International Friendly

Belgium vs Egypt, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly
Belgium
  • 27': Romelu Lukaku
  • 38': Eden Hazard
  • 90'+2': Marouane Fellaini
FT
3 - 0
Egypt

    Romelu Lukaku becomes Belgium's all-time leading scorer in win vs. Egypt

    Romelu Lukaku became Belgium's all-time leading scorer with a first-half goal against Egypt in a 3-0 friendly win in Brussels on Wednesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Foul by Tarek Hamed (Egypt).
    • 2': Tarek Hamed (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 2': Delay in match Eden Hazard (Belgium) because of an injury.
    • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Shafy.
    • 7': Foul by Ahmed Fathy (Egypt).
    • 7': Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Ahmed Fathy (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 11': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
    • 11': Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
    • 14': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Essam El Hadary.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Abdallah El Said (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amr Warda.
    • 17': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Marwan Mohsen (Egypt) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Shafy with a cross.
    • 25': Amr Warda (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
    • 27': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld.
    • 27': Goal! Belgium 1, Egypt 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 28': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Egypt).
    • 29': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
    • 32': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
    • 32': Mohamed Shafy (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Elneny.
    • 38': Goal! Belgium 2, Egypt 0. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
    • 42': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Marwan Mohsen (Egypt).
    • 45': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
    • 45': Offside, Egypt. Abdallah El Said tries a through ball, but Ramadan Sobhi is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Belgium 2, Egypt 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 2, Egypt 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Adnan Januzaj replaces Eden Hazard.
    • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Marouane Fellaini replaces Axel Witsel.
    • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Romelu Lukaku.
    • 45': Substitution, Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Dries Mertens.
    • 45': Substitution, Egypt. Mohamed El-Shenawy replaces Essam El Hadary.
    • 46': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ali Gabr.
    • 50': Foul by Laurent Ciman (Belgium).
    • 50': Marwan Mohsen (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marouane Fellaini.
    • 52': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Shafy.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Tarek Hamed (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Shafy.
    • 56': Substitution, Egypt. Trézéguet replaces Marwan Mohsen.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Egypt) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
    • 60': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Shafy.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nacer Chadli with a cross.
    • 62': Substitution, Egypt. Sam Morsy replaces Tarek Hamed.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trézéguet.
    • 63': Amr Warda (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Laurent Ciman (Belgium).
    • 67': Substitution, Egypt. Kahraba replaces Ramadan Sobhi.
    • 68': Foul by Kahraba (Egypt).
    • 68': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
    • 69': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazi.
    • 70': Substitution, Belgium. Thorgan Hazard replaces Thomas Meunier.
    • 71': Substitution, Egypt. Ahmed El Mohamady replaces Ahmed Fathy.
    • 75': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ahmed El Mohamady.
    • 76': Amr Warda (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
    • 77': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Laurent Ciman.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Kahraba (Egypt) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross following a corner.
    • 78': Offside, Egypt. Amr Warda tries a through ball, but Kahraba is caught offside.
    • 79': Foul by Sam Morsy (Egypt).
    • 79': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Substitution, Egypt. Omar Gaber replaces Amr Warda because of an injury.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 81': Substitution, Belgium. Dedryck Boyata replaces Jan Vertonghen.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Adnan Januzaj (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
    • 83': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
    • 83': Trézéguet (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Adnan Januzaj (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 86': Foul by Sam Morsy (Egypt).
    • 86': Nacer Chadli (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Offside, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
    • 88': Offside, Egypt. Abdallah El Said tries a through ball, but Kahraba is caught offside.
    • 90': Abdallah El Said (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Belgium).
    • 90'+2': Goal! Belgium 3, Egypt 0. Marouane Fellaini (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Belgium 3, Egypt 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Belgium 3, Egypt 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 27,724

    Line-Ups

    BEL Belgium (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
    4 Laurent Ciman
    5 Jan Vertonghen
    2 Toby Alderweireld
    6 Axel Witsel
    7 Kevin De Bruyne
    11 Yannick Carrasco
    15 Thomas Meunier
    9 Romelu Lukaku
    10 Eden Hazard
    14 Dries Mertens
    Belgium Substitutes:
    Mousa Dembélé, Koen Casteels, Youri Tielemans, Dedryck Boyata, Leander Dendoncker, Thorgan Hazard, Marouane Fellaini, Adnan Januzaj, Michy Batshuayi, Nacer Chadli, Simon Mignolet.

    EGY Egypt (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Essam El-Hadary (GK)
    6 Ahmed Hegazi
    2 Ali Gabr
    13 Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
    7 Ahmed Fathi Yellow Card
    19 Abdallah Said
    8 Tarek Hamed Yellow Card
    17 Mohamed Elneny Yellow Card
    9 Marwan Mohsen
    14 Ramadan Sobhi
    22 Amr Warda
    Egypt Substitutes:
    Kahraba, Sherif Ekramy, Ahmed Elmohamady, Ayman Ashraf, Trézéguet, Samir Saad, Sam Morsy, Mahmoud El-Wensh, Omar Gaber, Mohamed El Shenawy, Shikabala.

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