How cruel for the Union! Abused, jostled and led by Antwerp for 120 minutes, the Saint-Gillois made the big back to snatch a penalty shootout. Unfortunately for them, the failures of Simon Adingra and Captain Teddy Teuma sounded the death knell for their ambitions. They therefore lost, at the end of the suspense, once morest the Great Old and left the Belgian Cup at the gates of the final.
Beginning of the game of butchers… and strong men. L’Antwerp puts the pressure where it’s needed, l’Union put his foot where he can. 4 faults (in four minutes) set the tone for an evening where we will not give each other any gifts.
Antwerp dominates. Logic, it is necessary to absorb this goal conceded in the first leg. 10 minutes of play, 1st big scare in the unionist ranks. Ekkelenkamp sert Janssen on a tray in the surface. Lucky for You diethe Dutch serial scorer is torn on his recovery.
The shepherd’s shy response to the shepherdess comes a few minutes later. On a fleeing free kick, Van Der Heyden is very happy to take back (in half-volley) a ball which drags… it goes over.
Afterwards ? Much more, we take the ingredients from the beginning and we start once more. The minutes pass but this gigantic battle of the trenches does not settle. Dominated, even giving the impression of not mastering much in the duels for 30 minutes, the Unionists wake up at the end of the half. But the score does not move. And the Saint-Gillois are therefore still virtually qualified at the break (0-0).
