International Friendly

Belgium vs Tunisia, International Friendly

· International Friendly
Belgium
  • 89': Dries Mertens
FT
1 - 0
Tunisia
  • Red Card 63': Issam Jemâa

Lukaku injured in late Belgium win

World Cup

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Kevin Mirallas (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mousa Dembélé.
  • 2': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Yassin Mikari.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Vincent Kompany (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Divock Origi (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Mirallas.
  • 10': Foul by Khaled Korbi (Tunisia).
  • 10': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Kevin Mirallas (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 12': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Syam Ben Youssef.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Divock Origi (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mousa Dembélé with a headed pass.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Marouane Fellaini (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld with a cross.
  • 24': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Aymen Abdennour.
  • 24': Delay in match (Belgium).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Foul by Zouhaier Dhaouadi (Tunisia).
  • 27': Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia).
  • 27': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Aymen Abdennour.
  • 31': Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 38': Stéphane Nater (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Belgium).
  • 41': Attempt missed. Kevin Mirallas (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  • 42': Hand ball by Marouane Fellaini (Belgium).
  • 45': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Issam Jemaa (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': First Half ends, Belgium 0, Tunisia 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Anthony Vanden Borre replaces Toby Alderweireld.
  • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Dries Mertens replaces Marouane Fellaini.
  • 0': Second Half begins Belgium 0, Tunisia 0.
  • 46': Khaled Korbi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Steven Defour (Belgium).
  • 47': Dangerous play by Bilel Mohsni (Tunisia).
  • 47': Mousa Dembélé (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Stéphane Nater (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
  • 50': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Mousa Dembélé.
  • 51': Foul by Zouhaier Dhaouadi (Tunisia).
  • 51': Mousa Dembélé (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Issam Jemaa (Tunisia).
  • 51': Mousa Dembélé (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Khaled Korbi (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 56': Substitution, Tunisia. Nidhal Said replaces Khaled Korbi.
  • 59': Delay in match Farouk Ben Mustapha (Tunisia) because of an injury.
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Yassin Mikari (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Kevin Mirallas (Belgium).
  • 62': Substitution, Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Kevin Mirallas.
  • 62': Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Divock Origi.
  • 63': Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Nacer Chadli (Belgium).
  • 63': Foul by Issam Jemaa (Tunisia).
  • 63': Vincent Kompany (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Second yellow card to Issam Jemaa (Tunisia).
  • 65': Bilel Mohsni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
  • 67': Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Foul by Vincent Kompany (Belgium).
  • 68': Attempt missed. Syam Ben Youssef (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yassin Mikari with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 69': Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Foul by Steven Defour (Belgium).
  • 70': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Anthony Vanden Borre.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Syam Ben Youssef (Tunisia) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Yassin Mikari with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Substitution, Tunisia. Selim Ben Djemia replaces Zouhaier Dhaouadi.
  • 74': Substitution, Belgium. Adnan Januzaj replaces Eden Hazard.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Adnan Januzaj (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mousa Dembélé.
  • 77': Substitution, Tunisia. Hamza Younes replaces Fakhreddine Ben Youssef.
  • 78': Foul by Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia).
  • 78': Dries Mertens (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens from a direct free kick.
  • 80': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Hamza Mathlouthi.
  • 82': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Selim Ben Djemia.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincent Kompany.
  • 82': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Farouk Ben Mustapha.
  • 83': Foul by Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia).
  • 83': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Anthony Vanden Borre (Belgium) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj with a cross.
  • 85': Bilel Mohsni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Adnan Januzaj (Belgium).
  • 86': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Stéphane Nater.
  • 87': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Bilel Mohsni.
  • 88': Delay in match Farouk Ben Mustapha (Tunisia) because of an injury.
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Goal! Belgium 1, Tunisia 0. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nacer Chadli.
  • 90': Hamza Younes (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
  • 90': Dries Mertens (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Belgium. Axel Witsel replaces Romelu Lukaku because of an injury.
  • 90': Substitution, Tunisia. Chedi Hammami replaces Yassin Mikari.
  • 90': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Vincent Kompany.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Bilel Mohsni (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hamza Mathlouthi with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Selim Ben Djemia (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 90': Second Half ends, Belgium 1, Tunisia 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Belgium 1, Tunisia 0.

Statistics

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3 Fouls 2
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 4
6 Saves 2
26.4 Possession 73.8
2 SHOTS 10
1 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
82 Accurate Passes 323
126 Passes 366
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 1
3 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.1
22 Long Balls 28
8 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
0 Blocked Shots 3
3 Effective Tackles 4
5 Tackles 4
0.6 Tackle % 1.0
0 Interceptions 0
10 Effective Clearances 4
10 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 40,000

Line-Ups

BEL Belgium (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4 Vincent Kompany
15 Daniel van Buyten
5 Jan Vertonghen Yellow Card
2 Toby Alderweireld
8 Marouane Fellaini
19 Mousa Dembélé
16 Steven Defour
17 Divock Origi
10 Eden Hazard
11 Kevin Mirallas
Belgium Substitutes:
Axel Witsel, Laurent Ciman, Thomas Vermaelen, Kevin De Bruyne, Adnan Januzaj, Nicolas Lombaerts, Sammy Bossut, Nacer Chadli, Anthony Vanden Borre, Romelu Lukaku, Dries Mertens, Simon Mignolet.

TUN Tunisia (5-4-1)

No. Name
16 Farouk Ben Mustapha (GK)
2 Syam Ben Youssef
20 Aymen Abdennour Yellow Card
6 Bilel Mohsni
18 Yassin Mikari
21 Hamza Mathlouthi Yellow Card
14 Stéphane Nater
8 Khaled Korbi Yellow Card
15 Zouhaier Dhaouadhi
11 Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
17 Issam Jemâa Yellow Card
Tunisia Substitutes:
Saad Bguir, Chedi Hammami, Mohamed Yaacoubi, Selim Ben Djemia, Chedly Ghrab, Atef Dkhili, Hamza Younes, Hamdi Kasraoui, Nidhal Said, Ammar Jemal, Edem Rjaibi.

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