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2023 Belgian Super Cup

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2023 Belgian Super Cup
Antwerp won 5–4 on penalties
Date23 July 2023
VenueBosuilstadion, Antwerp
RefereeLawrence Visser
Attendance16,000
2022
2024

The 2023 Belgian Super Cup was a football match that took place on 23 July 2023 between the winners of the 2022–23 Belgian Pro League and the winners of the 2022–23 Belgian Cup. As Antwerp secured a double, winning both titles, they played the runners-up of the 2022–23 Belgian Cup, Mechelen.[1]

Pre-match

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Both clubs had been able to keep most of their squad together, with the main exceptions being Willian Pacho, Calvin Stengs and Mandela Keita who all left Antwerp, and Alessio da Cruz and Dries Wouters no longer at KV Mechelen.

Match

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Summary

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Gaëtan Coucke was forced to intervene a first time on an attempt from Jelle Bataille, but a minute later and with less than ten minutes played, Balikwisha scored from Bataille's assist. Balikwisha immediately added a second which was disallowed for offside after several minutes of VAR-review. Before half time, Antwerp again came close to doubling their lead, the crossbar preventing an own-goal by Jordi Vanlerberghe and Coucke pushing a hard strike from Gastón Ávila over the goal.

Mid-way through the second half, Ávila committed a foul on the ankle of Nikola Storm and was sent off. Ritchie De Laet scored an own-goal, resulting in the game to be decided after penalty kicks as no extra-time was permitted.

Antwerp scored once in their first three attempts, but then won. Jean Butez first saved a penalty kick, then converted one himself before also forcing Dimitri Lavalée to make a crucial error.

Details

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Antwerp1–1Mechelen
Report
Penalties
5–4
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Lawrence Visser
GK 1 France Jean Butez
RB 34 Belgium Jelle Bataille
CB 23 Belgium Toby Alderweireld (c)
CB 2 Belgium Ritchie De Laet
LB 22 Argentina Gastón Ávila Red card 69'
MF 48 Belgium Arthur Vermeeren
MF 17 Sweden Jacob Ondrejka downward-facing red arrow 86'
MF 8 Nigeria Alhassan Yusuf Yellow card 55'
RW 11 Kosovo Arbnor Muja downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 7 Netherlands Gyrano Kerk Yellow card 58' downward-facing red arrow 71'
LW 10 Belgium Michel-Ange Balikwisha downward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutes:
CF 9 France George Ilenikhena upward-facing green arrow 86'
DF 21 United States Sam Vines upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 32 Germany Christopher Scott upward-facing green arrow 86'
DF 33 Belgium Zeno Van Den Bosch upward-facing green arrow 86'
CF 55 Ecuador Anthony Valencia
CF 60 Nigeria Victor Udoh
GK 91 Belgium Senne Lammens
Manager:
Netherlands Mark van Bommel
GK 1 Belgium Gaëtan Coucke
RW 12 Belgium Tristan Loiseaux downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 30 Belgium Jordi Vanlerberghe
CB 14 Belgium Dimitri Lavalée
LW 18 Belgium Alec Van Hoorenbeeck downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 19 Sweden Kerim Mrabti Yellow card 85'
MF 34 Belgium Ngal'ayel Mukau downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 16 Belgium Rob Schoofs (c)
LW 11 Belgium Nikola Storm
RW 9 Belgium Julien Ngoy
CF 20 Germany Lion Lauberbach
Substitutes:
DF 21 Belgium Boli Bolingoli upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 23 Belgium Daam Foulon Yellow card 47' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 28 Belgium Frederic Soelle Soelle upward-facing green arrow 79'
GK 15 Belgium Yannick Thoelen
DF 27 Scotland David Bates
MF 35 Belgium Bilal Bafdili
MF 36 Belgium Dirk Asare
Manager:
Belgium Steven Defour

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Antwerp vs. Mechelen". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.