Belgium vs Japan, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly

Belgium

72': Romelu Lukaku

FT
1 - 0

Japan

About

Belgium are hosting Japan at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt blocked. Takuma Asano (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
2': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
3': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
8': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a headed pass.
13': Attempt blocked. Yuya Osako (Japan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Yuto Nagatomo.
13': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
14': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
18': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
19': Hand ball by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
20': Foul by Kazuki Nagasawa (Japan).
20': Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
26': Attempt missed. Yuya Osako (Japan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai with a cross.
28': Dries Mertens (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).
28': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Foul by Genki Haraguchi (Japan).
31': Attempt saved. Takuma Asano (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomoaki Makino.
33': Attempt blocked. Axel Witsel (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
33': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
33': Yosuke Ideguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
39': Takuma Asano (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Offside, Japan. Yosuke Ideguchi tries a through ball, but Maya Yoshida is caught offside.
41': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
41': Tomoaki Makino (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Nacer Chadli (Belgium).
43': Takuma Asano (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Offside, Japan. Yuto Nagatomo tries a through ball, but Takuma Asano is caught offside.
45'+1': First Half ends, Belgium 0, Japan 0.
45': Second Half begins Belgium 0, Japan 0.
46': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
48': Offside, Belgium. Christian Kabasele tries a through ball, but Thorgan Hazard is caught offside.
54': Attempt missed. Yuya Osako (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kazuki Nagasawa.
55': Foul by Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium).
55': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium).
57': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Tomoaki Makino (Japan).
58': Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Belgium. Kevin Mirallas replaces Dries Mertens.
61': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
62': Foul by Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium).
62': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Belgium. Mousa Dembélé replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
62': Substitution, Japan. Ryota Morioka replaces Kazuki Nagasawa.
66': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
66': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Tomoaki Makino.
67': Offside, Japan. Ryota Morioka tries a through ball, but Yuya Osako is caught offside.
68': Substitution, Japan. Yuya Kubo replaces Takuma Asano.
70': Attempt saved. Ryota Morioka (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.
72': Goal! Belgium 1, Japan 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nacer Chadli.
73': Substitution, Japan. Kenyu Sugimoto replaces Yuya Osako.
74': Substitution, Belgium. Divock Origi replaces Romelu Lukaku.
75': Foul by Yosuke Ideguchi (Japan).
75': Nacer Chadli (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Yosuke Ideguchi (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Attempt saved. Kenyu Sugimoto (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi with a headed pass.
77': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
77': Attempt missed. Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left following a corner.
78': Substitution, Japan. Takashi Inui replaces Genki Haraguchi.
78': Attempt saved. Takashi Inui (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
78': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
80': Attempt blocked. Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mousa Dembélé.
81': Attempt blocked. Divock Origi (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
84': Substitution, Belgium. Steven Defour replaces Axel Witsel.
84': Substitution, Belgium. Jordan Lukaku replaces Nacer Chadli.
84': Foul by Hotaru Yamaguchi (Japan).
84': Kevin Mirallas (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Substitution, Japan. Gotoku Sakai replaces Hiroki Sakai.
87': Attempt missed. Thorgan Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mousa Dembélé.
89': Hand ball by Gotoku Sakai (Japan).
90': Attempt blocked. Yuya Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90': Foul by Divock Origi (Belgium).
90': Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Foul by Ryota Morioka (Japan).
90'+1': Kevin Mirallas (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Belgium 1, Japan 0.
90'+3': Match ends, Belgium 1, Japan 0.

Statistics

JPN		BEL
8	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	4
37.1	Possession	62.9
10	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
296	Accurate Passes	577
392	Passes	679
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	2
18	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.1
63	Long Balls	79
28	Accurate Long Balls	49
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	4
12	Tackles	7
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
26	Effective Clearances	19
26	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 21,000

Line-Ups

Belgium (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
12	Simon Mignolet (GK)
3	Thomas Vermaelen
5	Jan Vertonghen
24	Christian Kabasele
6	Axel Witsel
7	Kevin De Bruyne
22	Nacer Chadli
15	Thomas Meunier
9	Romelu Lukaku
14	Dries Mertens
18	Thorgan Hazard

Belgium Substitutes:

Laurent Depoitre, Divock Origi, Youri Tielemans, Leander Dendoncker, Mousa Dembélé, Jordan Lukaku, Thibaut Courtois, Koen Casteels, Kevin Mirallas, Steven Defour, Adnan Januzaj, Laurent Ciman.

Japan (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Eiji Kawashima (GK)
20	Tomoaki Makino
22	Maya Yoshida
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
5	Yuto Nagatomo
19	Hiroki Sakai
16	Hotaru Yamaguchi
2	Yosuke Ideguchi
8	Genki Haraguchi
18	Takuma Asano
15	Yuya Osako

Japan Substitutes:

Kenyu Sugimoto, Shu Kurata, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Shintaro Kurumaya, Gotoku Sakai, Makoto Hasebe, Genta Miura, Ryota Morioka, Yuya Kubo, Shinzo Koroki, Wataru Endo, Shusaku Nishikawa, Takashi Inui, Gen Shoji.

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