The 2014 Belgian Cup final, named Cofidis Cup after the sponsor, was the 59th Belgian Cup final and took place on 22 March 2014 between Lokeren and Zulte Waregem. It was won by Lokeren with the only goal coming from Alexander Scholz. For Lokeren it was their second cup win in three years.
Route to the final
LokerenZulte WaregemOpponentResultLegsRoundOpponentResultLegsASV Geel (II)1–01–0 awaySixth roundHamme (III)2–12–1 awayWaasland-Beveren3–13–1 awaySeventh roundCharleroi3–03–0 awayWesterlo (II)5–21–0 away; 4–2 homeQuarter-finalsCercle Brugge3–3 (a.g.)1–0 home; 2–3 awayOostende2–2 (8–7 p)1–1 home; 1–1 away Semi-finalsGent1–01–0 away; 0–0 home
Match Summary Zulte Waregem had the best opportunities in a closed first half. Both Idrissa Sylla and Mbaye Leye saw their shot hit the post, while Lokeren only had one decent chance, the header of Nill De Pauw going wide.
In the second half, the goal by Jens Naessens was correctly disallowed for offside. With just under an hour played, Alexander Scholz headed the ball into the top corner of the goal, which would remain the only goal of the game as Zulte Waregem did not manage to break through the Lokeren defence in the last half-hour, even though they saw most of the ball.
Details
GK 1 CopaRB 13 Georgios GalitsiosCB 5 Mijat MarićCB 2 Alexander ScholzLB 3 Denis OdoiMF 29 Nill De Pauw MF 8 Koen Persoons MF 20 Hans Vanaken MF 7 Killian Overmeire (c) FW 19 Junior Dutra FW 9 Hamdi HarbaouiSubstitutes:DF 4 Gregory Mertens MF 11 Onur Kaya FW 14 Jordan RemacleMF 16 Jore Trompet FW 23 Eugene AnsahFW 24 Ayanda PatosiGK 30 Davino VerhulstManager: Peter Maes GK 22 Sébastien BruzzeseRB 2 Davy De Fauw (c)CB 3 Steve Colpaert CB 24 Karel D'HaeneLB 5 Bryan Verboom FW 14 Jens NaessensCM 8 Sven KumsCM 10 Thorgan Hazard LW 13 Mamoutou N'Diaye AM 11 Idrissa SyllaCF 9 Mbaye Leye Substitutes:GK 1 Sammy BossutFW 7 Fabrice OlingaMF 16 Ólafur Ingi SkúlasonMF 17 Ibrahima Conté FW 19 Raphaël Cacérès DF 21 Bruno GodeauFW 27 Theo Bongonda Manager: Francky Dury
Assistant referees:
Fourth official: 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.
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