The 2001 Belgian Supercup was a

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match between the winners of the previous season's

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and

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competitions. The match was contested by Cup winners

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, and

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champions,

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on 4 August 2001 at the ground of the cup winners Westerlo,

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. In an animated match, the home team took an early lead through

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and looked on their way to an easy win as after twenty minutes played Anderlecht was down to ten men following a red card for

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. In the second half however, Anderlecht managed to score four goals to win the cup despite being a man down, including a hattrick by

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