UEFA European Championship

FT Saturday, June 18, 2016
Republic of Ireland WDDLD 0
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Belgium LWDWL 3
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Match Report

Lukaku scores twice as Belgium beats Ireland 3-0

Romelu Lukaku scored twice to help Belgium bounce back from its opening defeat at the European Championship, with a 3-0 victory against Ireland.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
46
Possession
54
11
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
276
Accurate Passes
401
352
Passes
468
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
7
21
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
49
25
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
17
19
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
10
Effective Clearances
15
13
Clearances
20

Lineups

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 3Thomas VermaelenCD-L
  3. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  4. 5Jan VertonghenLB
  5. 16Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 19Mousa DembéléLM
  8. 6Axel WitselRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 10Eden HazardAM-L
  11. 11Yannick CarrascoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Jean-Francois GilletSUB
  2. 17Divock OrigiSUB
  3. 23Laurent CimanSUB
  4. 14Dries MertensSUB
  5. 8Marouane FellainiSUB
  6. 20Christian BentekeSUB
  7. 22Michy BatshuayiSUB
  8. 12Simon MignoletSUB
  9. 18Christian KabaseleSUB
  10. 21Jordan LukakuSUB
  11. 15Jason DenayerSUB
  12. 4Radja NainggolanSUB

IRL · 4-4-1-1

  1. 23Darren RandolphG
  2. 3Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 4John O'SheaCD-R
  4. 17Stephen WardLB
  5. 2Seamus ColemanRB
  6. 8James McCarthyCM-L
  7. 6Glenn WhelanCM-R
  8. 19Robbie BradyLM
  9. 13Jeff HendrickRM
  10. 9Shane LongF
  11. 20Wes HoolahanRCF

Substitutes

  1. 21Daryl MurphySUB
  2. 12Shane DuffySUB
  3. 5Richard KeoghSUB
  4. 16Shay GivenSUB
  5. 11James McCleanSUB
  6. 10Robbie KeaneSUB
  7. 14Jonathan WaltersSUB
  8. 15Cyrus ChristieSUB
  9. 7Aiden McGeadySUB
  10. 1Kieren WestwoodSUB
  11. 18David MeylerSUB
  12. 22Stephen QuinnSUB

Timeline

  1. 42' Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 48' Goal! Belgium 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a fast break.
  3. 49' Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 57' Substitution, Belgium. Radja Nainggolan replaces Mousa Dembélé because of an injury.
  5. 61' Goal! Belgium 2, Republic of Ireland 0. Axel Witsel (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
  6. 62' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James McClean replaces James McCarthy.
  7. 64' Substitution, Belgium. Dries Mertens replaces Yannick Carrasco because of an injury.
  8. 70' Goal! Belgium 3, Republic of Ireland 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard following a fast break.
  9. 71' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Aiden McGeady replaces Wes Hoolahan.
  10. 79' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Robbie Keane replaces Shane Long.
  11. 82' Substitution, Belgium. Christian Benteke replaces Romelu Lukaku.

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