The last purple semi-final was also one of the craziest against Genk in 2013. Reconstitution.
End of January 2013. Anderlecht flies over the championship. After 11 consecutive victories – the record of 13 consecutive victories from 1964-1965 is in sight – the lead over Club Brugge is 15 points. John van den Brom dreams of the double, won for the last time in 1994. The last Cup was in 2008.
The opponent of the semi-final (the 20th in RSCA history) is affordable: Mario Been’s Racing Genk sold De Bruyne and Benteke and panics at the idea of not qualifying for the playoffs 1, after a 4 out of 15. In 2006-2007, Genk had a 6-0 Cup in Anderlecht.
The first leg – without Mbokani, who returns from CAN after winning the Golden Boot from a distance – is played in a half-empty Vanden Stock Stadium. However, the places are not expensive: from 10 to 25 euros. But the Cup is no longer sexy.