Belgium vs Spain, International Friendly
· International FriendlyDavid Silva scores twice as Spain beat Belgium ahead of WCQ
David Silva scored twice as new Spain coach Julen Lopetegui made a winning start with a deserved 2-0 friendly victory over Roberto Martinez's Belgium.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Offside, Belgium. Yannick Carrasco tries a through ball, but Divock Origi is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Axel Witsel (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 11': Foul by Jordan Lukaku (Belgium).
- 11': Vitolo (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Divock Origi (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Spain).
- 14': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Álvaro Morata.
- 19': Offside, Belgium. Toby Alderweireld tries a through ball, but Divock Origi is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
- 19': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
- 20': Attempt missed. Thiago Alcántara (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 23': Delay in match Álvaro Morata (Spain) because of an injury.
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Substitution, Spain. Diego Costa replaces Álvaro Morata because of an injury.
- 31': Offside, Spain. Sergio Ramos tries a through ball, but Vitolo is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Spain).
- 32': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Goal! Belgium 0, Spain 1. David Silva (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Costa.
- 35': Attempt missed. Thiago Alcántara (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vitolo.
- 39': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Eden Hazard.
- 40': Foul by Vitolo (Spain).
- 40': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Spain).
- 41': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Offside, Spain. Thiago Alcántara tries a through ball, but Vitolo is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Belgium 0, Spain 1.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Belgium 0, Spain 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Belgium 0, Spain 1.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Mousa Dembélé replaces Radja Nainggolan.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Diego Costa (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Silva.
- 48': Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Belgium).
- 48': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Gerard Piqué (Spain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Koke.
- 49': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 56': Diego Costa (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Belgium).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Sergio Ramos (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Mousa Dembélé.
- 57': Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Koke with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 59': Substitution, Spain. Marc Bartra replaces Gerard Piqué.
- 59': Substitution, Spain. César Azpilicueta replaces Jordi Alba.
- 60': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
- 61': Penalty Spain. Vitolo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Jordan Lukaku (Belgium) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Goal! Belgium 0, Spain 2. David Silva (Spain) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 63': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Spain).
- 63': Thomas Meunier (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 66': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Spain).
- 67': Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Divock Origi.
- 68': Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Belgium).
- 68': Thiago Alcántara (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Offside, Spain. Koke tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Belgium).
- 70': Vitolo (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Substitution, Spain. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Vitolo.
- 75': Substitution, Spain. Lucas Vázquez replaces David Silva.
- 77': Substitution, Belgium. Kevin Mirallas replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 79': Attempt missed. Koke (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 80': Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Belgium).
- 80': Marc Bartra (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 83': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by David de Gea.
- 84': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Marc Bartra.
- 84': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 85': Substitution, Spain. Sergi Roberto replaces Daniel Carvajal.
- 85': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
- 85': Lucas Vázquez (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Kevin Mirallas (Belgium).
- 86': Sergio Ramos (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Belgium. Steven Defour replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 87': Foul by Kevin Mirallas (Belgium).
- 87': Sergio Ramos (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Spain).
- 90'+3': Offside, Spain. Koke tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Belgium).
- 90'+3': Thiago Alcántara (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Belgium 0, Spain 2.
Statistics
 ESP |
BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 62.9 | Possession | 37.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 697 | Accurate Passes | 359 |
| 780 | Passes | 448 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 47 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 12 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Line-Ups
Belgium (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 21 | Jordan Lukaku |
| 15 | Thomas Meunier |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 6 | Axel Witsel |
| 4 | Radja Nainggolan |
| 17 | Divock Origi |
| 10 | Eden Hazard |
| 8 | Yannick Carrasco |
Spain (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 15 | Sergio Ramos |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 20 | Dani Carvajal |
| 8 | Koke |
| 10 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 21 | David Silva |
| 11 | Vitolo |
| 7 | Álvaro Morata |
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