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| Antwerp won 5–4 onpenalties | |||||||
| Date | 23 July 2023 | ||||||
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| Venue | Bosuilstadion,Antwerp | ||||||
| Referee | Lawrence Visser | ||||||
| Attendance | 16,000 | ||||||
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The2023Belgian Super Cup was afootball match that took place on 23 July 2023 between the winners of the2022–23 Belgian Pro League and the winners of the2022–23 Belgian Cup. AsAntwerp secured adouble, winning both titles, they played the runners-up of the 2022–23 Belgian Cup,Mechelen.[1]
Both clubs had been able to keep most of their squad together, with the main exceptions beingWillian Pacho,Calvin Stengs andMandela Keita who all left Antwerp, andAlessio da Cruz andDries Wouters no longer at KV Mechelen.
Gaëtan Coucke was forced to intervene a first time on an attempt fromJelle 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 ofVAR-review. Before half time, Antwerp again came close to doubling their lead, the crossbar preventing an own-goal byJordi Vanlerberghe and Coucke pushing a hard strike fromGastón Ávila over the goal.
Mid-way through the second half, Ávila committed a foul on the ankle ofNikola 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 forcingDimitri Lavalée to make a crucial error.
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