UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Cyprus DWWLL 1
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Belgium WWWWW 6
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CYP101
BEL426
King Baudouin Stadium · 40,568 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Perfect Belgium end qualification campaign with Cyprus thrashing

Christian Benteke and Kevin De Bruyne scored two goals each as Belgium thrashed Cyprus 6-1 in their Euro 2020 Group I qualifier.

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Team Stats

2
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
7
7
Saves
0
38.7
Possession
61.3
8
SHOTS
18
1
ON GOAL
12
0.1
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
387
Accurate Passes
665
460
Passes
732
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
8
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.1
75
Long Balls
43
35
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
3
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
8
23
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
7
13
Effective Clearances
6
13
Clearances
6

Head to Head

BEL leads series 5-0

Lineups

BEL · 3-4-3

  1. 12Simon MignoletG
  2. 5Jason DenayerCD
  3. 15Elias CobbautCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  6. 18Hans VanakenCM-R
  7. 11Yannick CarrascoLM
  8. 16Thorgan HazardRM
  9. 20Christian BentekeF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 7Kevin De BruyneCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Matz SelsSUB
  2. 1Thibaut CourtoisSUB
  3. 22Yari VerschaerenSUB
  4. 9Romelu LukakuSUB
  5. 4Leander DendonckerSUB
  6. 19Dennis PraetSUB
  7. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  8. 6Axel WitselSUB
  9. 21Timothy CastagneSUB
  10. 14Dries MertensSUB
  11. 17Divock OrigiSUB
  12. 3Brandon MecheleSUB

CYP · 5-3-2

  1. 22Neophytos MichaelG
  2. 4Giorgos MerkisCD
  3. 3Nicholas IoannouCD-L
  4. 19Kypros ChristoforouCD-R
  5. 14Christos WheelerLB
  6. 8Charis KyriakouRB
  7. 18Kostakis ArtymatasCM
  8. 20Grigoris KastanosCM-L
  9. 16Matija SpoljaricCM-R
  10. 10Pieros SoteriouCF-L
  11. 17Ioannis KostiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Georgios EfremSUB
  2. 2Demetris TheodorouSUB
  3. 23Giorgos EconomidesSUB
  4. 11Andreas AvraamSUB
  5. 1Urko PardoSUB
  6. 12Tasos KissasSUB
  7. 5Ioannis PittasSUB
  8. 9Panayiotis ZachariouSUB
  9. 6Jason DemetriouSUB
  10. 13Ioannis KousoulosSUB
  11. 21Michalis IoannouSUB
  12. 15Fotis PapoulisSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Belgium 0, Cyprus 1. Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  2. 16' Goal! Belgium 1, Cyprus 1. Christian Benteke (Belgium) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
  3. 19' Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 35' Goal! Belgium 2, Cyprus 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 41' Goal! Belgium 3, Cyprus 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
  6. 44' Goal! Belgium 4, Cyprus 1. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  7. 51' Own Goal by Kypros Christoforou, Cyprus. Belgium 5, Cyprus 1.
  8. 64' Substitution, Belgium. Yari Verschaeren replaces Eden Hazard.
  9. 67' Substitution, Cyprus. Ioannis Kousoulos replaces Nikolas Ioannou.
  10. 67' Goal! Belgium 6, Cyprus 1. Christian Benteke (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball following a fast break.
  11. 68' Substitution, Belgium. Dennis Praet replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  12. 79' Substitution, Cyprus. Giorgios Efrem replaces Matija Spoljaric.
  13. 80' Substitution, Belgium. Divock Origi replaces Christian Benteke.
  14. 81' Substitution, Cyprus. Fotios Papoulis replaces Ioannis Kosti.

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