UEFA Nations League

FT Thursday, November 15, 2018
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Belgium WWWWD 2
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King Baudouin Stadium · 28,891 att. · ESPNEWS · ESPN3

Match Report

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Belgium close on Nations League finals with win against relegated Iceland

The hosts, number one in FIFA's world rankings, were missing several players due to injury, with striker Romelu Lukaku ruled out a day before.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
1
32.9
Possession
67.1
6
SHOTS
22
1
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
246
Accurate Passes
591
339
Passes
666
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
3
4
Crosses
30
0.0
Cross %
0.1
72
Long Balls
58
29
Accurate Long Balls
49
0.4
Long Balls %
0.8
1
Blocked Shots
9
9
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
12
32
Effective Clearances
11
32
Clearances
11

Head to Head

BEL leads series 2-0

Lineups

BEL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4Vincent KompanyCD
  3. 20Dedryck BoyataCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 6Axel WitselCM-L
  6. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  7. 16Thorgan HazardLM
  8. 15Thomas MeunierRM
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 14Dries MertensCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Jason DenayerSUB
  2. 17Christian KabaseleSUB
  3. 19Brandon MecheleSUB
  4. 3Leander DendonckerSUB
  5. 7Hans VanakenSUB
  6. 12Simon MignoletSUB
  7. 22Nacer ChadliSUB
  8. 21Timothy CastagneSUB
  9. 18Adnan JanuzajSUB
  10. 13Koen CasteelsSUB

ISL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Hannes HalldórssonG
  2. 14Kári ÁrnasonCD
  3. 3Jón Gudni FjólusonCD-L
  4. 5Sverrir IngasonCD-R
  5. 18Hördur MagnússonLB
  6. 23Ari SkúlasonRB
  7. 17Aron GunnarssonCM
  8. 21Arnór TraustasonCM-L
  9. 4Victor PalssonCM-R
  10. 20Arnór SigurdssonCF-L
  11. 22Albert GudmundssonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Eggert JonssonSUB
  2. 15Samúel FridjónssonSUB
  3. 19Rúrik GíslasonSUB
  4. 6Hjörtur HermannssonSUB
  5. 11Alfred FinnbogasonSUB
  6. 7Jon Dagur ThorsteinssonSUB
  7. 8Gudmundur ThórarinssonSUB
  8. 12Ögmundur KristinssonSUB
  9. 2Birkir SaevarssonSUB
  10. 9Kolbeinn SigthorssonSUB
  11. 10Andri Runar BjarnasonSUB
  12. 13Rúnar RúnarssonSUB

Timeline

  1. 31' Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 52' Vincent Kompany (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 64' Substitution, Iceland. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson replaces Arnór Sigurdsson.
  4. 65' Goal! Belgium 1, Iceland 0. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
  5. 66' Dedryck Boyata (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 75' Substitution, Belgium. Adnan Januzaj replaces Dries Mertens.
  7. 75' Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Eden Hazard.
  8. 81' Goal! Belgium 2, Iceland 0. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  9. 84' Substitution, Belgium. Jason Denayer replaces Vincent Kompany.
  10. 87' Substitution, Iceland. Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson replaces Albert Gudmundsson.

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