2014 Belgian Cup Final
# 2014 Belgian Cup Final

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

| Lokeren | Lokeren | Lokeren | | Zulte Waregem | Zulte Waregem | Zulte Waregem |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Legs | Round | Opponent | Result | Legs |
| ASV Geel (II) | 1–0 | 1–0 away | Sixth round | Hamme (III) | 2–1 | 2–1 away |
| Waasland-Beveren | 3–1 | 3–1 away | Seventh round | Charleroi | 3–0 | 3–0 away |
| Westerlo (II) | 5–2 | 1–0 away; 4–2 home | Quarter-finals | Cercle Brugge | 3–3 (a.g.) | 1–0 home; 2–3 away |
| Oostende | 2–2 (8–7 p) | 1–1 home; 1–1 away (a.e.t.) | Semi-finals | Gent | 1–0 | 1–0 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

| Lokeren | Zulte Waregem |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Copa |
| RB | 13 | Georgios Galitsios |
| CB | 5 | Mijat Marić |
| CB | 2 | Alexander Scholz |
| LB | 3 | Denis Odoi |
| MF | 29 | Nill De Pauw | | 80' |
| MF | 8 | Koen Persoons | 86' |
| MF | 20 | Hans Vanaken | | 88' |
| MF | 7 | Killian Overmeire (c) | 73' |
| FW | 19 | Junior Dutra | 82' | 90+3' |
| FW | 9 | Hamdi Harbaoui |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 4 | Gregory Mertens | | 90+3' |
| MF | 11 | Onur Kaya | | 80' |
| FW | 14 | Jordan Remacle |
| MF | 16 | Jore Trompet | | 88' |
| FW | 23 | Eugene Ansah |
| FW | 24 | Ayanda Patosi |
| GK | 30 | Davino Verhulst |
| Manager: ||
| Peter Maes ||
| GK | 22 | Sébastien Bruzzese |
| RB | 2 | Davy De Fauw (c) |
| CB | 3 | Steve Colpaert | 29' |
| CB | 24 | Karel D'Haene |
| LB | 5 | Bryan Verboom | | 81' |
| FW | 14 | Jens Naessens |
| CM | 8 | Sven Kums |
| CM | 10 | Thorgan Hazard | 77' |
| LW | 13 | Mamoutou N'Diaye | | 66' |
| AM | 11 | Idrissa Sylla |
| CF | 9 | Mbaye Leye | | 66' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Sammy Bossut |
| FW | 7 | Fabrice Olinga |
| MF | 16 | Ólafur Ingi Skúlason |
| MF | 17 | Ibrahima Conté | | 66' |
| FW | 19 | Raphaël Cacérès | | 66' |
| DF | 21 | Bruno Godeau |
| FW | 27 | Theo Bongonda | | 81' |
| 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. |
