The 2022 Belgian Super Cup was a

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match that took place on 17 July 2022 between

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, the winners of the

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, and

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, the winners of the

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. Club Brugge played its 20th Belgian Super Cup, having won 16 of the 19 previous occasions. Gent appeared for the fourth time, winning once before, against Club Brugge in

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Pre-match

During the pre-match press conference by Gent, manager

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stated that to him the match was considered a friendly game, as he complained the match was not being played on neutral ground, meaning it appeared to be the pre-season Bruges Matins rather than an official duel. Furthermore, he noted that while he was still suspended for one match following a red card during a match of their previous season, this suspension this not apply for the Super Cup, again making it seem as it was regarded more as a friendly. Gent midfielder

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did however state it was still an award which could be won, and the willingness to win it as a result. From a personnel perspective, the only first team newcomer for Gent to look out for was Hugo Cuypers, while the most notable leavers included

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and Yonas Malede. League champions Club Brugge had undergone quite some changes compared to the end of last season. Former player

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had been appointed manager following the departure of

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and several transfers had taken place already, most notably strikers

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and

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had been signed to replace the departures of

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and

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. Fan-favorites

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and

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were still with the club, despite both considered to probably be leaving over the summer. Lang had explicitly mentioned he would move to a bigger club, while interest from

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was noted for De Ketelaere. Hoefkens stated that he definitely did not consider the match to be a preparation match, as the clear intention was to win, but that in reality with most of the internationals only back on the training pitch for about two weeks, it did serve as preparation for them in the end.

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Club Brugge started with newcomers

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and Ferran Jutglà in the lineup.

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nearly scored the opening goal, but was denied by a save by

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. Gent replied with a cross by Hugo Cupers and a shot by

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. With over 30 minutes played,

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managed to put the ball into the net for Gent, after an assist by

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, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Just a few minutes later,

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shot for Club Brugge; it deflected off the foot of

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. Gent had some minor attempts in the second half, but Club Brugge held on to win the Belgian Super Cup for a record 17th time.

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