2008 Belgian Cup final explained

2008 Belgian Cup final
Event:2007–08 Belgian Cup
Team1:Gent
Team1score:2
Team2:Anderlecht
Team2score:3
Date:18 May 2008
Stadium:King Baudouin Stadium
City:Brussels
Referee:Serge Gumienny
Attendance:50,000
Previous:2007
Next:2009

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

See also: 2007–08 Belgian Cup.

Gentwidth=10%Round!Anderlecht
Tienen [D2]
H
2 - 0
Marić 7'
Thijs 47'
Round SixHamme [D2]
H
2 - 1
Legear 31'
Mpenza 71'
Mons [D1]
A
1 - 0 (AET)
Vermuth 122' Round SevenWaasland [D2]
H
2 - 0
Akın 60'
Boussoufa 62'
Kortrijk [D2]
A
1 - 5
align=left Ruiz 72'Quarter Finals
First Leg
Dender [D1]
H
3 - 0
Vlček 1', 46'
Mpenza 87'
Kortrijk [D2]
H
4 - 0
align=left Marić 12', 20'
Mutavdžić 82'
Ljubijankič 93'
Quarter Finals
Second Leg
Dender [D1]
A
1 - 1
Goor 17'
Standard Liège [D1]
A
2 - 2
align=left Azofeifa 70'
Ruiz 90'
Semi-finals
First Leg
Germinal Beerschot [D1]
H
1 - 0
Dheedene 87' (OG)
Standard Liège [D1]
H
4 - 0
align=left Foley 45+2'
Ruiz 68'
Moia 70'
Vermuth 82'
Semi-finals
Second Leg
Germinal Beerschot [D1]
A
1 - 1
Vlček 54'

Match details

GENT:
GK 29 Bojan Jorgacević
RB 17 Roberto Rosales
CB 27
CB 3 Marko Šuler
LB 24 Aleksandar Mutavdžić
CM 8
CM 28
CM 99
RW 15
CF 18 Dominic Foley (c)
LW 20 Bryan Ruiz
Substitutes:
MF 11
FW 30
MF 10
Manager:
Trond Sollied
ANDERLECHT:
GK 13 Silvio Proto
RB 27
CB 26 Nicolás Pareja
CB 6 Jelle Van Damme
LB 3 Olivier Deschacht (c)
DM 5 Lucas Biglia
AM 30 Guillaume Gillet
CM 8 Jan Polák
RW 7
LW 11
CF 29
Substitutes:
GK 1 Daniel Zítka
MF 14
LW 36 Jonathan Legear
RW 12
MF 10
Manager:
Ariel Jacobs
Match rules