The 1998 Belgian Cup final, took place on 1 June 1997 between Germinal Ekeren and Anderlecht. It was the 42nd Belgian Cup final. Germinal Ekeren came back from a 0-2 deficit to force extra time and eventually came out 4-2 winners.
Route to the final
Germinal EkerenAnderlechtOpponentResultLegsRoundOpponentResultLegsVerbroedering Geel (II)4–04–0 homeSixth roundOostende (II)4–14–1 homeLokeren4–3 (a.e.t.)4–3 (a.e.t.) homeSeventh roundPoederlee (III)6–06–0 homeStandard Liège1–11–1 awayQuarter-finalsGent3–13–1 awayStandard Liège3–03–0 homeQuarter-finals replayEendracht Aalst3–3 (away goals)0–0 home, 3–3 awaySemi-finalsTielen (II)4–21–0 away; 3–2 home
Match
Details
GK 1 Philippe Vande Walle (c)RB 7 Rudy JanssensCB 6 Mike VerstraetenCB 8 Flórián UrbánCB 2 Bernard Wégria LB 9 Didier DheedeneCM 15 Marc Schaessens CM 10 Gunther HofmansCM 14 Christophe KinetCF 12 Edwin van Ankeren CF 13 Tomasz Radzinski Substitutes:CF 11 Alex Czerniatynski CB 5 Ervin Kovács CM 17 Cvijan Milošević Manager: Herman Helleputte GK 1 Geert De VliegerRB 12 Olivier Doll CB 18 Suvad KatanaCB 14 Samuel Johnson LB 4 Celestine BabayaroRM 11 Danny Boffin CM 10 Pär Zetterberg (c) CM 5 Johan WalemLM 2 Tibor Selymes RF 22 Oleg IachtchoukLF 13 Bruno Versavel Substitutes:RB 30 Stéphane Stassin CM 28 Walter Baseggio CF 8 Yaw Preko Manager: Johan Boskamp
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.
External links
RSSSF Belgium Cups 1996/97