LIVE: Union of Antwerp, who is in a good starting position in the top billing of the semi-finals? | Croky Cup 2022/2023

The poster in the semi-final of the Belgian Cup is the duel between Union and Antwerp. Union, the number 2 in the league, first receives the number 3. Follow the first leg here. The kick-off is tonight at 8.45 p.m. You can listen on Radio 1 with Peter Vandenbempt and Eddy Snelders.

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  1. before, 8:32 pm. Union the only team that could beat us in the past 3 months? I didn’t know that statistic, but it means it’s going to be tricky. Mark Van Bommel.
  2. in advance, 8:30 PM. In the last confrontation between Union and Antwerp (2-0) he scored, now Dante Vanzeir comes to say goodbye before he travels to New York. Captain Teddy Teuma also scored on January 15 and is there today. .
  3. in advance, 20:27. Regardless of tonight’s result, the finalist will be determined in the second leg in a month’s time. Charles Geraerts.
  4. before, 8:20 pm. Overflowing infirmary. The busy calendar affects every team, but Antwerp maybe just a little more. Are injured: Verhulst, Haroun, Vines, Miyoshi, Gerkens, Yusuf and Engels. Rotate? Van Bommel can’t think about that too quickly. .
  5. Union course. Union’s run in the cup is as impressive as it is in the league. After an evening at the goal fair in Cappellen (1-7), things got some rest against Ostend (2-1). At home against Ghent, the balls flew in smoothly: 4-0. . in advance, 20:14.
  6. Super sub Adingra? Simon Adingra is not one of Geraerts’ starting pawns. However, the Ivorian from Brighton is the cup star of Union. In 3 games he hit the net with 3 goals and handed out 2 assists. . in advance, 20:08.
  7. in advance, 8 pm 01. Yorbe Vertessen on the couch. Gustaf Nilsson made the difference against Charleroi with a pin, tonight he will feel Yorbe Vertessen’s hot breath on his neck. The 22-year-old striker – who is rented from PSV – is waiting for his chance on the bench. .
  8. in advance, 7:57 pm. Unchanged Union. “It’s going well”, Karel Geraerts also knows. So he dusts off an age-old saying: never change a winning team. The same 11 names as against Charleroi are back in the game today. .
  9. in advance, 19:50. The fact that Calvin Stengs is there is a great relief for Mark van Bommel. The creative midfielder is the most productive of all Antwerp players in the cup: good for 2 goals and 2 assists. .
  10. Antwerp route. After a difficult start in the cup, Antwerp has got on track. First, Mark van Bommel’s team needed penalties to eliminate second division team SK Beveren (2-2 nv). Then it easily put aside Standard (4-0) and leader Genk (0-3). . before, 7:45 p.m.
  11. in advance, 19:33. Stengs just kicking off. Two substitutions at Antwerp compared to the match against Anderlecht. Gaston Avila and newcomer Girano Kerk disappear to the bench, Jelle Bataille and Vincent Janssen, who is yellow-suspended on Sunday, take their place. As expected, Calving Stengs is also kicking off. The Dutchman is facing a suspension, but Antwerp appealed. .
  12. in advance, 7.30 pm. Impressive series. In the Belgian league, Union no longer knows what losing is. That is since when leader Genk came to visit on September 11. After that, the vice champion set up a strong series and eliminated Cappellen, Ostend and Ghent in the Cup. only a defeat against Union Berlin in the Europa League stopped the steam train. .
  13. in advance, 5:59 PM. Union continues to do great, but wants more: “Everyone is dying for a prize”.

    Union continues to do great, but wants more: “Everyone is dying for a prize”

  14. in advance, 08h38. Antwerp will be a tough cliff, but getting to the final would be a great step forward for the club. Also for the experience. We each won our home game against each other in the competition. So it will depend on the shape of the day and details. Union CEO Philippe Bormans.
  15. in advance, 08h37. The cup is the most tangible prize at the moment and you can feel that everyone in this club is dying for it. In the competition, a possible prize is still a long way off. We should even call the competition a nice extra at the moment, because for the play-offs we first have to look forward to the draw for the Europa League. Union CEO Philippe Bormans.
  16. in advance, 08h36.
  17. 01-02-2023.

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