–35–1 home; 3–2 away Semi-finalsGent5–02–0 away; 3–0 home
Match
Details
GK 1 Mathew RyanRB 19 Thomas MeunierCB 4 Óscar DuarteCB 44 Brandon MecheleLB 28 Laurens De BockMF 22 José Izquierdo MF 25 Ruud VormerMF 3 Timmy Simons (c)MF 8 Lior Refaelov FW 63 Boli Bolingoli FW 9 Tom De Sutter Substitutes:DF 2 Davy De fauw DF 5 Francisco Silva MF 6 Claudemir MF 18 Felipe Gedoz GK 33 Vladan KujovićFW 55 Tuur DierckxFW 58 Obbi Oulare Manager: Michel Preud'homme GK 1 Silvio Proto (c)RB 32 Leander DendonckerCB 13 Rolando CB 3 Olivier DeschachtLB 2 Fabrice Nsakala CM 16 Steven DefourCM 10 Dennis PraetRW 12 Maxime Colin AM 11 Marko Marin LW 7 Andy Najar CF 45 Aleksandar Mitrović Substitutes:DF 14 Bram NuytinckMF 18 Frank Acheampong MF 20 Ibrahima Conté MF 31 Youri TielemansGK 33 Davy Roef FW 35 Aaron Leya Iseka DF 39 Anthony Vanden Borre Manager: Besnik Hasi
Assistant referees: Jimmy Cremers Yves De Neve Fourth official: Styn HutsebautMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
Footnotes
See also R.S.C. Anderlecht–Club Brugge KV rivalry
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