Ghent won the Belgian Cup and defeated Kompany

On Monday, Ghent won the fourth Belgian Cup in its history by beating Anderlecht 4-3 on penalties in the final, played at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels, which ended in a goalless draw.

In this way, former Belgian defender Vincent Kompany, who during his career played for Manchester City, has not been able to win his first title as coach since he took the reins of Anderlecht in August 2020, the club where he started as a footballer and retired. .

The performance of goalkeeper Davy Roef, who had a higher percentage of stops on maximum penalties than ‘purple’ goalkeeper, Hendrik van Crombrugge, became decisive when Irishman Josh Cullen stopped shots and of Panamanian Michael Murillo.

Sergio Gómez changed his penalty

Anderlecht was insignificant to victory in the shootout of Catalan Sergio Gómez (formerly Barça B), Benito Raman and Marco Kana.

Anderlecht, who have not won this tournament since 2008, had several chances throughout the match to clinch the crown, but like Hein Vanhaezebrouck’s staff, they squandered them.

Ghent was left out of the playoffs for the league title, but this Cup, achieved twelve years after it won against Bruges Circle in 2010, has brought it back to glory and lets it ensure its presence next season in the continental competition in the final preliminary round of the Europa League.

Finally delayed by a spontaneous

The final was delayed by a few minutes when a fan, already known for similar performances at other sporting competitions, tied himself to a pole with an environmental message written on his chest and back: Isn’t it ‘t our children will die in the climate crisis. and “No football on a dead planet.” The fight resumed after it was withdrawn thanks to the action of firefighters and security agents.