FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Belgium WWWLL 3
–
Cyprus LWLLL 0
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BEL123
CYP000
GSP Stadium · 12,029 att.

Match Report

Romelu Lukaku brace leads Belgium past Cyprus

Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Roberto Martinez's first competitive game in charge of Belgium ended in a 3-0 win over Cyprus.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
7
60
Possession
40
24
SHOTS
10
10
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
426
Accurate Passes
262
507
Passes
333
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
66
34
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
10
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
8
Effective Clearances
13
12
Clearances
17

Head to Head

BEL leads series 2-0

Lineups

CYP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Konstantinos PanagiG
  2. 19Konstantinos LaifisCD-L
  3. 2Dossa JúniorCD-R
  4. 11Nektarios AlexandrouLB
  5. 6Jason DemetriouRB
  6. 20Grigoris KastanosAM
  7. 16Charis KyriakouLM
  8. 14Vincent LabanRM
  9. 8Pieros SoteriouF
  10. 17Georgios EfremAM-L
  11. 10Konstantinos CharalampidisAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Nestoras MytidesSUB
  2. 23Marios NikolaouSUB
  3. 18Kostakis ArtymatasSUB
  4. 4Giorgos MerkisSUB
  5. 21Andreas MakrisSUB
  6. 3Ilias CharalambousSUB
  7. 13Nikos EnglezouSUB
  8. 5Marios StylianouSUB
  9. 1Antonis GeorgallidesSUB
  10. 15Marios AntoniadesSUB
  11. 7Andreas AvraamSUB
  12. 22Tasos KissasSUB

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 3Thomas VermaelenCD-L
  3. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  4. 5Jan VertonghenLB
  5. 15Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 10Eden HazardAM
  7. 8Marouane FellainiLM
  8. 6Axel WitselRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 23Yannick CarrascoAM-L
  11. 7Kevin De BruyneAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Matz SelsSUB
  2. 11Kevin MirallasSUB
  3. 4Radja NainggolanSUB
  4. 17Divock OrigiSUB
  5. 22Michy BatshuayiSUB
  6. 14Dries MertensSUB
  7. 16Steven DefourSUB
  8. 19Mousa DembéléSUB
  9. 12Simon MignoletSUB
  10. 18Christian KabaseleSUB
  11. 20Christian BentekeSUB
  12. 21Jordan LukakuSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Cyprus 0, Belgium 1. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  2. 59' Marouane Fellaini (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 61' Goal! Cyprus 0, Belgium 2. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  4. 65' Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 67' Vincent Laban (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 69' Substitution, Cyprus. Nestoras Mytidis replaces Pieros Soteriou.
  7. 70' Substitution, Cyprus. Kostakis Artymatas replaces Vincent Laban.
  8. 74' Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  9. 79' Substitution, Cyprus. Andreas Makris replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
  10. 80' Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 81' Goal! Cyprus 0, Belgium 3. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  12. 84' Substitution, Belgium. Radja Nainggolan replaces Marouane Fellaini.
  13. 89' Konstantinos Charalampidis (Cyprus) Yellow Card at 89'
  14. 90' Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) Penalty - Saved at 90'

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