UEFA Nations League

FT Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Belgium WWLWW 3
–
Iceland DDLLL 0
1st2ndT
BEL213
ISL000
Laugardalsvöllur · ESPN+

Match Report

Getty Images

Romelu Lukaku scores two as Belgium punish Iceland in Nations League

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku scored twice and won a penalty that Eden Hazard converted as they crushed Iceland 3-0 in their Nations League clash.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

8
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
1
70
Possession
30
20
SHOTS
4
5
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
703
Accurate Passes
252
789
Passes
331
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
2
26
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
51
48
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
13
10
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
2
Interceptions
14
18
Effective Clearances
32
18
Clearances
32

Head to Head

BEL leads series 1-0

Lineups

ISL · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Hannes HalldórssonG
  2. 6Ragnar SigurdssonCD-L
  3. 5Sverrir IngasonCD-R
  4. 18Hördur MagnússonLB
  5. 2Birkir SaevarssonRB
  6. 20Emil HallfredssonCM-L
  7. 8Birkir BjarnasonCM-R
  8. 23Ari SkúlasonLM
  9. 16Runar Mar SigurjonssonRM
  10. 22Jón BödvarssonF
  11. 10Gylfi SigurdssonRCF

BEL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4Vincent KompanyCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 6Axel WitselCM-L
  6. 17Youri TielemansCM-R
  7. 11Yannick CarrascoLM
  8. 15Thomas MeunierRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 14Dries MertensCF-R

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! Iceland 0, Belgium 1. Eden Hazard (Belgium) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 31' Goal! Iceland 0, Belgium 2. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  3. 55' Birkir Már Saevarsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 70' Substitution, Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  5. 71' Substitution, Iceland. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
  6. 80' Substitution, Belgium. Mousa Dembélé replaces Youri Tielemans.
  7. 80' Substitution, Iceland. Victor Pálsson replaces Ari Freyr Skúlason.
  8. 81' Goal! Iceland 0, Belgium 3. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
  9. 84' Substitution, Iceland. Arnór Ingvi Traustason replaces Emil Hallfredsson.
  10. 89' Substitution, Belgium. Thorgan Hazard replaces Eden Hazard.

UEFA Nations League News

All news
Video How can teams stop Erling Haaland? How can teams stop Erling Haaland? Video Gomez: Mourinho has created narrative that 'the world is against' Real Madrid Gomez: Mourinho has created narrative that 'the world is against' Real Madrid Video Hislop slams 'ridiculous' Ronaldo suspension and fine Hislop slams 'ridiculous' Ronaldo suspension and fine Video Arteta: Madueke is loved in the dressing room at Arsenal Arteta: Madueke is loved in the dressing room at Arsenal