International Friendly

FT Saturday, May 28, 2016
Belgium WWWWL 2
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Switzerland WLWLL 1
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BEL112
SUI101
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Match Report

PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images

Kevin De Bruyne strikes for Belgium to see off Switzerland in Geneva

Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne struck to seal a 2-1 friendly win for Belgium over Switzerland on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
1
11
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
5
52.7
Possession
47.3
21
SHOTS
11
7
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
405
Accurate Passes
354
457
Passes
422
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
6
27
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.4
48
Long Balls
60
26
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
11
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
15
Effective Clearances
16
21
Clearances
18

Lineups

SUI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 20Johan DjourouCD-L
  3. 4Philippe SenderosCD-R
  4. 13Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 6Michael LangRB
  6. 15Blerim DžemailiAM
  7. 10Granit XhakaLM
  8. 11Valon BehramiRM
  9. 19Eren DerdiyokF
  10. 18Admir MehmediAM-L
  11. 23Xherdan ShaqiriAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Stephan LichtsteinerSUB
  2. 22Fabian SchärSUB
  3. 9Haris SeferovicSUB
  4. 5Steve von BergenSUB
  5. 24Nico ElvediSUB
  6. 25Shani TarashajSUB
  7. 8Luca ZuffiSUB
  8. 17Silvan WidmerSUB
  9. 14Fabian FreiSUB
  10. 21Roman BürkiSUB
  11. 12Marwin HitzSUB
  12. 16Gelson FernandesSUB
  13. 26Denis ZakariaSUB
  14. 7Breel EmboloSUB
  15. 3Francois MoubandjeSUB

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 3Thomas VermaelenCD-L
  3. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  4. 5Jan VertonghenLB
  5. 6Axel WitselRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 19Mousa DembéléLM
  8. 8Marouane FellainiRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 10Eden HazardAM-L
  11. 14Dries MertensAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Jason DenayerSUB
  2. 23Laurent CimanSUB
  3. 17Divock OrigiSUB
  4. 21Jordan LukakuSUB
  5. 18Dedryck BoyataSUB
  6. 20Christian BentekeSUB
  7. 22Michy BatshuayiSUB
  8. 12Simon MignoletSUB
  9. 13Jean-Francois GilletSUB

Timeline

  1. 31' Goal! Switzerland 1, Belgium 0. Blerim Dzemaili (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 34' Goal! Switzerland 1, Belgium 1. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
  3. 41' Substitution, Switzerland. Haris Seferovic replaces Eren Derdiyok because of an injury.
  4. 55' Substitution, Belgium. Laurent Ciman replaces Mousa Dembélé.
  5. 58' Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  6. 64' Substitution, Switzerland. Nico Elvedi replaces Philippe Senderos.
  7. 64' Substitution, Switzerland. Shani Tarashaj replaces Admir Mehmedi.
  8. 64' Substitution, Switzerland. Silvan Widmer replaces Michael Lang.
  9. 67' Substitution, Belgium. Jordan Lukaku replaces Thomas Vermaelen.
  10. 67' Substitution, Belgium. Divock Origi replaces Dries Mertens.
  11. 79' Substitution, Switzerland. Denis Zakaria replaces Blerim Dzemaili.
  12. 81' Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) is shown the red card.
  13. 83' Goal! Switzerland 1, Belgium 2. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Lukaku.
  14. 85' Substitution, Switzerland. Gelson Fernandes replaces Johan Djourou.
  15. 85' Substitution, Belgium. Christian Benteke replaces Marouane Fellaini.

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